Distance education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic Case of the Faculty of Sciences Ben M’Sick

Abstract

In order to escape the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), qualified as a pandemic by the OMS, the suspension until further notice of courses in all schools and universities from Monday March 16, 2020. In this context and in order to ensure educational continuity and to diversify the possible alternatives, the Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research to decide to switch from face-to-face teaching to distance by allowing teachers to communicate directly with their students and to organize distance learning courses (Platforms, Video clips, Live, Classroom, etc.). This article describes the experience of the faculty of sciences Ben M’Sick, in education remotely in the age of pandemic Covid-19. Our interest is to assess the quality of distance education within the Faculty of Sciences Ben M’sick to ensure the continuity of educational activities and the necessary teaching and to complete the academic year. In this context, our contribution aims to show the different approaches adopted by the Faculty of Science Ben M’Sick and know the impressions and the opinions of teacher-researchers on this distance education mode in this pandemic period.