Engineering faculty’s emotional response during emergency remote teaching

In this study, it was aimed to examine the perception of emergency remote teaching in the emergency remote teaching process carried out in higher education institutions during the pandemic process in the context of the perception of emergency remote teaching, roles in the emergency remote teaching process, the advantages and disadvantages aspects in this process and the measurement and evaluation process according to the opinions of students, faculty members and educational managers. For this purpose, survey forms were conducted with five students, faculty members and educational managers. Phenomenology method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. The data obtained were analyzed using content analysis technique. As a result of the analysis, it was seen that students evaluated emergency remote teaching spatially by associating it with the concepts of difference, freedom and distance, while faculty members and managers mostly looked at emergency remote teaching under the dimension of access to information. All three stakeholders in the study group stated that the most positive aspect of emergency remote teaching is that it provides access to resources such as the ability to watch the courses afterwards and access to documents at all times.

Emergency remote teaching and students’ academic performance in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study

Faculty satisfaction and perception regarding emergency remote teaching : An exploratory study

The aim of this study was to determine the perspectives of pre-service teachers regarding the emergency remote teaching that took place with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The feelings, thoughts and experiences of the pre-service teachers were examined through digital stories prepared by themselves. This case study was carried out within the scope of the Multimedia Design and Production course in the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. The participants consist of 35 third- and fourth-year pre-service teachers who are studying in the Faculty of Education, Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies. The data of the research are composed of digital stories prepared by the participants and their responses to an online questionnaire form consisting of open-ended questions. The data were analyzed by content analysis method. The data obtained were collected under four themes: pre-service teachers’ expectations for the distance learning process and their feelings at the beginning of the process, pre-service teachers access to the learning materials, technology and faculty members during the emergency remote teaching, pre-service teachers' self-regulation skills during the emergency remote teaching, and pre-service teachers' mood during the emergency remote teaching.

Due to the pandemic related to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). which causes the disease entitled "Covid-19". And the effects of the quarantine and social distancing taken by the population the face-to-face classes of about 1.5 billion students in 165 countries were suspended. This study therefore is aimed to evaluate the perception of medical students about academic performance in emergency remote teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic. A descriptive quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out with 226 medical students from 4 medical institutions in Alagoas. The research uses as a data collection instrument a virtual questionnaire on Google Forms®️ of an anonymous and voluntary nature being disseminated through applications and social networks and intended for all medical students in Alagoas. The results obtained highlight students' interest in maintaining their studies remotely. However the lack of means to access and use such technologies as well as socio-economic situations and the lack of motivation and influence of the home environment proved to be determinant factors for the continuity and effectiveness of the studies.

Doing Our Part: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Office of Assessment and Accreditation Supports Faculty Assessment Efforts During COVID‐19

Job satisfaction among teachers plays a crucial role in their ability to teach effectively. Hence, this study assessed the higher education faculty’s level of job satisfaction and teaching effectiveness in emergency remote teaching in one state university in Batangas Province, Philippines. By employing the correlational type of descriptive research with a self-made questionnaire and secondary data, this study found out that the faculty members are highly satisfied on their job during emergency remote teaching and majority of them have very satisfactory teaching effectiveness as evaluated by their students. Further, significant relationship exists between the respondents’ assessed level of job satisfaction and their teaching effectiveness. Consequently, this study offered course of action requiring the involvement of various authorities and ensures a collaborative approach towards achieving the stated objectives and expected outcomes.

Purpose During COVID 19 pandemic emergency remote teaching (ERT) in higher education emerged and faculty members had to go through a transformation in teaching-learning without preparedness. The purpose of the study is to understand the instructional delivery experiences of faculty members, explore the challenges and how they overcame these challenges during the transition from traditional classroom teaching to ERT. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research approach using phenomenology is adapted for the study. The study is conducted in selected renowned government and private universities offering professional education in India, Malaysia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Data analysis is using NVivo, data management software, based on Ricouer’s theory of interpretation. Findings The findings identify unique challenges and opportunities in faculty experiences during the implementation of ERT and universities require more preparedness in implementing a revised pedagogy. Addressing these unique challenges is, therefore, essential in effective change management and ensuring the effectiveness of instructional delivery. Research limitations/implications The study comprises faculty experiences from only selected countries (the United Arab Emirates, Oman, India and Malaysia) and disciplines such as business studies, design and architecture, engineering, hospitality and tourism management, medicine and nursing. The research contributes towards change management and adaptability strategies during emergency transitions. Practical implications The study has implications in the field of education, administration, research and society at large. This is an era of change that has witnessed tremendous possibilities of digital technology in enhancing remote teaching and learning at all levels of education worldwide. The study enumerates the factors influencing the paradigm shift in the pedagogy for present and future higher education. The present study also highlights how challenging this transformation was to the lives of professional academics and emphasized how effectively the faculty need to be mentored for the future by the administration. Future research can envisage effective tools and techniques for strengthening professional education at universities. The social context and human experiences in ERT and their impact on the process of learning are also addressed in the study. Social implications The study aims to understand the social context and human experiences in the process of ERT and their impact on the process of learning. Originality/value The findings of the study would throw light into the factors influencing the paradigm shift in the pedagogy for present and future higher education.

According to UNESCO statistics (1), more than 1.5 billion children and youth in 188 countries around the globe have to stay home due to the closure of schools and higher education institutions following the Coronavirus outbreak. Many countries have shifted from traditional face-to-face methods to e-Learning in the light of the new states of emergency. Humans have the right to continue education in times of crisis, disaster, and violence. This is based on the assumption that each student is treated with equity and has access to education, which is not quite in consistence with the reality on the ground, especially in developing countries. Many countries have long used e-learning in emergency situations, including Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan, and South of Africa (2-4). Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) is not usually planned in advance and involves a sudden shift from traditional teaching into a remote one in view of emergency situations like the outbreak of Coronavirus in different countries. This is a totally different situation compared to e-Learning in normal circumstances. After an emergency state, everything is supposed to go back to normalcy. Moreover, educators have to work in a highly stressful situation while having no knowledge of the end of the crisis. Nevertheless, after the Coronavirus crisis e-Learning will be in an entirely different state, especially in developing countries. Education leaders and policy makers in both public and higher education need to learn new lessons about education in crisis to develop their e-Learning systems. Due to unplanned nature of e-Learning in crisis situations, students, parents, teachers and faculty members may confront many obstacles in accommodating and embracing e-Learning in ERT. For instance, in most cases students complain about the inequality in education and the difficulties in gaining access to educational resources, while faculties complain about students' engagement in ERT environment.

In the dynamic landscape of private higher education in Sichuan, China, the relationship between teacher competency and performance stands as a critical factor shaping academic excellence and institutional success. This study investigates the nuanced interplay between teacher competency, organizational capabilities, and teacher performance within the context of private higher education institutions (PHEIs) in Sichuan. Drawing upon resource-based theory and organizational capability frameworks, this research aims to uncover how organizational capabilities moderate the relationship between teacher competency and performance. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to gather comprehensive data from faculty members and administrators. The quantitative phase involves surveying a sample of teachers from various disciplines across multiple private higher education institutions in Sichuan. Measures of teacher competency, organizational capabilities, and teacher performance will be assessed using validated scales. Statistical techniques such as regression analysis and moderation analysis will be employed to analyze the quantitative data. In the qualitative phase, semi-structured interviews with faculty members and administrators will provide rich insights into the mechanisms through which organizational capabilities influence the relationship between teacher competency and performance. Thematic analysis will be utilized to identify patterns and themes emerging from the qualitative data. This research contributes to both theoretical understanding and practical implications within the realm of private higher education management. By elucidating the moderating role of organizational capabilities, this study sheds light on strategies that PHEIs in Sichuan can employ to optimize teacher performance through enhancing teacher competency within the organizational context. The findings of this research hold significant implications for policymakers, administrators, and educators aiming to foster a conducive environment for effective teaching and learning in private higher education institutions in Sichuan, China, and beyond.

Situated in a Japanese university ELT context, this qualitative exploratory interview-based study offers insights into how ten teachers responded to the challenges of transitioning to emergency remote teaching (ERT). The research was conducted to understand the implications of pandemic-instigated educational changes on teaching practices and perspectives towards effective teaching. An activity theory perspective accounts for the complex interlinking internal and external factors influencing teachers’ experiences during and since the ERT. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with the ten teachers following the initial period of ERT and through reflective writing by the same teachers 12 months later. Key findings from a content analysis were that perspectives towards effective teaching were generally reinforced and that following reflection on pedagogical practices and professional learning directions many teachers were able to respond effectively to ongoing educational changes. We argue that the implications of the study may reveal important areas of comparison with other systems of activity in heightened states of transition and reveal pathways to the development of new practices.

In Spring 2020, the College of Engineering at San José State University (SJSU) conducted a comprehensive analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on faculty who were forced to transition to an online learning environment. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of COVID-19 on faculty teaching methods, assessment methods, and personal well-being. The study was a combination of a quantitative survey and a qualitative study using interviews of engineering faculty teaching in Spring 2020. In the first part, we surveyed all faculty teaching during Spring 2020 in the SJSU College of Engineering about their experiences after the move to 100% online instruction in March 2020. In the second part of the research, we interviewed 23 faculty members to obtain a more in-depth understanding of their experiences during the move online in Spring 2020. Overall, 98 faculty participated in the survey: lecturers (58), tenure-track (18), tenured (13), adjunct (1), and Teaching Associates (1). The faculty reported being worried about their family and their students’ well-being. In addition, 65% of faculty members reported either a moderate or a great deal of stress related to the shelter in place, and this percentage was higher for female faculty (74%) and for tenure-track faculty (83%). Overall, faculty members felt that they had their classes under control most of the time and that the transition to online teaching was positive, even if they felt they had too much work to do and felt always in a hurry and under pressure. From a teaching perspective, the interviews highlight that faculty members’ main concerns focus on testing and assessment and students’ engagement. Overall, SJSU College of Engineering faculty members felt under stress in the transition to online teaching, especially the tenure-track faculty members, but were able to transition their classes with ease.

Worldwide school closures which were happening during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020 created a great lesson about the conditions for effective teaching. As temporary school closures seem very likely to occur in the forthcoming school year(s), at least locally, it is worthwhile to exploit this lesson to learn more about the capacities and resources that can be utilised in both emergency remote teaching (ERT) and regular teaching, beyond the pandemic. This research was initiated in the third week of ERT, on 13 April 2020, and involved 154 teachers in 87 schools in Poland. Its purpose was to identify predictors of subjective effectiveness of emergency remote teaching (SEERT) that might be important for remote teaching pedagogy in general. The results show that the best predictors of the SEERT are self-efficacy, digital competence and peer support from other teachers. The situation of the pandemic in a sense confirms the key role of transferable resources in the performance of teachers’ professional duties and sets a path for strengthening these in teacher training and continuing professional development programmes to increase capacity for both regular and remote teaching.

Purpose The study directs attention to the psychological conditions experienced and knowledge management practices leveraged by faculty in higher education institutes (HEIs) to cope with the shift to emergency remote teaching caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. By focusing attention on faculty experiences during this transition, this study aims to examine an under-investigated effect of the pandemic in the Indian context. Design/methodology/approach Interpretative phenomenological analysis is used to analyze the data gathered in two waves through 40 in-depth interviews with 20 faculty members based in India over a year. The data were analyzed deductively using Kahn’s framework of engagement and robust coding protocols. Findings Eight subthemes across three psychological conditions (meaningfulness, availability and safety) were developed to discourse faculty experiences and challenges with emergency remote teaching related to their learning, identity, leveraged resources and support received from their employing educational institutes. The findings also present the coping strategies and knowledge management-related practices that the faculty used to adjust to each discussed challenge. Originality/value The study uses a longitudinal design and phenomenology as the analytical method, which offers a significant methodological contribution to the extant literature. Further, the study’s use of Kahn’s model to examine the faculty members’ transitions to emergency remote teaching in India offers novel insights into the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on educational institutes in an under-investigated context.

This chapter reflects on lessons learned from a year of emergency remote teaching at a technology-focused university since the pandemic outbreak in March 2020. We focus on practical implications for supporting faculty in future emergency remote teaching situations based on an understanding of how faculty adapted to this novel phenomenon and the challenges they encountered during the rapid transition. Specifically, we examine faculty members’ perceptions and attitudes toward emergency remote teaching by taking a mixed-methods approach. We conducted a study using data collected from two anonymous online surveys administered in April 2020 and December 2020 as well as case study interviews conducted in May 2020. Our findings suggest that engaging students in interactive discussions or collaborative activities and assessing students’ learning were the areas in which faculty struggled the most persistently across both semesters. Yet, we observed between the two semesters an increasing trend in the proportion of faculty who felt their course was suitable for online instruction. We also observed a similar uptick in faculty who sought instructional resources from within their department and technology experts on campus. Our study findings capture creative and flexible strategies that our instructors have used to overcome these instructional challenges (e.g., re-configuring projects to handle logistical difficulties). We also identify varying needs and other important individual factors that might explain different transitioning experiences among faculty. The chapter concludes by discussing next steps to effectively support faculty members’ instructional practices and rebuild “the hybrid model” of education for the post-pandemic era.