Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented close engagement with students to avoid the spread of the virus. Hence, the transition from the traditional classroom methods to fully online teaching mode is essential. Academicians need to be equipped with the necessary devices and technical skills to conduct live video meetings (synchronous) and create recorded video (asynchronous). In this study, we have conducted a survey to assess the readiness of the academicians at the Center for Foundation Studies in Science, University of Malaya to teach online. 88 academicians participated in this study which consists of 68 local staff and 20 Japanese staff. The survey was conducted using Google Form, which focused on three main aspects of readiness. They were hardware readiness, software readiness and behavior (which include experiences, opinions, and expectation on online teaching). The results show that necessary equipment to conduct video meetings for lectures and tutorials such as webcam, microphone and should be provided. Continuous training should be provided to increase academicians’ competencies in using the applications used. We hope that this research will provide some insights on the current condition that our academicians are having, what is the problem that they are facing and to plan ahead.
Highlights
On the 30th January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to the Covid-19 outbreak
Our results showed that 62.5% of the academicians in CFS were used to apply traditional teaching method and 68.2% of the academicians in CFS does not have much experience in online teaching method. [6] suggested that simulation-based online when combined with good pedagogical approaches, appropriate technology and educational technology, and the presence of experts will provide a better experience in simulations
We found that 43.2% agreed that MS team and Spectrum is easy to use for online teaching
Summary
On the 30th January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The outbreak which started from Wuhan, China has caused a major panic worldwide. The Covid-19 pandemic or known as the coronavirus pandemic which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2). Millions of people lost their lives which resulted in WHO to declare it as a pandemic on 11th March 2020. The virus which is mainly spread between people in close proximity via small droplets produced by coughing, sneezing, and talking. Manuscript received August 15, 2020; revised February 24, 2021.
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