Remote teaching and COVID-19: perceptions of professors and students about the teaching-learning process of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Abstract

Since 2019 the world has witnessed the health crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for causing COVID-19. The imposed social distancing conditions forced the university community to suspend face-to-face classes. In this context, the shift to remote learning has become a challenge due to the need not to compromise the learning process. Thus, the present study have aimed to report the experience of academics and professors facing remote classes in the curricular components of Chemistry and Biochemistry in different undergraduate courses. The present study have adopted a qualitative approach that is characterized as descriptive. The research was carried out in 3 different campuses of a Federal Public University in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), and the research instrument consisted of online questionnaires intended for teachers and students. The results show the perception of students and professors on the restructuring of curricular components, perception of learning, perception of remote teaching and the use of technologies, and professors' perception on hybrid learning, which is considered a good format for the demands of contemporary society. Through the results obtained, it can be concluded that remote teaching provided changes and reflections on teaching practice, potentially significant learning due to new skills and development of students' autonomy.