Abstract
The online educational process has effects on all actors involved. The paper investigates the changes that emerged during COVID-19 pandemic in terms of teaching activities in the case of Social Work study program at the University of Oradea. We present students' opinion regarding the way courses, seminars and laboratories were conducted in general, educational materials used in class and, problems that occurred during online meetings. Another component of this study refers to the way the practical activities were carried out. The research results show that students have adapted to the online context and, to a larger extent, the teaching-learning activity could be carried out in order to achieve the educational objectives of Social Work study program.
Highlights
Similar to the vast majority of other fields of activity, in education, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated major changes with implications for academic activities at all levels of training
In Romania, and other countries as well, both pre-university as well as higher education were moved online for a significant period of time and new online teaching methods were used based on digital technologies
Our research is a scientific contribution in the area because it investigates the challenges and changes that the teaching-learning process had to face during the COVID-19 pandemic in the case of Social Work study programs
Summary
Similar to the vast majority of other fields of activity, in education, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated major changes with implications for academic activities at all levels of training. The draft for the Strategy on the digitization of education in Romania (2021-2027) aims, as an objective of the Operational Plan of measures, to strengthen the acquisition of digital skills by students, including practical training in which the advanced digital skills needed in the labour market are developed and applied (Ministry of Education and Research, 2020). These changes have been a challenge for universities, teachers and students alike.
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