Abstract
On March 2020 most of the educational institutes in India stopped face to face contact with students as a result of countrywide lockdown which was imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the lockdown has affected the students and cast a shadow on the entire education system. Restrictions have led many universities and colleges to opt for online learning to curtail the spread of Coronavirus. To overcome lockdown, online education became the primary pathway amidst technological challenges. Teachers had possibly more to do than the students and those teachers who were technologically confronted had their limits tested. The students, on the other hand, had myriad challenges to face. The current study draws on the experiences of teachers and students to the introduction of the online learning method during the pandemic. Qualitative research methods were utilised to answer the research questions. The study recruited students in the age of 18-25 and teachers in the age of 35-60 years through social media platforms. Informed consent was obtained, and thereafter the respondents were interviewed via telephone (NAPSWI, 2015). The study additionally utilised and analysed open discussion content of the National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI) webinars relevant to online teaching and their experiences.
Highlights
The college years that a student spends with peers and in lecture theatres are pivotal for scholastic development
Network issue: the following three themes for teachers and student separately as Part 1 (A) experience about online teaching-learning during COVID-19; (B) challenges and opportunities of online teaching-learning; (C) students’ perception of online learning; The choice of questions for both teachers and students was based on online education and teacher-student experiences
The findings are presented under the following three themes— Part II (A) experience about online teaching-learning during COVID-19; (B)
Summary
The college years that a student spends with peers and in lecture theatres are pivotal for scholastic development. India’s measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 has brought about some simultaneous strategies such as preparing the universities and colleges for online teaching and bring them in line with tertiary educational institutions across the world in teaching activities (Ali, 2020). These limitations led many universities and higher education institutes to opt for online learning to restrain the spread of this deadly virus. The current research is an attempt to study the experiences of the teachers and students in India who are involved in online teaching-learning during COVID-19 induced lockdown period
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