Distance Learning: Rethinking Learning Design in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Title: Distance Learning: Rethinking Learning Design in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Language: English
Authors: Ferrari, Luca (ORCID 0000-0001-7853-449X), Fabbri, Manuela (ORCID 0000-0001-7037-5746)
Source: Research on Education and Media. Jun 2022 14(1):25-35.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Barriers, Technological Literacy, Student Participation, Workshops, Multimedia Instruction, Student Evaluation, Interaction
Geographic Terms: Italy
DOI: 10.2478/rem-2022-0004
ISSN: 2037-0830
Abstract: During the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year, due to the regulatory restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, Bologna University, like many others, was compelled to stop delivering its face-to-face offering and to switch, in a very short time, to the creation of a technological architecture that would enable students to continue their education through teaching via Distance Learning. After illustrating the active teaching model adopted in two courses offered by the University of Bologna Department of Education Studies, this paper addresses future educators by focusing on the main findings from a semi-structured online questionnaire completed by 84 students. The first part of the paper considers a rethinking of educational planning at the time of COVID-19, while the second and final part analyses student perceptions (using the questionnaire's open questions) of their Distance Learning experience in the initial phases of the pandemic scenario.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: EJ1338740
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:During the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year, due to the regulatory restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, Bologna University, like many others, was compelled to stop delivering its face-to-face offering and to switch, in a very short time, to the creation of a technological architecture that would enable students to continue their education through teaching via Distance Learning. After illustrating the active teaching model adopted in two courses offered by the University of Bologna Department of Education Studies, this paper addresses future educators by focusing on the main findings from a semi-structured online questionnaire completed by 84 students. The first part of the paper considers a rethinking of educational planning at the time of COVID-19, while the second and final part analyses student perceptions (using the questionnaire's open questions) of their Distance Learning experience in the initial phases of the pandemic scenario.
ISSN:2037-0830
DOI:10.2478/rem-2022-0004