Naslov
Rethinking teacher education during the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia

Autori
Sablić, Marija ; Jukić, Renata ; Kakuk, Sara

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
INTED2021 Proceedings / Gómez Chova, L. ; López Martínez, A. ; Candel Torres, I. - Valencia : International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2021, 5587-5592

ISBN
978-84-09-27666-0

Skup
15th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED 2021)

Mjesto i datum
Online, 08.03.2021. - 09.03.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
COVID-19 pandemic ; online learning ; online readiness ; online teaching ; teacher educators

Sažetak
Education at all levels has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in various ways. As part of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, universities in Croatia, like many countries worldwide, are confronted with the need to adapt to online teaching. Institutions and teacher educators had to create new learning environments for students and adapt to remote teaching. The qualitative research frames the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to examine how teacher educators described their teaching and their students’ learning during the pandemic. Fifteen semi-structured interviews with teacher educators were analysed. The results demonstrated that transitioning online in a context of crisis contorts normal perception and readiness. The results also indicate that the lack of direct interaction with students and reduced students’ motivation were among the most strongly affected factors by the participants own learning process. This “new normal” also brought unexpected benefits providing new partnerships between teachers and students. The findings raise questions about the value offered by university education which includes networking and social opportunities as well as educational content. To remain relevant, universities will need to reinvent their learning environments so that digitalisation expands and complements student- teacher and other relationships. The implications of this study for the development of online teaching and learning are also discussed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Obrazovne znanosti (psihologija odgoja i obrazovanja, sociologija obrazovanja, politologija obrazovanja, ekonomika obrazovanja, antropologija obrazovanja, neuroznanost i rano učenje, pedagoške discipline)

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