Naslov
Possible Changes in Academic Teaching as a Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic: International Findings and a Case Study from Croatia

Autori
Bubaš, Goran ; Čižmešija, Antonela

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

Izvornik
Proceedings of the Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems / Vrček, Neven ; Guàrdia, Lourdes ; Grd, Petra - Dubrovnik : Fakultet organizacije i informatike Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2022, 149-164

Skup
33rd Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems (CECIIS 2022)

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 21.09.2022. - 23.09.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
distance education, e-learning, COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid learning, flexible learning, pilot study, survey

Sažetak
After the first lockdown at universities in March and April 2020 due to the onset of the COVID- 19 pandemic numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of the pandemic circumstances on teaching and learning at higher education institutions (HEIs), as well as on their students and teachers. This paper briefly outlines the results of international studies that were performed during the pandemic, as well as some findings from surveys performed at the national level in Croatia, and at the level of one HEI in Croatia. The main focus of this paper is on students’ satisfaction with online and hybrid instruction, their evaluation of various replacements for on-site (face to face) teaching, their preference for on-site, online and hybrid (partly onsite, partly online) teaching, the obstacles/barriers to online teaching, as well as on its advantages during the COVID-19 pandemic. An empirical pilot study was performed with students enrolled in two university courses (N=70) that investigated in more detail the effects of hybrid instruction on students’ satisfaction, preferences for online content delivery, flexibility in course attendance (on-site vs. online), and possible reasons for students’ inclination toward online teaching and learning. The main finding of the pilot study was that students’ preference for online delivery of instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been predominantly grounded on practical and pragmatic reasons.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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