Original scientific paper
Teaching online or in-person?: the educational process during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jadranka Junačko
orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-3141
; Technical school Slavonski Brod
Abstract
Are you online or in-person? - The question seemed to be ever-present in the minds of every educator, student, and parent during the last year. The circumstances surrounding the SARS-CoV2 virus and COVID-19 outbreak have brought forth challenges for various sectors - including education - the impact of which will be discussed and debated for years to come. Complete school closures and forms of hybrid learning systems prompted the transition towards e-learning in educational institutions hoping to maintain learning continuity during this period.
All the parties in the education system had to adopt alternative teaching and learning methods primarily dealing with digital skills. Teachers, being responsible for the educational process, are faced with creating, using, and sharing digital materials as the only way of teaching. Although some teachers had used online tools and platforms before, the majority encountered ICT (information and communication technologies) and e-learning for the first time during the COVID-19 lockdown. To provide insight into the efficiency and quality of distance learning, we conducted a survey that included both teachers and management working in high schools in Brod-Posavina County, highlighting the work of school libraries as assistance providers for remote learning.
Keywords
digital tools, distance learning, school library, time management, assessing students' competencies
Hrčak ID:
265646
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Publication date:
24.11.2021.
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