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- Title
Best practices in online education during COVID‐19: Instructors' perspectives on teaching and learning in higher education.
- Authors
Orozco, Luis E.; Giraldo‐García, Regina J.; Chang, Bo
- Abstract
By the end of 2019, the World Health Organization was informed about the first unknown pneumonia cases, later labeled the COVID‐19 global pandemic. Based on Mezirow's transformative learning theory, COVID‐19 has been the trigger event that challenged adult learners' values, beliefs, and expectations in higher educational institutions. The study sought to identify best practices across American higher education institutions (HEIs) to adapt their teaching approach to the online environment. It answered the question, "What are the best practices for higher education instructors to adapt their teaching approach to online environments?" This study uses a systematic literature review and an online survey for data collection across HEIs in the United States. The web‐based questionnaire includes fixed‐choice, closed‐ended, and open‐ended questions in four sections: demographic information, attitudes about online education, online teaching and learning strategies, and challenges. The study follows ethical procedures, thematic analysis, and discussion of the findings in the context of existing literature to outline best practices in online higher education during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Practitioner points: A successful transition to online instruction requires a combined effort between institutions and instructors. Instructors use social media, applications, and interactive activities to improve their online presence and increase students' engagement. Institutions should provide professional development opportunities, resources for online instruction, and a holistic reward for instructors who excel in their online instruction.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; WORLD Health Organization; ONLINE education; STUDENT engagement; HIGHER education; BEST practices; TRANSFORMATIVE learning
- Publication
Psychology in the Schools, 2023, Vol 60, Issue 11, p4210
- ISSN
0033-3085
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pits.22918