Way forward for post pandemic online teaching: A case of higher education in Pakistan
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https://doi.org/10.47264/idea.jhsms/3.1.1Keywords:
online learning, online learning modality, perceived usefulness of education, perceived ease of technology useAbstract
This small-scale research was conducted to propose a way forward for the post pandemic online teaching in universities of Sindh. Data from 15 university representatives were gathered to identify issues and best practices concerning online teaching and learning in higher education settings of Sindh, Pakistan during the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The data revealed that universities in Sindh face student related, instructor related and online interaction related issues to a significant level while adopting the online teaching modality. The data revealed that universities resolve issues in an ad hoc manner. Therefore, Anderson’s online learning model was adapted and proposed for universities to manage online teaching and resolve issues concerning them. The paper also proposes a conceptual framework developed on the theory of reasoned action and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to be adopted for future researcher to further inquire the effect of instructors’ perceived usefulness of online teaching and their perceived ease of technology use on instructors’ attitudes towards online teaching and their adoption of online teaching.
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