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- Interacting with "zoomies": difficulties and challenges trough the eyes of lecturersPublication . Carvalho, Amélia; Lima, Vanda; Silva, Susana; Silva, Cândida; Fernandes, Joana; Peres, PaulaThe COVID-19 pandemic period has had a massive impact on educational environments, and Higher Education has not been an exception. During the lockdown period, academic activities were mainly provided in a remote teaching environment. This transition has raised new challenges for students and lecturers. The present study is particularly focused on lecturers’ perceptions. Namely, it aims to understand their perception of the teaching and assessment process during the first lockdown due to COVID-19, in a Portuguese Higher Education Institution. More specifically, we aim to explore the main difficulties and challenges associated with remote teaching environments. This research was based on a qualitative approach. For the data collection, we gathered information from semi-structured interviews. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview conducted in September 2020. We obtained 24 interviews from teachers at Porto Polytechnic University, the country’s largest Portuguese Polytechnic Higher Education Institution. Data were analysed according to content analysis procedures using specific software for data conduct and content analysis. Our results showed that full-time lecturers had more teaching and administrative workload and enormous challenges when compared with part-time lecturers. Most of the teachers were satisfied with Emergency Remote Teaching. The main difficulties referred by the teachers were the time adaptation to acquire the technological skills required in remote teaching and an increased workload concerning class preparation. Nonetheless, the most significant challenges encountered were the lack of student interaction during the classes and the difficulty in redesigning a fair and correct assessment for every subject within a remote environment. Therefore, the more experienced lecturers were the least satisfied with the teaching and the assessment during the first lockdown. Furthermore, technological issues and problems related to teacher-student interaction were perceived as challenging. These results reinforce the need to stabilise the teaching staff in Higher Education Institutions and to develop new strategies and models for Higher Education.
- Learning inside the box: students' perceptions of emergency remote learningPublication . Fernandes, Joana; Silva, Susana; Silva, Cândida; Lima, Vanda; Carvalho, Amélia; Peres, PaulaCOVID-19 has had a considerable impact on learning environments, placing huge challenges on students and teachers. During the pandemic period, academic activities were mainly provided in a remote learning environment. Learning and assessment activities had to be adjusted to remote environments. The present study is particularly focuses on students' perceptions. Namely, it aims to understand the students' perceptions of the learning and assessment activities during the first lockdown due to COVID-19 in a Portuguese Higher Education Institution. Specifically, we aim to understand the difficulties and challenges identified by higher education students related to remote learning environments. For this qualitative study, we used a semi-structured interview for data collection. Data were collected in September and October 2020. We interviewed 29 students from a Portuguese Higher education institution. Data were analysed according to content analysis procedures. Our results suggest that most students had a positive evaluation of the learning process and assessment during the pandemic. The most positive dimensions were related to their ability to manage their own time and better work/study management. On the other hand, students understood it as a challenge to their ability to maintain focus, be motivated for classes and tasks, and interact with the teacher. These challenges are related to the understanding of less efficient learning. Therefore, most students were satisfied with the learning and the assessment process during the first lockdown. Furthermore, students identified several positive aspects and challenges related to this period. Higher Education Institutions' decision-makers should consider these results to develop new strategies and models for Higher Education.