A Post Covid-19 Assessment of University Teachers’ Experiences of Online Teaching

Author(s) : Samina Mushtaq 1, Ghulam Yasin 2, Tauqeer Ahmad 3

Abstract:

The massive lockdown prompted widespread concern and affected education worldwide during COVID19 pandemic. Universities in the majority of countries were closed as well, and teaching was shifted on online mode to ensure continuity of educational process. This condition expedited online teaching acceptance, forcing educational stakeholders to embrace this mode as an alternate choice. The extensive use of online teaching and learning has resulted in a substantial shift in education around the world. This transformation, however, has posed larger issues for developing countries, such as Pakistan, where impediments for both instructors and students are more obvious. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to identify the perceived impediments to online teaching that university teachers experienced. A quantitative survey research design was adopted to investigate the teachers’ experiences. An online survey was administered and total 160 teachers belong to different faculties at the University of Sargodha. To draw significant insights, chi square and multiple regression analysis was used. The study's findings revealed numerous important limitations encountered by teachers in the field of online teaching, such as insufficient faculty training for online instruction and assessment, technophobia, and lack of resources. In the light of these results, it was concluded that countering these impediments, in case of facing Covid-19 pandemic like situation, requires a holistic approach that includes both theoretical principles and practical support systems, like, improving teachers training programs and providing enough IT resources for successful online teaching process.

Keywords: Post Covid-19, Online teaching, Attitude, Teachers’ training program, Pakistan, University