Emergency Remote Teaching in the University Context: Responding to Social and Emotional Needs During a Sudden Transition Online

Teaching And Designing Culturally Responsive Experiences Using Cross-Media Film In Higher Education

“…The research mentioned in Holland (2019) by the Pew Research Center; Schools, Libraries, and Health Coalition; and Microsoft suggested that a digital divide exists in the US. Lack of access due to excessive costs, connectivity issues, and inequity may exclude learners in poor rural and urban areas, ethnic minorities, and emotionally and physically challenged learners (Brzezinska & Cromarty, 2022;Javeri, 2021;Vignare et al, 2020).…”

“…Working and unemployed learners may find the prohibitive costs of internet connectivity and technology prohibitive. This lack of access to technology may result in deficiencies of skills and experience in learners having financial inequities (Brzezinska & Cromarty, 2022). Specific to cross-media are issues of access to the film and print media itself, in that the rising cost of books and pay-per-view television formats may further inequity of access.…”

Constructing Seamless Learning Through Game-Based Learning Experiences

“…The unprecedented situation caused by the pandemic has also revealed various skills gaps for both students and educators. These challenges raise the need for adjusting, repurposing, and personalising learning content, student feedback, and assessment strategies; re-establishing student-student and student-educator connections; responding to social and emotional needs; as well as attending to the educational needs of learners with disabilities and underprivileged members of society (Brzezinska and Cromarty, 2022). Furthermore, there is an increasing emphasis on continuous re-skilling and up-skilling of both learners and educators to better prepare them for the 'new normal'.…”