Exploring the Barriers to online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A case of Pakistani Students from HEIs [Higher Education Institutions]

Nazir, Muhammad Arsalan; Khan, Mohsin Raza

doi:10.26817/16925777.1195

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“…The results confirm unfavourable views around the acquisition of clinical skills in an online teaching environment, which was similar to previous empirical research presented by others ( 21 , 22 ). There were concerns about the mix of delivery methods and the disruption, leading inevitably to skill deficits within the cohort of students’ experiences during the pandemic ( 23 ). Previous research suggests concerns about online learning not being the best way of communication, especially in medical and dental programmes.…”

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Clinical experiences of staff and students in transitioning from in-person to blended teaching

Nasseripour,

Angelova Volponi,

Rajadurai

et al. 2024

Front. Oral. Health

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This paper describes some of the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic from a study conducted with a group of clinical teachers and undergraduate dental students at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences (FoDOCS) at King's College London about the use of a combination of remote, online and in-person teaching methods that resumed from June 2020. In the narrative research, participants shared their experiences delivering online clinical workshops and their previous experiences delivering face-to-face sessions online, both during and before the pandemic. We conducted remote interviews with the participants via video conferencing, which were recorded, transcribed, and analysed using thematic analysis. Narrative accounts revealed commonalities organised into seven themes, highlighting some of the challenges encountered during the pandemic and providing insights into addressing different curricular constraints and concerns when utilising various delivery modes during emergency situations, such as pandemics. In our study, we concluded that students and teachers benefit from dissociating clinical learning from clinical treatment sessions to focus on the educational intent and content before applying them chairside with patients. Throughout the course, students and teachers were challenged by a lack of engagement. In addition, it is important to examine the online fatigue highlighted by both students and teachers and identify ways to improve time, literacy, and facilitation to create a more conducive learning environment.

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Clinical experiences of staff and students in transitioning from in-person to blended teaching

Nasseripour,

Angelova Volponi,

Rajadurai

et al. 2024

Front. Oral. Health

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“…In addition to this, to the best of the researchers' information, many significant research investigations related to online teaching conducted in context of Pakistan have focused primarily on the experiences of learners and teachers particularly through the period known as Covid-19.In this regard, Mumtaz et al (2021) carried out an investigation to explore the issues that are linked with transitioning from conventional to online academics in Pakistan. In addition, Nazir and Khan (2021) in another study which was conducted to determine the barriers in Pakistani institutions while striving to learn online through the experiences of those students. In a similar way, Shahid and Shahid (2022) investigated the level of satisfaction felt by university faculty and students in relation to their experiences with online learning.…”

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A Study on the Journey of Transformation from a Traditional Platform to Online Teaching Practices at Higher Education Institutions

Akhtar

2023

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The widespread usage of digital technology has placed pressure on academic institutions to rethink their approaches to learning and instruction in contemporary times. The fundamental objective of this investigation was to explore departmental heads' perspectives on online teaching practices at HEI (Higher Education Institutions). Secondly, to suggest some suitable initiatives for the best online teaching practices at HEI. This investigation was qualitative in nature. For this study, five (5) HEIs in South Punjab, Pakistan, were chosen. To obtain qualitative data, a semi-structured interview was arranged for a sample of eighteen ( 18) heads/chairpersons selected by convenient sampling. The data was analyzed using NVIVO 12 for a comprehensive thematic analysis. This qualitative research unearthed a number of issues associated with the transformation towards online learning practices. Furthermore, it revealed the initiatives presented by the departmental heads to address the issues and the requirement of providing further training for teachers to improve their potential.

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“…In general, in the Papua region, the barriers to online learning during the pandemic are: (1) Internet network that often experiences disturbances; (2) Stacked tasks, difficulty focusing, limited credit or quota owned; and (3) Applications that are considered complex. Furthermore, several research results show that: (1) Distance learning increases the risk of student stress, while in urban areas there are not many problems, but for rural areas there are often network constraints (Fahmalatif et al, 2021;Nazir & Khan, 2021); (2) Barriers to learning in universities during the pandemic, namely high costs, low interest, lack of training and preparation for online learning (Achmad et al, 2021;Mohebi et al, 2021); and (3) enthusiasm for online learning is higher than online learning (Al-Balas et al, 2020;Doaa & Amer, 2021). All countries on earth, including Indonesia, must make the decision to close schools to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 virus.…”

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Dynamics of E-Learning During the Pandemic at Higher Education Institutions in Papua

Suratni¹,

Muhammad²,

et al. 2022

J. Educ. Technol.

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Covid-19 has had a significant impact on the teaching and learning process. This study aims to evaluate the teaching and learning process during the pandemic, the interesting and different thing is that this research is carried out in online learning in Papua. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method, the research subjects are students and lecturers in Papua, Indonesia. This research was conducted through three stages, namely: data collection; data reduction; and verification and confirmation of conclusions. The instruments used are interviews, photo documentation through the Whatsapp application. Data analysis in this study used the triangulation method (measurement of data validity). The results of this study are: First, e-learning during the pandemic is difficult to run well, this is influenced by facilities such as networks and communication devices; Second, the impact of e-learning is that the emotional closeness between lecturers and students is not well established, learning is monotonous and there are more tasks in the form of orders; Third, e-learning provides benefits, namely forcing the acceleration of mastery of digital-based learning technology in Papua, social media content is used more massively. The conclusion of this research is that there are various opinions of lecturers and students in e-learning during the pandemic, starting from the infrastructure, the quality of the interaction, and the benefits received. The impact of this research is the importance of further increasing the development of development facilities, especially to support the improvement of education in Papua, and special handling to advance Eastern Indonesia.

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Exploring the Barriers to online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A case of Pakistani Students from HEIs [Higher Education Institutions]

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Clinical experiences of staff and students in transitioning from in-person to blended teaching

Clinical experiences of staff and students in transitioning from in-person to blended teaching

A Study on the Journey of Transformation from a Traditional Platform to Online Teaching Practices at Higher Education Institutions

Dynamics of E-Learning During the Pandemic at Higher Education Institutions in Papua

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