Resourcing as an Antecedent of Effective Online Learning Adaptation in the Face of COVID-19: The Case of Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUoT)
S. Tindi Nuru, Ssemugenyi Fred, Peter Oyekola, C. Tochukwu Ngene
Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · pp. 80–89 · Published 3 May 2021
10.9734/jesbs/2021/v34i230307Abstract
This pandemic has utterly disrupted traditional education systems around the world. Even as a global search for sure-fire innovative solutions to the pandemic rages on, it is increasingly becoming clear that online teaching is no more of an option but, a necessity; changes that were occasioned by COVID-19 might be here to stay! While some are nervous that the abrupt unprecedented pivot to online delivery mode might result in a poor user experience that could stifle sustained growth, others are optimistic that a new normal of learning has emerged with significant takeaways. This study sought to examine how universities are adapting to the new normal of teaching online using a case study of PNGUoT. While acknowledging that the transition to online, asynchronous learning poses just as many challenges for students as it does academics, the study delves into the potential confluence of forces that are antecedents to effective online learning such as institutional policies, media, instructors and learners, and seeks to establish whether they can meaningfully predict effective online learning. A systematic search from literature coupled with the study findings suggests a moderately strong positive effect of resourcing on effective online learning thereby rejecting a null hypothesis and accepting its alternate. The study concludes that the adoption of online learning will continue to persist in the post-pandemic era and as such, therefore, stakeholders in the education space must bolster their capabilities to provide quality online learning as a panacea.
References (15)
- 1 Active learning : creating excitement in the classroom
- 2 How Does Distance Education Compare With Classroom Instruction? A Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Literature [DOI]
- 3 Facilitating Cognitive Presence in Online Learning: Interaction Is Not Enough [DOI]
- 4 Online formative assessment in higher education: A review of the literature [DOI]
- 5 Policy Brief: Education during COVID-19 and beyond [DOI]
- 6 The American Journal of Distance Education [DOI]
- 7 Educational Technology Research Past and Present: Balancing Rigor and Relevance to Impact School Learning [DOI]
- 8 Analyzing the Impact of COVID-19 on Education Professionals. Toward a Paradigm Shift: ICT and Neuroeducation as a Binomial of Action [DOI]
- 9 The Long-Run Effects of Teacher Strikes: Evidence from Argentina [DOI]
- 10 Instructors’ Perceptions of Instructor Presence in Online Learning Environments [DOI]
- 11 Barriers and enablers to adoption and diffusion of eLearning [DOI]
- 12 UK health-care professionals' experience of on-line learning techniques: A systematic review of qualitative data [DOI]
- 13 The nursing educator's role in e-learning: A literature review [DOI]
- 14 Students’ tool-use within a web enhanced course: Explanatory mechanisms of students’ tool-use pattern [DOI]
- 15 A grounded meta-analysis of adult learner motivation in online learning from the perspective of the learner
Cited by 6
Jerome Oko · The Palgrave Handbook of Crisis Leadership in Higher Education · 2024
Mingxuan Chen, Zhuli Wang, Linmei Liang · Handbook of Educational Reform Through Blended Learning · 2023
Modern College of Business and Science (MCBS), Sultanate of Oman, Oman, Venkat Ram Raj Thumiki, Hesham Magd · International Journal of Information and Education Technology · 2022
Showing 3 of 6 known citations — external sources report more than can currently be individually listed.
Related research
- Development or Adaptation of Clinical Guidelines in the Health System of Developing Countries: A Review Article — shares topic coverage
- Comparative Vulnerability Assessment of Urban Heat Islands in Two Tropical Cities in Indonesia — shares topic coverage
- An Exploration of Disaster Risk in Farmer’s Community of Angaria Sub-sub-district in Bangladesh — shares topic coverage
- Climate Change and Shift in Cropping System: From Cocoa to Maize Based Cropping System in Wenchi Area of Ghana — shares topic coverage
- Analysis of Awareness and Adaptation to Climate Change among Farmers in the Sahel Savannah Agro-ecological Zone of Borno State, Nigeria — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
2
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
6
Citations
Views over time
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.