How to Cope With Emergency Remote Teaching for University Academics: The Case of a High-Profile Language University in China

Despite the growing body of literature on the structural problems of emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, far too little empirical research has been conducted on university academics’ challenges in online pedagogy and what is needed to facilitate their teaching during a time of ed...

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Main Authors: Xiaohua Jiang, Benjamin H. Nam, Xiaoyong Tian, Hui Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-02-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231158026
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Summary:Despite the growing body of literature on the structural problems of emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, far too little empirical research has been conducted on university academics’ challenges in online pedagogy and what is needed to facilitate their teaching during a time of educational crisis. Thus, this study selects a high-profile Chinese language university as a case study to explore how university academics in China have dealt with the challenges of emergency remote teaching during the pandemic. This paper conducts open-ended interviews with 22 academic faculty members and adopts TPACK concepts to interpret the findings. The results demonstrate how participants find avenues to deal with emergency remote teaching, effective measures universities need to adopt, and ways to facilitate TPACK with academic faculty.
ISSN:2158-2440