Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from the Challenges
The higher education sector globally has gone through a transition because of the coronavirus outbreak, and as a result, many traditional higher education institutions across the globe have been forced to go online to provide education and arrange assessments so that their students could continue th...
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| author | M. Mahruf C. Shohel Goutam Roy Md. Ashrafuzzaman Rasel Babu |
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| description | The higher education sector globally has gone through a transition because of the coronavirus outbreak, and as a result, many traditional higher education institutions across the globe have been forced to go online to provide education and arrange assessments so that their students could continue their education and complete their courses. Unlike developed countries, at the beginning of the lockdown, most of the higher education institutions in Bangladesh shut down their operations, and a few universities started moving toward online distance teaching and learning activities. Based on an empirical study, this article discusses the challenges of teaching and learning in higher education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 lockdown. It also identifies good practices to overcome those challenges. An online survey was conducted to collect data from university teachers throughout the country. Findings from this study show that it was a great challenge for most universities to adopt online teaching and learning models at the beginning of the pandemic. Many factors, such as preparedness, limited resources including financial means, low digital literacy, internet connectivity and suitable physical and virtual infrastructure affected this transition. However, the findings also show that the COVID-19 pandemic created new opportunities for educators and practitioners to explore various professional development activities by trying out different digital pedagogies through practice and reflection. This article also highlights the immediate effect and long-term impact on teaching and learning regarding preparedness for future approaches to education in emergencies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea803900a24a48bbba5f84589c6e07052023-11-24T14:27:18ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022022-11-01121285710.3390/educsci12120857Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from the ChallengesM. Mahruf C. Shohel0Goutam Roy1Md. Ashrafuzzaman2Rasel Babu3Faculty of Business and Law, University of Roehampton, London, SW15 5PJ, UKInstitute of Education and Research, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, BangladeshDepartment of Education, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University, Bangladesh, Kaliakair, Gazipur 1750, BangladeshDepartment of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A3H5, CanadaThe higher education sector globally has gone through a transition because of the coronavirus outbreak, and as a result, many traditional higher education institutions across the globe have been forced to go online to provide education and arrange assessments so that their students could continue their education and complete their courses. Unlike developed countries, at the beginning of the lockdown, most of the higher education institutions in Bangladesh shut down their operations, and a few universities started moving toward online distance teaching and learning activities. Based on an empirical study, this article discusses the challenges of teaching and learning in higher education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 lockdown. It also identifies good practices to overcome those challenges. An online survey was conducted to collect data from university teachers throughout the country. Findings from this study show that it was a great challenge for most universities to adopt online teaching and learning models at the beginning of the pandemic. Many factors, such as preparedness, limited resources including financial means, low digital literacy, internet connectivity and suitable physical and virtual infrastructure affected this transition. However, the findings also show that the COVID-19 pandemic created new opportunities for educators and practitioners to explore various professional development activities by trying out different digital pedagogies through practice and reflection. This article also highlights the immediate effect and long-term impact on teaching and learning regarding preparedness for future approaches to education in emergencies.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/12/12/857BangladeshchallengesCOVID-19digital pedagogieseducation in emergenciesemergency remote teaching and learning |
| spellingShingle | M. Mahruf C. Shohel Goutam Roy Md. Ashrafuzzaman Rasel Babu Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from the Challenges Education Sciences Bangladesh challenges COVID-19 digital pedagogies education in emergencies emergency remote teaching and learning |
| title | Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from the Challenges |
| title_full | Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from the Challenges |
| title_fullStr | Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from the Challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from the Challenges |
| title_short | Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from the Challenges |
| title_sort | teaching and learning in higher education in bangladesh during the covid 19 pandemic learning from the challenges |
| topic | Bangladesh challenges COVID-19 digital pedagogies education in emergencies emergency remote teaching and learning |
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