Synchronous Web-based Learning during COVID -19 Pandemic: A Survey on Library and Information Science Students of Bangladesh
The coronavirus pandemic has compelled academic institutions across the globe to initiate online teaching, impacting thereby the teaching-learning process to undergo a structural change. Among various pedagogical techniques that have been adopted, organizing synchronous classes has been found to be...
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| author | Roslina Othman Debarshi Mukherjee Sk Mamun Mostofa Khandakar Kamrul Hasan |
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| description | The coronavirus pandemic has compelled academic institutions across the globe to initiate online teaching, impacting thereby the teaching-learning process to undergo a structural change. Among various pedagogical techniques that have been adopted, organizing synchronous classes has been found to be the most beneficial. It simulates the classroom environment, facilitating thereby parallel knowledge dissemination to a broader audience. This study measures the efficacy of synchronous web-based learning during this ongoing pandemic, among postgraduate Library and Information Science (LIS) students of Bangladesh. Using an online questionnaire, a survey was conducted among the postgraduate students of the Department of Information Science Library Management (ISLM) of the University of Dhaka. The results revealed that limitation of internet data, unstable internet, along with power blackouts were some of the primary inhibitors blocking the participants to attend classes online. Finally, this study concludes that as most students do not seem to be ready yet to study in a synchronous delivery mode, it recommends educational institutions in Bangladesh to provide an alternative delivery method, in order to sustain academic excellence in these challenging times. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6f40cf5d59c46e89712e67f24ca9f242022-12-21T23:51:07ZfasUniversity of TehranJournal of Information Technology Management2008-58932423-50592021-04-011329311210.22059/jitm.2021.8035780357Synchronous Web-based Learning during COVID -19 Pandemic: A Survey on Library and Information Science Students of BangladeshRoslina Othman0Debarshi Mukherjee1Sk Mamun Mostofa2Khandakar Kamrul Hasan3Prof. & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, KICT, International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Associate Prof. & Head, Department of Business Management, Tripura University (A Central University), India.PhD Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, KICT, International Islamic University Malaysia, and Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.PhD Scholar, Department of Business Management, Tripura University (A Central University), India.The coronavirus pandemic has compelled academic institutions across the globe to initiate online teaching, impacting thereby the teaching-learning process to undergo a structural change. Among various pedagogical techniques that have been adopted, organizing synchronous classes has been found to be the most beneficial. It simulates the classroom environment, facilitating thereby parallel knowledge dissemination to a broader audience. This study measures the efficacy of synchronous web-based learning during this ongoing pandemic, among postgraduate Library and Information Science (LIS) students of Bangladesh. Using an online questionnaire, a survey was conducted among the postgraduate students of the Department of Information Science Library Management (ISLM) of the University of Dhaka. The results revealed that limitation of internet data, unstable internet, along with power blackouts were some of the primary inhibitors blocking the participants to attend classes online. Finally, this study concludes that as most students do not seem to be ready yet to study in a synchronous delivery mode, it recommends educational institutions in Bangladesh to provide an alternative delivery method, in order to sustain academic excellence in these challenging times.https://jitm.ut.ac.ir/article_80357_2d1a2c78d7c0a2870c13c013795e8901.pdfsynchronous learningkmlearning gainpandemic |
| spellingShingle | Roslina Othman Debarshi Mukherjee Sk Mamun Mostofa Khandakar Kamrul Hasan Synchronous Web-based Learning during COVID -19 Pandemic: A Survey on Library and Information Science Students of Bangladesh Journal of Information Technology Management synchronous learning km learning gain pandemic |
| title | Synchronous Web-based Learning during COVID -19 Pandemic: A Survey on Library and Information Science Students of Bangladesh |
| title_full | Synchronous Web-based Learning during COVID -19 Pandemic: A Survey on Library and Information Science Students of Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Synchronous Web-based Learning during COVID -19 Pandemic: A Survey on Library and Information Science Students of Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synchronous Web-based Learning during COVID -19 Pandemic: A Survey on Library and Information Science Students of Bangladesh |
| title_short | Synchronous Web-based Learning during COVID -19 Pandemic: A Survey on Library and Information Science Students of Bangladesh |
| title_sort | synchronous web based learning during covid 19 pandemic a survey on library and information science students of bangladesh |
| topic | synchronous learning km learning gain pandemic |
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