Synchronous and asynchronous approaches to teaching : higher education lessons in post-pandemic times / Payal Kumar, Jacob Eisenberg, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kumar, Payal, 1966- editor.

Eisenberg, Jacob, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Distance education.

Instructional systems.

Telecommunication in education.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 293 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Place of Publication:

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]

Summary:

"Blended teaching represents a great opportunity to enhance the entire educational experience. Much has happened in the past two years, and the debate has rapidly increased in both the academia and business landscapes. Shedding light on the latest trends, challenges and practices is a must today. The book addresses these topics brilliantly." Leonardo Caporarello, Deputy Dean for Lifelong Learning, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy. This book examines synchronous and asynchronous teaching in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a few weeks, millions of teachers found themselves forced to teach online, often with little systematic preparation and in their own homes. While this mode of teaching was earlier seen to be supplementary to brick-and-mortar classes, online teaching has become pivotal to the classroom experience. The chapter authors write of shared experiences that encapsulate the challenges faced by faculty, students and also higher education institutions. The book covers what worked, what did not work and what had to be changed during the rapid shift to online synchronous and asynchronous teaching during the lockdowns. Comprising both theoretical and practical perspectives, this book provides one of the first authoritative analyses of the field, while gathering lessons to be learned from the pandemic. Payal Kumar is Dean of Research and Management Studies at the Indian School of Hospitality, Delhi, India. Jacob Eisenberg is Associate Professor in the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at University College Dublin, Ireland.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Contents

Notes on Contributors

List of Figures

List of Tables

How Teachers Around the World Realigned Classrooms and Pedagogical Tools for Online Consumption

1 Introduction

2 Two Major Book Parts

3 Part I: Faculty Lived Experiences and Programme Design

4 Part II: Learning Approaches and Pedagogical Practices

5 Future Research Implications

Reference

Part I: Faculty Lived Experiences & Programme Design

Exploring Social Learning Theory in Synchronous Design for Engagement in Online Learning

1 Introduction

2 Designing for Adults to Learn Online

3 Social Learning Theory Applied to Online Learning

4 Dialogic Learning

5 Methodology

6 Our Personal Narrative and Reflections

6.1 Creating Social Learning

6.2 Clear Rituals and Signals to Create Social Spaces

7 Conclusion

References

On Becoming a Qualitative Researcher: Transformative Learning Theory in an Online Research Course

2 Theoretical Framework

3 Qualitative Course Sequence: Design of the Two-Term, Online Delivery

4 Learning Activity: Researcher's Philosophy

4.1 Learning Activity: Journaling

4.2 Learning Activity: Qualitative Observations

4.3 Learning Activity: Qualitative Interviewing Skills Development

4.4 Learning Activity: Pilot Study

4.5 Learning Activity: What Have I Learned about Becoming a Qualitative Researcher

5 Application of the Transformative Learning Practices to Course Experiences

5.1 Practice 1: Cultural Responsiveness

5.2 Practice 2: The Conscious Use of Activities that Promote Learner Self-Reflection

5.3 Practice 3: The Application of Critical Thinking Skills

5.4 Practice 4: Empathic Dialogue (Peer-to Peer-Feedback)

5.5 Practice 5: Praxis (Reflection on Action)

6 Implications

Teaching Courses Online: Practical Implications from an International University Teachers' Survey

1.1 What Can We Learn from This Experience of Online Teaching?

2 Literature Review

3 Survey Design

4 Survey Evidence

5 Concluding Remarks

Flourishing Or Languishing? Exploring the Lived Experiences of Faculty Negotiating the Challenges of Synchronous and Asynchronous Delivery

1 Introduction and Review of Literature

2 Research Design and Methods

3 Results: The Flourishing-Languishing Cline

3.1 Flourishing Individual Profiles

3.2 Languishing Individual Profile

4 Cross-case Analysis and Discussion: En Route to Flourishing

4.1 Setting Off: Two Trajectories

4.2 Finding a Way: Navigating Turbulence

4.3 The Fog Lifts: The Emergence of Flourishing

4.4 The Influence of Gender

5 Findings & Recommendations

6 Limitations and Recommendations for Further Research

References

Notes:

Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 2, 2023).

ISBN:

9783031178412

3031178416

OCLC:

1391435724

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.