Collaborative learning among dance students in teaching and creative movement course: coping strategies of practical dance classes during Covid-19 pandemic

• Published in: Research in dance education 2024-07, Vol.25 (3), p.268-282
• Main Author: Saearani, Muhammad Fazli Taib
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Collaborative learning; COVID-19; Covid-19 pandemic; creative movement; Creative process; Dance learning; learning through technology; Pandemics; synchronous videoconferencing; Video teleconferencing
• ISSN: 1464-7893; 1470-1111
• DOI: 10.1080/14647893.2022.2094908

The teaching and creative movement course incorporates details of physical movements most suitable to be conducted face-to-face. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has undeniably changed pedagogical methodologies, forcing this course to be conducted online via the medium of technology. Therefore, this paper explains the challenges and advantages of the synchronous and asynchronous video conferencing mixed strategies in the teaching and creative movement course. The setting in this research is a semester of the teaching and learning conducted at a university in Malaysia using the Google Meet application and video. The factors of resources and technological capability as well as the psychological factor that is related to social activity hinder the full advantage of video conferencing and technological usage in this course. The researcher also pointed out the security and safety problem experienced by one of our students to get internet access from a remote area, and the need to consider individual student home situations before sending them to learn from home. The identification of strengths and weaknesses faced by this course will enable further efforts in improving the quality of online dance education which incorporate the use of technology to obtain maximum results, especially for developing countries such as Malaysia.