The Challenges of Emergency Online Instruction at a Small HBCU

In Spring 2020, South Carolina State University, like most institutions of higher learning across the United States, faced a sudden transition to remote instruction due to the global pandemic, a transformation that affected instruction methods throughout 2020-2021. This paper discusses how the Depar...

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Published in:Journal of higher education theory and practice 2022-12, Vol.22 (18), p.1-5
Main Author: Hawes, Janice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to information
College campuses
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Distance learning
Educational technology
Electronic mail systems
Faculty Development
Higher education
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Learning management systems
Lewin, Kurt (1890-1947)
Meetings
Online instruction
Pandemics
Student Needs
Students
Teaching methods
Teaching Skills
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Summary:In Spring 2020, South Carolina State University, like most institutions of higher learning across the United States, faced a sudden transition to remote instruction due to the global pandemic, a transformation that affected instruction methods throughout 2020-2021. This paper discusses how the Department of English and Communications (EAC) at SC State addressed this abrupt paradigm shift and what lessons were learned. The sudden switch to remote teaching methods imposed an acceleration of group dynamics in a department most comfortable with the Kurt Lewin Model of Change. Nevertheless, the department faculty evolved into a unit with a greater understanding of their abilities and of student needs.
ISSN:2158-3595
2158-3595
DOI:10.33423/jhetp.v22i18.5694