Information Communication Technology during Covid-19

This paper seeks to explore social work educators' experiences of using technology to teach during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last decade, there has been a move to digitalise higher education in many countries worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a mass exodus from the classroo...

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Published in:Social work education 2023-01, Vol.42 (1), p.1-13
Main Authors: Wallengren Lynch, Michael, Dominelli, Lena, Cuadra, Carin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classroom teaching
Classrooms
Communications technology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Critical theory
digital divides in education
health pandemic
Higher education
Home based
Information technology
Internet access
Mass media
online teaching
Pandemics
Professional training
Social work
Social work education
Teachers
Teaching
Uncertainty
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Summary:This paper seeks to explore social work educators' experiences of using technology to teach during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last decade, there has been a move to digitalise higher education in many countries worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a mass exodus from the classroom to the home-based office at breakneck speed and highlighted, amongst other things, the digital divide that exists across the world. This research analysed data gathered from an international study that sought educators' views on various issues related to working during COVID-19. The data were analysed using a thematic approach. The results showed that social work educators, in general, were favourable to online teaching, although the findings highlight critical areas that require consideration in the climate of increased digitalisation and the uncertainty of when a return to a familiar teaching environment can occur. These findings are considered in terms of a social work education informed by critical pedagogy. The results have implications in terms of finding a workable balance between face-to-face teaching and online instruction.
ISSN:0261-5479
1470-1227
1470-1227
DOI:10.1080/02615479.2022.2040977