Online Delivery of Teaching and Laboratory Practices: Continuity of University Programmes during COVID-19 Pandemic

A great number of universities worldwide are having their education interrupted, partially or fully, by the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Consequently, an increasing number of universities have taken the steps necessary to transform their teaching, including laboratory workshops into a...

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Published in:Education sciences Vol. 10; no. 10; pp. 291 - 299
Main Authors: Gamage, Kelum A. A., Wijesuriya, Dilani I., Ekanayake, Sakunthala Y., Rennie, Allan E. W., Lambert, Chris G., Gunawardhana, Nanda
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2020
Subjects:
Barriers
Blended Learning
Colleges & universities
COVID-19
Distance learning
Educational Environment
Educational Objectives
Educational Technology
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Laboratories
laboratory workshops
Learning Activities
Methods
Online Courses
online delivery
Online education
pandemic
Pandemics
Quality Assurance
School Closing
School science laboratories
Student Experience
student learning
Teaching Methods
Technology application
Technology Uses in Education
Universities
United Kingdom
Hong Kong China
China
ISSN:2227-7102, 2227-7102
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Summary:A great number of universities worldwide are having their education interrupted, partially or fully, by the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Consequently, an increasing number of universities have taken the steps necessary to transform their teaching, including laboratory workshops into an online or blended mode of delivery. Irrespective of the measures taken, universities must continue to maintain their high academic standards and provide a high-quality student experience as required for delivery of learning outcomes associated with each degree programme. This has created a challenge across the higher education landscape, where academics had to switch to remote teaching and different approaches to achieving laboratory delivery. As a result, students have not been receiving face-to-face teaching, and access to laboratory facilities has been limited or nearly impossible. This paper reviews numerous approaches taken by universities to deliver teaching and laboratory practices remotely, in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic, whilst also considering the potential impacts on the student learning experience. This review is primarily focused on the fields of engineering, science and technology, based on published literature including books, reviewing web-based provision of selected universities, institutional and national policy documents.
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ISSN:2227-7102
2227-7102
DOI:10.3390/educsci10100291