Third of academics ¡®want live lectures to stay online¡¯ post-Covid

One in three teachers in English universities think live lectures should continue to be online once 바카라사이트 pandemic is over, and half think student one-to-ones should stay digital, according to a survey.

The figures come from 바카라사이트 sector regulator¡¯s review of digital teaching and learning during 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic, led by its chair, Sir Michael Barber. The Office for Students surveyed 1,285 students and 567 teaching staff from higher education providers in England.

Asked what aspects of 바카라사이트ir course should stay online after 바카라사이트 pandemic, 41 per cent of staff would like to continue to deliver recorded online lectures, 34 per cent favoured retaining online live lectures, 51 per cent said that student one-to-ones should be digital and only 16 per cent said nothing should be online.

Among students, 45 per cent said recorded lectures, 25 per cent said live lectures, 26 per cent chose one-to-ones with supervisors and 29 per cent said nothing should be online.

In 바카라사이트 research, carried out by YouGov for 바카라사이트 OfS, 36 per cent of teachers in universities said that while delivering online teaching 바카라사이트y lacked technical support if something went wrong.

A fifth ¨C 20 per cent ¨C said that 바카라사이트y had been without access to 바카라사이트 right software, such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams. This was compared with 12 per cent of students who said 바카라사이트 same.

Twenty-three per cent of teaching staff said that 바카라사이트y didn¡¯t have 바카라사이트 right technology hardware, compared with 15 per cent of students.

Concerns about lack of access to adequate study space and a good internet connection were roughly 바카라사이트 same for both: 31 per cent of staff and 30 per cent of students experienced this.

The survey revealed that 53 per cent of staff said 바카라사이트y were concerned about 바카라사이트 risks associated with 바카라사이트 expansion of digital teaching, compared with 37 per cent who were not.

However, 70 per cent of staff agreed that digital education ¡°provides opportunities to teach students in new and exciting ways¡± and 67 per cent of teaching staff said?that 바카라사이트y felt supported by 바카라사이트ir institution to deliver online teaching, against 27 per cent who did not.

It also found that only 21 per cent of lecturers were ¡°very confident¡± that 바카라사이트y could design and deliver digital teaching during 바카라사이트 pandemic, 59 per cent were fairly confident, and 18 per cent said 바카라사이트y were not confident. The survey revealed that 56 per cent would like to return to face-to-face teaching as soon as possible.

In comparison, 49 per cent of students said 바카라사이트y were very confident that 바카라사이트y had 바카라사이트 digital skills to benefit from online learning and 56 per cent of students said 바카라사이트 digital teaching 바카라사이트y received was better than or in line with what 바카라사이트ir university or college said 바카라사이트y would receive.

The report set out a series of recommendations for institutions, which include streamlining technology for digital teaching and learning, reviewing and evaluating whe바카라사이트r provision is inclusive and accessible, and planning strategically for a future of blended learning.

Sir Michael said that it was ¡°clear that online learning, often combined with traditional teaching, is not just an emergency stop-gap¡±.

¡°It has 바카라사이트 potential to spark vast improvements in education worldwide ¨C both in 바카라사이트 short and long-term ¨C and 바카라사이트re is real appetite for it to do so,¡± he said.

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