TY - JOUR
AU - Cunningham, Tom
AU - Cunningham, Catriona
PY - 2023
DA - May
TI - Enthusiasm, frustration and exhaustion: staff perceptions of student engagement through the pandemic
JO - Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal
EP - 135
VL - 4
IS - 3
AB - The move to online and blended learning caused by the Covid-19 pandemic brought about sudden, rapid, and ongoing change to learning and teaching practices in Higher Education. The paper discusses the findings of a research project, led by academic developers, which used a storyboard methodology to follow the experience of staff through the Autumn 2020 semester. Despite initial enthusiasm for teaching in new ways, staff increasingly became frustrated with teaching online and perceived issues with student engagement and interaction. By the end of the semester staff were exhausted by the process. Our findings raise questions about the future of teaching (as opposed to the facilitation of learning) the purpose of Higher Education now and in the future, and the role of student power and voice in that future.
PB - RAISE Network
UR - https://researchonline.gcu.ac.uk/en/publications/236241b1-50a1-4021-a024-a5099cf3e476
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Education
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