Online Teaching during COVID-19 Pandemic: Teachers’ Experiences from a Chinese University

Samson Maekele Tsegay, Muhammad Azeem Ashraf, Shahnaz Perveen and Mulugeta Zemuy Zegergish
Additional contact information
Samson Maekele Tsegay: School of Education and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Young Street, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK
Muhammad Azeem Ashraf: Educational Science Research Institute, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
Shahnaz Perveen: Department of Education, The Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Punjab, Pakistan
Mulugeta Zemuy Zegergish: Department of Psychology and Educational Administration, Asmara College of Education, Asmara, Eritrea

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: This paper explores the experiences of Chinese university teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular emphasis on the teaching and learning methods adopted and the benefits and challenges encountered in the process. It is based on semi-structured interviews with 13 Chinese university teachers selected through purposive sampling. The findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic forced the university and teachers to adopt online teaching and learning without necessary preparations. Most of the teachers had no adequate ICT and pedagogical training to engage in online teaching and learning. The teachers used the little knowledge they had to learn creating videos and managing online classes gradually. In addition to the flexibility benefits, online learning is expected to transform the teaching and learning process in China to become more interactive and student-centered, which would be a significant achievement for teachers who have been practicing traditional teaching methods. This research provides a better understanding of the benefits and challenges of online learning, which could be vital for future adjustments or educational reforms.

Keywords: sustainable education; online learning; COVID-19; higher education; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (7)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/1/568/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/1/568/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:1:p:568-:d:718143

Access Statistics for this article

Sustainability is currently edited by Ms. Alexandra Wu

More articles in Sustainability from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().