Remote Learning in Times of Pandemic Issues, Implications and Best Practice

This edited volume examines the implications of COVID-19 on distance and online learning, discussing how the move to online teaching and learning modes proved to be a source of immense institutional, organizational, and educational challenges. With chapters grounded in theoretical and methodological approaches pertinent to education and pedagogy, the book explores the relevance of theory to the educational situation brought about by the pandemic and highlights the specific issues and challenges that distance learning has to account for in crisis situations. Key topics discussed include innovations and best practices in online learning, research, and management; developments in computer-supported collaborative learning, training, and research; the use of intelligent tutoring and mentoring systems in times of crisis; the role of university leadership and users’ perceptions and attitudes to online teaching and learning. The book offers fresh insights into the specificity of distance learning in a pandemic and its effects in established working patterns. It will be highly relevant reading for academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of online learning, distance learning, educational technology, and pedagogy, as well as university administrators and those directly involved in online teaching.

List of figures List of tables Introduction: Remote learning is a mode of distance learning? Linda Daniela and Anna Visvizi Part 1: Remote Learning in Higher Education A new era: Learning and living in difficult times Barbara Ruth Burke, Liene Locmele Computer supported knowledge building community: A new learning analytics tool Calixto Gutiérrez-Braojos, Carlos Rodriguez-Domínguez, Francisco Carranza-García, Gabriel Navarro-Garulo Digital Learning, Teaching and Collaboration in an Era of ubiquitous Quarantine Alexander Henlein, Giuseppe Abrami, Attila Kett, Christian Spiekermann, Alexander Mehler Social simulation transfer to online: Pedagogical reflections on teaching presence Agnese Davidsone, Renata Matkeviciene, Auste Telycenaite, Vineta Silkane, Anžela Jurane Bremane The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Effectiveness of Education in Military Universities in Poland Marek Bodziany Reflections on the Adaptation to the Covid19 Pandemic in Higher Education Adela Acitores Suz, Silvia Nuere, Laura de Miguel Álvarez What kind of support did the faculty receive during emergency distance education at universities? Lenka Benešová, Zlata Hokrová, Viktor Chejlava, Pavel Mentlík, Tomáš Pruner, Lucie Rohlíková, Jan Topinka, Jana Vejvodová Teaching Mathematics to Reflect on the Covid-19 Pandemic: Best Practices Jesús Montejo-Gámez, Victoria M. Amador-Saelices, José Antonio Fernández Plaza Learning and Teaching During Covid-19: Survey Findings Nora Jansone-Ratinika, Rudite Koka, Tatjana Koke, Maris Brants, Raimonds Strods Part 2: Agents of Remote Learning Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Among Students and Employees During the Pandemic: A View from the KSA Joudi Bathallath, Tayeb Brahimi Results of the evaluation of learning platforms and digital learning materials Linda Daniela, Arta Rudolfa, Zanda Rubene Factors of Successful Work in School During COVID-19 Pandemics in Latvia Evija Mirke, Lilian Tzivian Parents’ perspective on distant learning during COVID-19 related restrictions in Latvia Baiba Martinsone, Ieva Stokenberga Schematic Development for Knowing Students as Learners in a Distance Learning Environment Jennifer Wong-Powell, Ochan Kusuma-Powell White Space, Blank Class: A filmmaking approach in education Agnes Papadopoulou, Iakovos Panagopoulos Conclusions: Taking stock of the transition Linda Daniela and Anna Visvizi

Linda Daniela is Professor and Dean of Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art at the University of Latvia. She also serves as Expert in Education at the Council of Sciences of the Republic of Latvia. Anna Visvizi is an associateprofessor at Deree College – The American College of Greece, and a Visiting Scholar at Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.