Impact On Educators Face To Face Teaching To Online Teaching During COVID-19 Global Pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid shift from face-to-face teaching to online teaching, profoundly impacting educators worldwide. The study explores the key impacts of this transition on educators. Firstly, it examines the adaptation required as educators quickly learned and adjusted to new online teaching platforms and technologies. Secondly, it discusses the increased workload placed on educators as they created digital learning materials, recorded lectures, and provided timely feedback. Thirdly, it highlights the technological challenges faced, such as limited internet access and unfamiliarity with online platforms. Fourthly, it explores the difficulties in maintaining student engagement and interaction in a virtual environment. Fifthly, it addresses issues of equity and accessibility, emphasizing the need to bridge the digital divide. Sixthly, it discusses the emotional impact caused by the absence of personal connections and nonverbal cues. Seventhly, it notes the importance of professional development to enhance online teaching skills. Finally, it examines the future implications of this transition, including the integration of online components into future teaching strategies and the recognition of digital literacy as essential.

We discovered that universities and students quickly adapted to the new changes and that a combination of synchronous and asynchronous engagement and evaluation methods is currently used by using replies from 50 professors of different grades. This combination, which indicates passive delivery and no involvement, is relatively limiting in comparison to what is often included in online learning tools. After the return to in-person instruction, most online engagement and assessment techniques, according to our respondents, will be utilized. Overall, the pandemic-induced shift to online teaching has presented significant challenges for educators, but it has also fostered growth, innovation, and the development of new skills that will shape the future of education.