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Edouard, Gusman – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
The demand for postsecondary and online courses is rising, requiring colleges and universities to turn to technology to keep up with the trend. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the higher education transition to online teaching, forcing faculty to use technology to teach. Although technology is ubiquitous in higher education and…
Descriptors: Mentors, College Faculty, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Bolliger, Doris U.; Halupa, Colleen – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
It was the purpose of the study to investigate the readiness of faculty members at two private universities in the United States to teach online when a pandemic caused a shift to emergency remote or online teaching. Results show that instructors were somewhat ready to accomplish tasks related to online teaching. Participating instructors reported…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, Technological Literacy, Teaching Methods
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Mouza, Chrystalla; Mead, Hilary; Alkhateeb, Bataul; Pollock, Lori – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
The need to expand computer science learning for all students has led to an increase in professional development (PD) opportunities for teachers. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, necessitated changes in well-established PD programs and a shift to virtual delivery. In this work, we describe our transition to a virtual PD institute, including the…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Educational Change, Delivery Systems, COVID-19
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Joanna Pitura; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Yuliya Asotska-Wierzba – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2025
Pre-service teachers (PSTs) of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) need extensive training, preparing them for challenges encountered in real classrooms. Such challenges include presenting the target content knowledge in front of the class and promptly responding to students' questions on the content. High-immersion virtual reality (VR) is…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, English (Second Language)