Rural School Teachers Leveraging Pandemic Teaching Experiences for Technology Integration in Post-Pandemic Classrooms DOI
Clement Simuja, Brian Shambare

Advances in educational technologies and instructional design book series, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 125 - 147

Опубликована: Июнь 30, 2024

This study investigates how rural teachers in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa harness their experiences during pandemic to integrate technology into post-pandemic pedagogical practices. Adopt TPACK theoretical framework, purposively selected 18 province's schools Africa. Data was collected through interviews and two sharing circles a phenomenological approach analyzed thematically. Findings reveal that teachers, initially intimidated by technology, adapted its use out necessity came view it as an essential teaching tool. Teachers embraced digital tools overcome infrastructural challenges maintain educational continuity, showing resilience innovation, prompting acquire new competencies reconsider integrating technology. These continue shape practices promote sustained technological integration, indicating marked shift teachers' perspectives towards role teaching.

Язык: Английский

Rural School Teachers Leveraging Pandemic Teaching Experiences for Technology Integration in Post-Pandemic Classrooms DOI
Clement Simuja, Brian Shambare

Advances in educational technologies and instructional design book series, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 125 - 147

Опубликована: Июнь 30, 2024

This study investigates how rural teachers in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa harness their experiences during pandemic to integrate technology into post-pandemic pedagogical practices. Adopt TPACK theoretical framework, purposively selected 18 province's schools Africa. Data was collected through interviews and two sharing circles a phenomenological approach analyzed thematically. Findings reveal that teachers, initially intimidated by technology, adapted its use out necessity came view it as an essential teaching tool. Teachers embraced digital tools overcome infrastructural challenges maintain educational continuity, showing resilience innovation, prompting acquire new competencies reconsider integrating technology. These continue shape practices promote sustained technological integration, indicating marked shift teachers' perspectives towards role teaching.

Язык: Английский

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