FACULTY PERCEPTIONS OF ONLINE TEACHING PROGRAMME DURING COVID-19: AN ONLINE SURVEY

Author Name: 1. Mr. Shubham Gupta 2. Mrs. Sandhya Gupta 3. Mrs. Ekta Verma

Volume/Issue: 02/10

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2022-79229382/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Lecturer, Integral University, Dasauli , Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2. Teacher at LLRKIC, Shamli, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
3. Nursing Officer, AIIMS Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT

Outbreak of Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has devastated the world's educational system, but at the same time has presented both opportunities and challenges on institutions of higher education. Online education system was welcomed at this pandemic to continue the teaching learning process. This study assesses the faculty perceptions of online teaching programme during Covid-19. The main objective of the study was to assess the faculty perceptions of online teaching programme and to assess the effectiveness of online teaching programme. A cros-sectional study was conducted on 100 faculty members of various nursing educational institutions through online survey to assess their perceptions of online teaching programme. Faculty perception was assessed by a self structured instrument validated by experts and named as online teaching perception scale. Sociodemographic details were also obtained from the patient by using a semi structured Sociodemographic proforma. 93% faculties were found in favor of online classes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Majority of faculties were found they had developed effective communication with students and had delivered course materials online. Majority of teachers had assessed their student’s performance online and faced difficulty in assessing actual performance of the students. Faculty experienced many difficulties and challenges in the online education setting. Uncertainty defines faculty's perception of online education during pandemic. They are said to shift to a new normal or non-traditional mode as outbreaks delivery of instructions.

Key words: Faculty perceptions, online teaching program, Covid 19