How Did COVID-19 Change Faculty Members’ Use of Technology?

AYDIN N., Sayır M. F., Aydeniz S., ŞİMŞEK T.

SAGE Open, cilt.13, sa.1, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/21582440221149720
  • Dergi Adı: SAGE Open
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: after the end of pandemic, COVID-19, faculty members, use of technology
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© The Author(s) 2023.COVID-19 has caused great changes in education. Routines, practices, and especially the technologies used in teaching have differentiated at all levels of education. The purpose of this study is to determine the technologies used by faculty members for instructional purposes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and their perspectives on the use of these technologies after the end of pandemic. A close-ended questionnaire was used for gathering data in this survey research study. Participants are150 faculty members from different ages and fields. Findings indicate that, although faculty members experienced various issues (e.g., infrastructure problems, access to technology, and lack of experience in technology) while teaching through technological facilities during the pandemic, they are in favor of using tools such as WhatsApp, Google classroom, Zoom Meeting, Facebook, and e-mail after the end of pandemic due to the different facilities they provide.