Full Description
This book brings together education research and practice carried out by An-Najah National University, a lead Higher Institution in Palestine that managed to move from a face-to-face setting to a fully online learning and teaching environment during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, within a month, seamlessly, which makes a success cases study of virtualization. This book concentrates on approaches to ensure the continuous improvement and quality of higher education provision across the country, with particular focus on: a) learning and teaching methodologies in online settings; b) use of open education as a key resource; and c) development of academic capability building, along with academic and knowledge exchange with other higher education partners. Innovative ideas, best practices, and comparative case studies are presented, discussed, and compared with international ones to make specific recommendations for a successful and sustainable implementation.
Contents
Introduction.- Chapter 0_ The context of Higher Education in Palestine.- Chapter 1_ Digital Learning Games Scale (DLGS): A scale Development Study.- Chapter 2_ The Role of an Instructional Design Model Integrating with OER's in Developing Palestinian Teachers' Competencies to Adopt E-learning .- Chapter 3_ Flipped classroom methodology to support student s' learning during COVID-19 crisis.- Chapter 4_ Technostress and students' academic productivity: a positive impact.- Chapter 5_ Comparative Analysis between ADDIE, ASSURE and the Backward Instructional Designs.- Chapter 6_Online learning and teaching productivity. How to improve metrics in virtual envinroments.- Chapter 7_Online assessment and e-feedback. The challenge between interaction, behaviour and performance.- Chapter 8_ Teachers Training and Qualifying. Case study of a PhD programme course, virtualised.- Chapter 9_ Academic management and university organisation: From face-to-face to fully online in just 2 weeks. Case study.- Chapter 10_The university strategic plan to face disruptive classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Case study.- Chapter 11_ Recommendations based on the presented research. Generic adoption suggestions valid for every institution.
