The Other Side of the Monitor: Student Perceptions and Challenges from the COVID-19 Pandemic

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/UFDE5992 The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted my students this spring. I taught an upper-division required course (Principles of Auditing) to 22 students, of whom seven graduated. In the shift to a virtual platform for learning, I wondered how they were reacting. What was it like on the ‘other side

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A Shift to Online Learning in Bangladesh Universities Post Pandemic Effect of COVID 19: A Blessing or Curse?

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/VTEF9057 Introduction Almost all universities in Bangladesh, as elsewhere within the world, are moving courses online to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19. This includes lectures and tutorials, which are ready to likely be delivered via the university learning management systems like Moodle or Blackboard and google classrooms, etc.

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Keeping Academic Quality First in an Online COVID-19 World

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/JOPV9678 On December 31, 2019, China reported to the World Health Organization a cluster of cases of pneumonia in people associated with the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, Hubei Province (World Health Organization. Pneumonia of unknown cause — China. 2020). On January 7, 2020, Chinese health authorities confirmed

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Student Reactions in Asynchronous Online Learning in the COVID-19 Emergency Crisis in Higher Education

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/SNDB9676 Background The COVID-19 pandemic moved into the United States in January 2020 and by March, it had gained momentum (CDC, 2020; WHO, 2020). Over a very short time span, organizations were forced to respond to changing public health conditions.  In Illinois, the first COVID-19 stay-at-home order became effective

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