Home-based learning (HBL) in higher education post COVID: an analysis from staff and student perspectives.

Connon, Neil; Pirie, Elliot

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on teaching methods, focusing on the Home-Based Learning approaches (HBL) utilized at short notice to support students at the Robert Gordon University in Scotland. Building on the themes developed by Tay et al. (2021), this paper focuses on: Student engagement; Software applications and Communications; Staff; and Self-directed skills to better understand the teaching decisions taken by staff at the onset of the pandemic and the impact this had on students’ learning. The aim is to then use this data to support how best to go forward in our teaching practices in a post-COVID world. To achieve this, qualitative research is undertaken using an exploratory approach looking at the key areas and antecedents drawn from the literature; it utilizes the views of staff and students to better understand how the post-pandemic use of technology in education can be designed to be fit for purpose. The paper outlines that when addressing the issues described above, the views of staff and students need to be analyzed to better plan for the post-pandemic use of technology in higher education.

Citation

CONNON, N. and PIRIE, E. 2022. Home-based learning (HBL) in higher education post-COVID: an analysis from staff and student perspectives. Journal of innovation in polytechnic education [online], 4(1): practical innovation: beyond COVID, pages 45-50. Available from: https://jipe.ca/index.php/jipe/article/view/107/51

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 3, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Mar 18, 2022
• Publication Date: Mar 31, 2022
• Deposit Date: Mar 21, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 21, 2022
• Journal: Journal of innovation in polytechnic education
• Print ISSN: 2561-5904
• Publisher: Humber Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 45-50
• Keywords: COVID-19; Higher education; Home-based learning (HBL); Online learning; Online education; Panademic
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1580480
• Publisher URL: https://jipe.ca/index.php/jipe/article/view/107/51