Abstract

As the COVID-19 pandemic began, universities swiftly moved to remote teaching, posing challenges to students and instructors alike. This case study discusses how a distributed team approach was used to support instructors teaching four sections of a technology class for preservice teachers. Students struggled with stress, technology, and in some instances, meeting basic needs as the pandemic began. Starting with a common syllabus and assignments, the instructors and their mentor swiftly redesigned the course to be flexible and engaging without compromising academics. Collaborative course development and teaching helped minimize pedagogical and technological tasks so instructors could focus on meeting the unique needs of students in their course sections. This approach may be useful for promoting professional development and maximizing student engagement in non-pandemic times, too.

摘要

随着 COVID-19 大流行的开始，大学迅速转向远程教学，给学生和教师都带来了挑战。本案例研究讨论了如何使用分布式团队方法来支持教师为职前教师教授技术课程的四个部分。随着大流行的开始，学生们在压力和技术方面挣扎，在某些情况下，他们还满足了基本需求。从共同的教学大纲和作业开始，讲师和他们的导师迅速重新设计了课程，使其灵活且引人入胜，同时不影响学术。协作课程开发和教学有助于最大限度地减少教学和技术任务，因此教师可以专注于满足学生在课程部分的独特需求。