Open AccessPERSPECTIVES OF A SCHOOL TEACHER AND TEACHER EDUCATORS TEACHING DURING THE COVID-19 SITUATION: BETWEEN INSIDERS.
Author(s) -
Carlos Kucera,
Ana Lisa do Vale Gomes,
Alan Ovens,
Blake Bennett
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pensar a prática
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1980-6183
pISSN - 1415-4676
DOI - 10.5216/rpp.v25.69525
Subject(s) - praxis , covid-19 , closure (psychology) , teacher education , feeling , pedagogy , pandemic , online teaching , perception , reflection (computer programming) , sociology , mathematics education , psychology , medicine , political science , computer science , disease , social psychology , pathology , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , programming language , virology , outbreak
This article considers the lived challenges facing three educators as they adapt, plan, and teach online lessons as a response to the Coronavirus disease. The closure of schools has forced many educators into new and uncertain territory and practices. Teaching online has been challenging in different terms and has also forced a deeper reflection on the nature of education. A self-study methodology was used to analyse the perceptions and feelings of the participants as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In conclusion, migrating quickly to a virtual environment deeply challenges educators’ teaching praxis beyond their technical proficiency and includes the ability to be coherent with their deeper beliefs, values, theoretical approaches, and practices as educators.