Information Communication Technology during Covid-19

Citation

Wallengren Lynch M, Dominelli L & Cuadra C (2022) Information Communication Technology during Covid-19. Social Work Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2022.2040977

Abstract
This paper seeks to explore social work educators’ experiences of using technology to teach during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last decade, there has been a move to digitalise higher education in many countries worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a mass exodus from the classroom to the home-based office at breakneck speed and highlighted, amongst other things, the digital divide that exists across the world. This research analysed data gathered from an international study that sought educators’ views on various issues related to working during COVID-19. The data were analysed using a thematic approach. The results showed that social work educators, in general, were favourable to online teaching, although the findings highlight critical areas that require consideration in the climate of increased digitalisation and the uncertainty of when a return to a familiar teaching environment can occur. These findings are considered in terms of a social work education informed by critical pedagogy. The results have implications in terms of finding a workable balance between face-to-face teaching and online instruction.

Keywords
Classroom teaching; online teaching; digital divides in education; health pandemic; social work education

Notes
Output Status: Forthcoming/Available Online

Journal
Social Work Education

People

Professor Lena Dominelli

Professor of Social Work, Social Work