Teaching and learning formats in times of social dictancing

Authors

  • Ludmila V. Khvedchenya Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

pandemic pedagogy, teaching and learning formats, synchronous hybrid learning, social distancing, students envolvement, means of course delivery

Abstract

The article facilitates a discussion on some new online learning formats that have been utilised in European higher educational institutions for over a last couple of decades. The times of COVID-19 pandemic are distinguished as particularly turbulent for pedagogical practices. In this process educators have to refine and modify existing modes of teaching (inperson, purely online, blended, hybrid, HyFlex) and adapt them to new learning environments. Throughout the paper the author refers to the problems of course delivery and students envolvement as fundamental ones for the times of social distancing. Synchronous hybrid learning is proclaimed as the most prudent virtual learning tool within HyFlex delivery format. As an example a pilot version of its utilisation in the system of post-graduate studies is provided.

Author Biography

  • Ludmila V. Khvedchenya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (pedagogy), full professor; professor at the department of English language of humanitarian faculties, faculty of social and cultural communication

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Published

2022-11-02

Issue

No. 2 (2022): University Pedagolgical Journal

Section

Methodics and Modern Educational Technologies

How to Cite

[1]
Khvedchenya, L.V. 2022. Teaching and learning formats in times of social dictancing. University Pedagogical Journal. 2 (Nov. 2022), 38–43.