Title: To boom and bloom? Didactic development in online distance learning: students' reflection

Authors: Ivana Simonova; Ludmila Faltynkova; Katerina Kostolanyova; Slavomira Klimszova; Tereza Guziurova

Addresses: University of Ostrava, Faculty of Education, Ostrava, Czech Republic ' University of Ostrava, Faculty of Education, Ostrava, Czech Republic ' University of Ostrava, Faculty of Education, Ostrava, Czech Republic ' University of Ostrava, Faculty of Education, Ostrava, Czech Republic ' University of Ostrava, Faculty of Education, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Abstract: After an 18-month period of online distance instruction (ODI) during the COVID-19 pandemic, the question appears about the quality of the process. To answer the question, the main objective of the research is to compare the process of ODI in autumn 2020 and one year later, and to discover whether there is any development. In total, 500 respondents participated. Data were collected through two online questionnaires. Each respondent provided feedback on two courses - first, on the course that they appreciated; second, on the course that they did not like. Four criteria were applied for evaluation of the courses: 1) the first contact and communication; 2) learning content acquisition; 3) learning content delivery and assessment; 4) student's final feedback on online distance instruction. The findings discovered positive and negative features of the process. The findings served as a basis for didactic recommendations when designing and conducting online distance courses.

Keywords: online distance instruction; COVID-19; upper secondary; higher education; didactic recommendations; students' reflection; didactic development; didactic principles; TP(A)CK; SAMR model; emergency remote teaching; ERT.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2023.132759

International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2023 Vol.34 No.2, pp.162 - 196

Received: 30 Nov 2021
Accepted: 08 Aug 2022
Published online: 09 Aug 2023 *

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