Effective Pedagogical Practices for Teaching Translation Courses Online in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Purpose. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions were forced to close temporarily. Subsequently, online education replaced conventional classroom instruction, becoming the mainstream instructional method. This led to a significant change in lecturers' approaches in teaching translation courses. This study aims to investigate lecturers' experiences, reactions to, and techniques in online teaching the practice of translation. Methodology. It adopts a qualitative research method using in-depth interviews with university lecturers teaching translation online in Jordan. The participants' reflections were presented considering the components of the TPACK framework, described as knowledge, pedagogy, and teacher content knowledge. Findings The results of this study reveal the most relevant and useful skills and knowledge that translation lecturers can acquire from their colleagues' experience of online teaching this subject, as well as the approaches they found best supported the online teaching mode. Also, it highlights the importance of considering the TPACK model in teacher's practices. Implications for Research and Practice. The study's findings have implications for teachers and the academic staff in institutions of higher education. The findings reveal information based on teachers' feedback to improve online education for the practice of translation. This information can be taken into consideration in the future planning of training programs for online translation teachers in the post COVID-19 era. The main study limitation is that teachers' self-assessment of competencies can be biased and thus may have affected the results. In order to avoid responses' bias, future studies may adopt different approaches to understand and examine the TPACK of teachers. © 2022 EJAL & the Authors. Published by Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (EJAL).

Online Learning Experience Assessment Survey During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the education system worldwide has changed profoundly. This has caused many lecturers to transform face-to-face teaching and learning to online learning. In this regard, this study focuses on students' experiences in dealing with online learning. A survey method using a questionnaire is used to gather data from students, and 46 respondents answered the survey. The survey is divided into three sections, which comprise of Online Learning (Assigning Tasks), Online Learning (Quizzes), and Online Learning (Online Meetings). The results showed that the online learning application that was mostly used for assigned tasks was Google Classroom, which was 78.3%. The online learning application that is mostly used for quizzes was Kahoot, 97.8% and for online meetings was Zoom, 63.2%. Overall, most respondents, 45.7% chose a combination of online learning and face-to-face classes. © 2022 IEEE.

Data Security Awareness in Online Learning

The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified the online learning activities, which have becoming the most crucial platforms for learning sessions. With these online learning activities, a major concern arises particularly on the security of educators and students' data. Every element in an online learning system can be a potential target of hacking or attack. Therefore, this paper examines students' awareness of data security in online learning. Google forms have been used to gather the students' feedback. Forty-two (42) students, involving the secondary school, pre-university and university students, responded to the survey questions. The results show that most of the respondents are well aware of how to keep their data safe in online learning. It is discovered that the level of awareness about data security in online learning amongst the students is commendable. The findings of this study indicate there are various ways to secure students' data especially during online learning. © 2022. All Rights Reserved.

COVID-19: Initial experience of an international group of hand surgeons.

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected medical treatment protocols throughout the world. While the pandemic does not affect hand surgeons at first glance, they have a role to play. The purpose of this study was to describe the different measures that have been put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by hand surgeons throughout the world. The survey comprised 47 surgeons working in 34 countries who responded to an online questionnaire. We found that the protocols varied in terms of visitors, health professionals in the operating room, patient waiting areas, wards and emergency rooms. Based on these preliminary findings, an international consensus on hand surgery practices for the current viral pandemic, and future ones, needs to be built rapidly.