ABSTRACT
This study presents the attitudes and perceptions of a sample of undergraduate students on remote teaching after face-to-face teaching was discontinued due to COVID-19 measures. The students expressed a preference for face-to-face teaching and reported higher cognitive engagement, learning and understanding associated with this teaching modality. Important differences were recorded on students' replies depending on the year of studies. Overall, students who are at the first years of their studies appear to perceive the present situation of remote teaching, as more dissatisfactory compared to the more senior students.
ABSTRACT
The transition from face to face to remote teaching during the COVID-19 health crisis, has been viewed by privately owned companies, prestigious universities, international organizations and politicians as an opportunity to promote the digital paradigm in education. A carefully carved rhetoric bundles the reduced funding of education, the maturity of digital technologies and the experience of remote teaching during the COVID-19 restrictions to promote the idea of rewiring and rethinking education as a synonym for change. How will education look like after the COVID-19 crisis? Although an answer to this question cannot be precise at the moment since it involves different stakeholders, this publication attempts to pinpoint some aspects of the post-COVID-19 educational landscape as it emerges comparing various texts and sources.