Self-perception of the effectiveness of a course on online university teaching digital tools during the COVID 19 pandemic

ABSTRACT

The Covid-19 health crisis led to the adaptation of teaching staff to fully online training, which meant that many teachers had to undertake accelerated online teaching training courses. This research focuses on the evaluation of self-perceived effectiveness of a course on online teaching digital tools for university professors in Latin America. A field study was carried out based on the perception of the participants. Three aspects were considered changes in knowledge (α= 0.962), how able participants felt to use the tools (α=0.873) and satisfaction with various aspects of the course (α= 0.942). A pre-post e-survey was applied. Significant favourable differences were found in self-reported knowledge of tools for content management, collaboration, assessment and online tutoring at the end of the course, with a medium effect size. They perceived themselves to be able to use the tools (mean 3.68, scale 1-4). Overall satisfaction was also high (3.8, scale 1-4). The results point to the effectiveness of the teacher refresher course for online teaching. Follow-up is recommended to assess the implementation of what has been learned. © 2022 Authors. All rights reserved.