University Preparedness for Online Teaching and Learning amid COVID-19 in Kenya

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University Preparedness for Online Teaching and Learning amid COVID-19 in Kenya

Stanislaus Agava, Sahaya G. Selvam, Judith Pete

New Student Literacies amid COVID-19: International Case Studies
ISBN: 978-1-80071-467-0, eISBN: 978-1-80071-466-3
ISSN: 2055-3641
Publication date: 7 December 2021 Reprints & Permissions

Abstract

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic took institutions of learning and the workplaces by surprise. Offering online learning was an alternative for institutions of higher learning. Were the Kenyan institutions adequately prepared for this? The present study had three specific objectives: (a) to establish the status of policy preparedness of online teaching and learning in Kenyan universities; (b) to explore the infrastructural preparedness of the universities; and (c) to find out the level of competency preparedness of lecturers and students in embracing the facilities for online teaching and learning. The study had an embedded mixed method research design. Data were gathered using an online questionnaire, from […]

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