NEW STUDENT LITERACIES AMID COVID-19

INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING AND LEARNING

Senior Series Editor: Patrick Blessinger, St John’s University and Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA

Associate Series Editor: Enakshi Sengupta, American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan

Published Volumes:

Volume 25Integrating Community Service into Curriculum: International Perspectives on Humanizing Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya
Volume 26International Perspectives on Improving Student Engagement: Advances in Library Practices in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Milton D. Cox
Volume 27Improving Classroom Engagement and International Development Programs: International Perspectives on Humanizing Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya
Volume 28Cultural Competence in Higher Education – Edited by Tiffany Puckett, and Nancy Lind
Volume 29Designing Effective Library Learning Spaces in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya
Volume 30Developing and Supporting Multiculturalism and Leadership Development – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya
Volume 31Faculty and Student Research in Practicing Academic Freedom – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger
Volume 32International Perspectives on Policies, Practices & Pedagogies for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney
Volume 33International Perspectives on the Role of Technology in Humanizing Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya
Volume 34Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya
Volume 35Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla s. Makhanya
Volume 36Integrating Research-based Learning across the Curriculum – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger
Volume 37International Perspectives in Social Justice Programs at the Institutional and Community Level – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger
Volume 38The Role of External Examining in Higher Education: Challenges and Best Practices – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger, Andrew Ssemwanga, and Barbara Cozza
Volume 39International Perspectives on Supporting and Engaging Online Learners – Edited by Jaimie Hoffman and Patrick Blessinger
Volume 40International Perspectives in Online Instruction – Edited by Jaimie Hoffman and Patrick Blessinger

INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING AND LEARNING VOLUME 41

NEW STUDENT LITERACIES AMID COVID-19: INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES

EDITED BY

ENAKSHI SENGUPTA

American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan

and

PATRICK BLESSINGER

International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

Emerald Publishing Limited

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First edition 2022

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ISBN: 978-1-80071-466-3 (Online)

ISBN: 978-1-80071-468-7 (Epub)

ISSN: 2055-3641 (Series)

Series Editors’ Introductionvii
PART I: SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES
Chapter 1: Introduction to New Student Literacies Amid COVID-19 – International Case Studies 
Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger3
Chapter 2: Online Teaching, Learning, and Assessment During COVID-19: A Case of a Management Faculty in Sri Lanka 
A. W. Janitha C. Abeygunasekera13
Chapter 3: Preparedness of Students for Future Teaching and Learning In Higher Education: A Bangladeshi Perspective 
M. Mahruf C. Shohel, Md. Ashrafuzzaman, Atm Shafiul Alam, Arif Mahmud, Muhammad Shajjad Ahsan and Md Tariqul Islam29
Chapter 4: The Impact of Online Education on The Learning Experiences of Tertiary Students During The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Indian Case Study 
Nandita Mishra57
Chapter 5: Uncertainty in an Uncertain Land – Battling of COVID-19 In Afghan Educational System 
Enakshi Sengupta, Mohammed Gul Sahibbzada, Madina Ibrahimi, Nelab Haidari and Elaha Yousufi69
PART II: MENA REGION, AFRICA AND EUROPE
Chapter 6: University Preparedness for Online Teaching and Learning Amid COVID-19 In Kenya 
Stanislaus Agava, Sahaya G. Selvam and Judith Pete83
Chapter 7: Transitioning From Physical Classroom to Distance Education During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Lebanese Case Study in Higher Education 
Ahmad Samarji101
Chapter 8: COVID-19 Chronicles in Education: Overcoming Global Pandemic Challenges in Turkey by Empowering Educators to Become Digitally Literate 
Ayşegül Liman Kaban and Sinan Aşçı115
Chapter 9: Self-Directed Learning Competencies – A Key to Success in Online Learning: A Lithuanian Case Study 
Rasa Poceviciene135
Chapter 10: Which Attitudes Helped the Academics to Overcome the Difficulties of Online Education During COVID-19? 
Veronika Végh, Klára Soltész-Várhelyi and Henriette Pusztafalvi153
About the Authors169
Name Index177
Subject Index185

Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning

The purpose of this series is to publish current research and scholarship on innovative teaching and learning practices in higher education. The series is developed around the premise that teaching and learning is more effective when instructors and students are actively and meaningfully engaged in the teaching–learning process.

The main objectives of this series are to:

  • (1)

    present how innovative teaching and learning practices are being used in higher education institutions around the world across a wide variety of disciplines and countries,

  • (2)

    present the latest models, theories, concepts, paradigms, and frameworks that educators should consider when adopting, implementing, assessing, and evaluating innovative teaching and learning practices, and

  • (3)

    consider the implications of theory and practice on policy, strategy, and leadership.

This series will appeal to anyone in higher education who is involved in the teaching and learning process from any discipline, institutional type, or nationality. The volumes in this series will focus on a variety of authentic case studies and other empirical research that illustrates how educators from around the world are using innovative approaches to create more effective and meaningful learning environments.

Innovation in teaching and learning is any approach, strategy, method, practice, or means that has been shown to improve, enhance, or transform the teaching–learning environment. Innovation involves doing things differently or in a novel way in order to improve outcomes. In short, innovation is positive change. With respect to teaching and learning, innovation is the implementation of new or improved educational practices that result in improved educational and learning outcomes. This innovation can be any positive change related to teaching, curriculum, assessment, technology, or other tools, programs, policies, or processes that leads to improved educational and learning outcomes. Innovation can occur in institutional development, program development, professional development, or learning development.

The volumes in this series will not only highlight the benefits and theoretical frameworks of such innovations through authentic case studies and other empirical research but also look at the challenges and contexts associated with implementing and assessing innovative teaching and learning practices. The volumes represent all disciplines from a wide range of national, cultural, and organizational contexts. The volumes in this series will explore a wide variety of teaching and learning topics such as active learning, integrative learning, transformative learning, inquiry-based learning, problem-based learning, meaningful learning, blended learning, creative learning, experiential learning, lifelong and lifewide learning, global learning, learning assessment and analytics, student research, faculty and student learning communities, as well as other topics.

This series brings together distinguished scholars and educational practitioners from around the world to disseminate the latest knowledge on innovative teaching and learning scholarship and practices. The authors offer a range of disciplinary perspectives from different cultural contexts. This series provides a unique and valuable resource for instructors, administrators, and anyone interested in improving and transforming teaching and learning.

Patrick Blessinger

Founder, Executive Director, and Chief Research Scientist, International HETL Association

Enakshi Sengupta

Director – Centre for Teaching Learning & Associate Professor Business – American University of Afghanistan