Post-COVID Teaching Reflections and Take-a-Ways: The Keepers, Innovators, and Losers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v24i5.6995Keywords:
higher education, COVID-19, pandemic, accounting education, teaching onlineAbstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, almost overnight, accounting educators moved their courses online. Many universities and faculty felt they were unprepared to make this move. In a session at the American Accounting Association Southeast Regional Meeting, accounting educators expressed their opinions about how they felt about the changes instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The faculty members rated their level of preparation and that of their university for the changes required. They also provided ratings about their feelings about the situation and the faculty and student experiences with the changes. Finally, faculty members also identified what changes they felt should be kept after the end of the pandemic, such as improved Wi-Fi, social distancing, using Zoom in classes, and virtual student meetings. Activities identified for elimination after the pandemic included only online classes, Zoom recordings, grade inflation, and online proctoring
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