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ADOPTION OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DURING THE PANDEMIC EXPLORING THE UNIVERSITY TEACHERS EXPERIENCES IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).48      10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).48      Published : Jun 2023

Adoption of Information Communication Technology during the Pandemic: Exploring the University Teachers' Experiences in Pakistan

Abstract

    This study aimed at exploring the university teachers’ experiences regarding the adoption of Information Communication Technology (ICT) during the pandemic in Punjab. The sample has been selected conveniently from four public universities based in Punjab. The sample consisted of 28 university teachers teaching in the Education departments. The data were collected with the help of a semi-structured interview protocol comprising 10 questions. The collected data from individual interviews have been analyzed with the help of Thematic Analysis. The results revealed that the teachers working in Distance Education providing universities were already aware of using ICT in teaching. However, those who were teaching in Formal Education mode universities were not well versed in the integration of ICT in teaching. Similarly, the teachers were not given any proper training for conducting online classes. Rather they were given some videos which described how to use online channels for teaching.

    ICT Tools, University Teachers, Pandemic in Pakistan, Adoption of ICT

    (1) Rukhsana Bashir
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Special Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Nimra Zia
    Lecturer, Noon Business School, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sahrish Saba
    Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Shifa Tameer-e-Milat University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Bashir, R., Zia, N., & Saba, S. (2023). Adoption of Information Communication Technology during the Pandemic: Exploring the University Teachers' Experiences in Pakistan. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII(II), 535-542. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).48

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Bashir, Rukhsana, Nimra Zia, and Sahrish Saba. 2023. "Adoption of Information Communication Technology during the Pandemic: Exploring the University Teachers' Experiences in Pakistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII (II): 535-542 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).48

HARVARD

    HARVARD : BASHIR, R., ZIA, N. & SABA, S. 2023. Adoption of Information Communication Technology during the Pandemic: Exploring the University Teachers' Experiences in Pakistan. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII, 535-542.

MHRA

    MHRA : Bashir, Rukhsana, Nimra Zia, and Sahrish Saba. 2023. "Adoption of Information Communication Technology during the Pandemic: Exploring the University Teachers' Experiences in Pakistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII: 535-542

MLA

    MLA : Bashir, Rukhsana, Nimra Zia, and Sahrish Saba. "Adoption of Information Communication Technology during the Pandemic: Exploring the University Teachers' Experiences in Pakistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII.II (2023): 535-542 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Bashir, Rukhsana, Zia, Nimra, and Saba, Sahrish (2023), "Adoption of Information Communication Technology during the Pandemic: Exploring the University Teachers' Experiences in Pakistan", Global Educational Studies Review, VIII (II), 535-542

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Bashir, Rukhsana, Nimra Zia, and Sahrish Saba. "Adoption of Information Communication Technology during the Pandemic: Exploring the University Teachers' Experiences in Pakistan." Global Educational Studies Review VIII, no. II (2023): 535-542. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).48