TY - GEN
T1 - Teaching pastel online to a large group after COVID-19 shut down universities worldwide
T2 - 2020 SIGED International Conference on Information Systems Education and Research
AU - Pillay, Komla
AU - Singh, Pariksha
AU - Prinsloo, Tania
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - In this paper, the largest residential university in South Africa is placed in the spotlight. Measures are discussed as to how the university reacted to the sudden lockdown enforced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A specific course is looked at, namely Sage Pastel Accounting, a semester course taken by second-year students. The South African scene is described, with the digital divide being highlighted among students. The manner in which the course is adapted for the new, online environment is discussed, followed by challenges faced, and lessons learnt. Future research includes, to determine if certain sections of the course cannot remain online, as the overall pass rate did not decline significantly.
AB - In this paper, the largest residential university in South Africa is placed in the spotlight. Measures are discussed as to how the university reacted to the sudden lockdown enforced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A specific course is looked at, namely Sage Pastel Accounting, a semester course taken by second-year students. The South African scene is described, with the digital divide being highlighted among students. The manner in which the course is adapted for the new, online environment is discussed, followed by challenges faced, and lessons learnt. Future research includes, to determine if certain sections of the course cannot remain online, as the overall pass rate did not decline significantly.
KW - Action research
KW - COVID-19
KW - Lessons learnt
KW - Online learning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101702588&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85101702588
T3 - Proceedings of the 2020 SIGED International Conference on Information Systems Education and Research
SP - 32
EP - 44
BT - Proceedings of the 2020 SIGED International Conference on Information Systems Education and Research
A2 - Seruga, Jan
PB - Association for Information Systems Special Interest Group on Education (SIGED)
Y2 - 12 December 2020 through 13 December 2020
ER -
