A foreign language educator’s lived experiences while using technology in times of pandemic

There have been many challenges in education due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Communication and information technologies, however, have become hope amidst pandemic, as they have allowed the teaching and learning process to be developed. Remote education during pandemic has been the topic of many resear...

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Autores:
Díaz Zurita, Juan Sebastián
Hernandez Viloria, Maria Jose
Tipo de recurso:
Trabajo de grado de pregrado
Fecha de publicación:
2022
Institución:
Universidad de Córdoba
Repositorio:
Repositorio Institucional Unicórdoba
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co:ucordoba/6229
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co/handle/ucordoba/6229
Palabra clave:
Pandemia
Experiencia
Educación en línea
Maestro
Las TIC
Desafíos
Pandemic
Experience
Online education
Teacher
ICTs
Challenges
Rights
openAccess
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Copyright Universidad de Córdoba, 2022
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Summary:There have been many challenges in education due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Communication and information technologies, however, have become hope amidst pandemic, as they have allowed the teaching and learning process to be developed. Remote education during pandemic has been the topic of many researchers to uncover the essence of teachers’ lived experience from various perspectives. However, little has been done on exploring the lived experiences of L2 teachers in school contexts. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of English educators with online education in a public school in the department of Cordoba, Colombia. This study employed a descriptive phenomenological design. The researcher collected the data through in-depth, semi-structured interviews and reflective diaries. The data was analyzed through Colaizzi's phenomenological seven steps. The study found that remote education during Covid-19 implied encountering multiple mixed feelings and perceptions that were mostly associated with Covid-19’s obstacles. The integration of ICTs, however, served as a bridge amidst pandemic’s hurdles to allow the continuity of the teaching and learning process. This integration as result, provided new opportunities to discover new technological considerations and to enrich the participant’s life and professional aspects. This study highlights the transcendence of the participant’s perception towards the lived experience and the significance of ICTs in the adaptation process of moving from a physical modality to virtual spaces.