Higher Education Students' Experience of Distance Learning During COVID-19 Presentation (original) (raw)

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all schools, colleges, and universities in the UAE were closed and transferred into the distance learning mode. Eighteen female undergraduate students at an Abu Dhabi Federal college enrolled in an educational summer class were the study participants. This study aims to find students' readiness, perceptions, and feelings toward distance learning (DL) utilizing a mixedmethod research approach by examining students' reflective journals and their responses to the questionnaire, which consisted of qualitative and quantitative questions. Multiple categories emerged from the study: advantages and disadvantages of DL, assessment description, Blackboard set up, communication with the instructor, Collaborate Ultra, Nearpod, Padlet, classroom discussions, group work, and media resources. The study's notable findings showed that college was ready and students were very well prepared for the DL. They always feel supported by the administration and staff. Future research on DL and findings implementation were discussed in the study.

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