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The Emerald Handbook of Higher Education in a Post-Covid World: New Approaches and Technologies for Teaching and Learning

ISBN: 978-1-80382-194-8, eISBN: 978-1-80382-193-1

Publication date: 22 August 2022

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(2022), "Index", Brown, B.A. and Irons, A. (Ed.) The Emerald Handbook of Higher Education in a Post-Covid World: New Approaches and Technologies for Teaching and Learning, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 325-332. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80382-193-120221016

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INDEX

(Ab)normal for education
, 236–238

Abstract conceptualization abilities (AC abilities)
, 109, 110

Abuse, unauthorised access of
, 259–261

Academic administration
, 189–191

Academic voices of distress
, 200–204

Active experimentation abilities (AE abilities)
, 109, 110

Active learning
, 30, 49

Activity blend
, 49

Admissions
, 273–274

Affective learning
, 96–97

Africa

COVID-19 pandemic in
, 174

universities in
, 64–65

Africa’s higher education

changing higher education markets
, 20–24

COVID-19 crisis
, 15

Digital Age
, 14

institutions to changing pedagogy
, 17

neoliberalism
, 15–16

pressures from changing students
, 20–24

pressures of COVID-19 and neoliberalism in
, 18–20

Revolution
, 16

risks and rewards
, 30–32

university core values and pressures in teaching
, 24–30

African countries
, 46

African cultural traits
, 294

African cultures
, 291–292

African expectations of higher education
, 295–298

methodology and data
, 301–304

practical advice for African higher education institutions
, 309–310

African Union (AU)
, 23

Afro-communal purpose of higher education
, 297–298

support for
, 304–308

Alternative assessment methods
, 165

Anonymous online reporting
, 256–257

‘Anytime, anywhere’ learning
, 76

Apple Operating System
, 122–123

Appraisal support
, 95

Assessment, 154, 188 (see also Flexible assessment)

adaptive approaches
, 161–163

emergency
, 154–155

flexibility in learning and
, 155–158

integrated assessment designs
, 161–163

literacy
, 161

principles of flexible assessment
, 158–161

strategies for embedding flexible assessment
, 163–168

Assessment emergency (see Emergency assessment)

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
, 272

Asynchronic communication
, 51

Asynchronous communication
, 61

Asynchronous learning
, 135

tools
, 220–223

Authentication
, 58

Autonomy
, 86–87

Badges and quality assurance
, 191

‘Best of blends’ approach
, 64

Blended across delivery
, 49

Blended environments

pitfalls of interaction and engagement in
, 224–226

Blended learning
, 31, 48

tools
, 220–223

Blockchain consensus
, 184–185

Blockchain technology
, 175, 319–320

academic administration
, 189–191

architecture
, 180–185

consensus
, 184

context
, 179

COVID-19 emergencies
, 175–178

data analysis
, 179

digital assets
, 182–184

digital signature, and classification
, 180–182

focus of research
, 179

meaning
, 180

smart contracts and smart property
, 184–185

teaching, learning, and administration
, 175–178, 185

teaching and learning
, 186–188

Blogs
, 222

Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA)
, 272

Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA)
, 270–271

advisory to tertiary education sector
, 277–278

Botswana tertiary education landscape
, 269

Campus closure
, 269–270

Campus dormitory and dining
, 272–273

Capabilities approach
, 159

Care Act (2014)
, 253

Caregivers
, 295

Centre for Global Development (CGD)
, 283

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
, 272

Classroom-based teaching practices
, 40

Collaboration
, 87

Collaborative engagement
, 218

Collaborative groups
, 90

Collaborative learning and teaching
, 186–187

Collaborative learning approach (CLA)
, 82, 87–92

Communal relations
, 308–309

Communication synchrony
, 50–54

Community of practice
, 300–301

Competence
, 225

Computer-mediated-communication technology
, 2, 51, 61

Concrete experience abilities (CE abilities)
, 109, 110

Constructivist learning
, 46

Content-based pedagogies
, 76

Context, input, process, and outcomes (CIPO)
, 147–148

Context, input, process, and product impact model (CIPP model)
, 49

Contingent shifting
, 96

Contructivism
, 214–216

COVID-19
, 1, 108, 267–268

crisis
, 15, 247

emergencies
, 175–178

higher education landscape
, 246

lockdowns
, 246

outbreak
, 246, 271

pandemic
, 39, 72, 130, 174, 246, 317, 321

protocols
, 268

Critical reflection
, 112

Cryptography mechanism
, 181

Cultural dimensions theory
, 292–293

Culture
, 291–295, 303

Cyberattacks
, 235

Cybercriminal creativity
, 236

Cybersecurity
, 246, 261

(ab)normal for education
, 236–238

balancing educational needs
, 240–241

digital transformation
, 232

educational environment
, 231–232

in educational environments
, 233–234

in emerging digital classroom
, 238–239

security requirements
, 240–241

value of student data
, 238

Deep learning
, 187

Degree apprenticeship
, 49–50

Digital Age
, 14, 75

Digital assessments
, 56–58

Digital assets
, 182–184

Digital asynchronous learning
, 53

Digital education
, 307–309

pedagogy
, 294

Digital era
, 42–44

Digital ethnographic approach
, 49, 50

Digital first approach
, 47, 48, 64

Digital first intervention
, 49–50

Digital first pedagogical approach
, 50

Digital harassment and abuse
, 248

Digital immigrants
, 22, 42, 43

Digital learning, 40–41 (see also Online learning)

class size
, 54–56

communication synchrony
, 50–54

development of empirical evidence
, 46–50

digital assessments
, 56–58

digital era and
, 42–44

and digital technologies
, 45–46

inclusion and exclusion in
, 63

pedagogical models of
, 42

pedagogy
, 50

student support mechanisms
, 60–63

systems framework
, 44

technology
, 154, 291

Digital natives
, 22, 42, 43, 249–250

Digital poverty
, 318

Digital rich experience
, 49

Digital services
, 39

Digital signature
, 180–182

Digital synchronous learning
, 53

Digital technology
, 45–46, 291

and pedagogy
, 58–60

Digital transformation
, 232

Digitalised trust
, 180

Distance education
, 214

Distance learning
, 40, 131

Distress academic, voices of
, 200–204

Distributed learning and teaching (see Collaborative learning and teaching)

Diversity
, 158–159

Duty of care

concept
, 246

for institutions
, 261–262

e-learning
, 214

Education policy
, 274

Embedding flexible assessment, strategies for
, 163–168

Emergency assessment
, 154–155

Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Act of 2020
, 276

Emergency powers (COVID-19) regulations of 2020
, 275–276

Emergency remote teaching
, 130, 133–135, 197–198, 232

CIPP evaluation model
, 146

evaluation
, 139–140, 144

framework model for evaluation
, 147–148

input evaluation
, 145

knowledge decay theory
, 135–137

methodology and data
, 140–144

online teaching and
, 131–133

self-regulated learning theory
, 137–138

theoretical reasons for
, 135

transactional distance theory
, 138–139

Emotional support
, 95, 97

Empirical evidence
, 46–50

Enrolment
, 273–274

Evolutionary systems
, 42

Experiential learning
, 108

theory
, 109

Experiential transformative learning
, 109–113

Exploitative learning
, 30

External communication
, 215

Face-to-face

synchronous learning
, 53

teaching
, 28, 73, 93

Financial support
, 274–275

Flexibility in learning and assessment
, 155–158

Flexible assessment

core principles of
, 159

learning-focussed
, 160

principles of
, 158–161

shared and transparent
, 160–161

Formative assessment
, 160

Formative feedback
, 160

Freedom of Information Act 2000
, 250–251

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
, 51

‘Fuck women disrespect them all’ (online group chat)
, 248

Function segregation
, 93

Gamification
, 107, 115–116

COVID-19
, 108

experiential learning
, 108

experiential transformative learning
, 109–113

kitchen and restaurant simulations
, 113–122

Kolb’s learning cycle
, 110

lesson participation and grading
, 123–124

SIMR restaurant simulation software
, 124–126

success of intervention
, 122–123

though SIMR Restaurant Simulation Software
, 108

Government fiscal relief instruments
, 276–277

Group Chat Scandal
, 262

Group tasks
, 271

Higher education
, 246–249, 251, 253, 268

African expectations
, 295–298

digital learning
, 8

lockdown and COVID-19
, 3

lockdown in
, 2

non-traditional models of teaching in
, 73–76

post-COVID-19
, 1

systems
, 41

Higher education institutions (HEIs)
, 1, 40, 196, 268, 322

Higher Education Pedagogy Series
, 3

Home kitchen phase
, 114–115

Hospitality

education
, 108

management
, 111

Human culture
, 292

Human sociocultural development
, 291

Humanising pedagogy
, 198–199

academic voices of distress
, 200–204

methodology and data
, 199–200

student voices
, 204–210

Hyperpersonal relationships
, 60–61

Identity
, 296–297

Inclusivity
, 158–159

Independent learning
, 51

Information Age
, 14

Information communication technologies
, 14

Informational support
, 95, 98

Instrumental support
, 95, 97–98

Integrated assessment designs
, 161–163

International higher education
, 154

Internet connectivity
, 205–206

Keyword search algorithm
, 255

Kind of learning
, 30

Kitchen and restaurant simulations
, 113

module requirements
, 113–114

teaching remotely
, 114–122

KitchenCut
, 108

Knowledge decay theory
, 135–137

Learning, 214–216 (see also Digital learning)

community
, 310

disruption
, 269–270

process
, 206

theories and practices
, 268

Learning management systems (LMS)
, 28, 221–222

Lingering effect of underinvestment in education infrastructure
, 318

Massification
, 21

Media blend
, 49

Mental health
, 209–210

Monitoring systems
, 261

Multi-modal approach
, 164–165

Multiple choice questions (MCQs)
, 157

Negligence
, 262

Neoliberal capitalism
, 19–20

Neoliberalism
, 15–16

in Africa’s higher education
, 18–20

Network, unauthorised access of
, 259–261

Non-standardised, 9-item questionnaire (NSQ)
, 295

Non-traditional classroom
, 73

approaches to teaching in
, 81–92

influences on choice of approaches to teaching in
, 93–94

integration of aspects of teaching
, 92–93

non-traditional models of teaching
, 73–76

social support in
, 94–98

understandings of
, 76–81

Non-traditional models of teaching
, 73–76

North–south cooperation
, 41

One-size-fits-all digital technology
, 27, 60

Online abuse, disclosures of
, 256–257

Online communication
, 61

Online delivery
, 246

Online distance learning
, 75

Online education
, 301, 307–309

Online harassment
, 255

Online harms
, 245

in COVID-19 pandemic
, 259–261

Online learning
, 214, 269

communities
, 72, 77

and expectations of higher education
, 298–301

interaction
, 78

Online pedagogy
, 298, 301

Online restaurant phase
, 115–122

Online safeguarding
, 250

data collection themes
, 251–253

evidence from practice
, 253–259

methodology and data
, 250–253

Online safety conundrum
, 246–247

Online student engagement
, 219

Online teaching
, 131–133

and learning
, 270–271

Online-first pedagogy
, 26–27, 40

Padlet application
, 222

Parents
, 295

Passive learning
, 30

Patchwork assessment process
, 166

Pedagogic intent
, 163

Pedagogic Realignment with Organisational Priorities and Horizon Emergent Technologies Framework (PROPHET Framework)
, 47

Pedagogical arrangements
, 163–168

Pedagogical models
, 40, 45

of digital learning
, 42

Pedagogical reform
, 26, 33

Pedagogy
, 25, 81

Peer-to-peer interactions
, 60

Peer-to-peer support
, 97

Phishing
, 240

Physical health
, 209–210

Piagetian theory
, 215

Post-COVID-19
, 1

expectation of hybrid or blended learning models of delivery
, 246

Post-Fordism
, 29

Postgraduate students (PGS)
, 204

Pre-COVID-19
, 113–114

concerns
, 247–249

Principle of ‘flexibility’
, 49

Professional, statutory and regulatory bodies (PSRBs)
, 272

Proof-of-stake method
, 184

Proof-of-work technique
, 184

Qualitative methods
, 140

Quality assurance
, 177–178

Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
, 42, 49

Quantitative methods
, 140

Ransomware attacks
, 261

Record keeping
, 191

Red brick university
, 47

Reflective observation abilities (RO abilities)
, 109, 110

Remote teaching
, 114, 138

and learning
, 200, 205, 270–271

Restaurant management team (RMT)
, 115

Revised National Policy on Education
, 74

Revised Policy on Education for Botswana
, 271

Scaffolding
, 96

Self-assessment in digital assessments
, 56–58

Self-directed learning (see Independent learning)

Self-efficacy development
, 226

Self-knowledge
, 295

‘Self-programmable’ graduates
, 29

Self-realisation
, 296

Self-regulated learning theory
, 137–138

Semi-structured interviews
, 50

SIMR Restaurant Simulation Software
, 108, 115, 124–126

Smart contracts and property
, 184–185

Social constructivism
, 215–216

Social contingency and richness
, 300

Social harmony
, 295–296

Social interactionism
, 214–216

Social learning
, 45

forms
, 300

Social media
, 255

Social presence
, 78–79

Social support
, 60, 72

in non-traditional classroom
, 94–98

types of
, 95

Social-distancing
, 40

imperatives
, 271

Sociocultural theory of learning
, 215

Socratic method
, 112

Solidarity
, 296–297

South Africa in HEIs
, 197

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
, 196

Space blend
, 48–49

Spear phishing
, 240

Staff training and university working with external agencies
, 258–259

Student interactions

blended learning tools
, 220–223

in class attendance
, 271–272

dimensions of
, 217

interaction and student engagement
, 216–220

pitfalls of
, 224–226

Student Representative Council
, 19

Student safeguarding

policies
, 254–255

stewardship
, 255–256

Student(s)
, 245–250

admission application process
, 189–190

authentication in digital assessments
, 56–58

engagement
, 216–220

identity management
, 189

learning
, 316

placement and work study
, 272

student-centred learning
, 74

student-centred principles
, 74

student–environment interaction
, 214

support mechanisms
, 60–63

value of student data
, 238

voices
, 204–210

Sub-cultures
, 292

Sub-Saharan African culture
, 293–294, 299

Summative assessment
, 160

Synchronic communication
, 51

Synchronous communication
, 83

Synchronous learning
, 52

tools
, 220–223

Take culture in learning
, 299

Teaching
, 25–26, 72, 319–320

blockchain in
, 186–188

influences on framing of
, 81

and learning
, 175–178, 186–188, 216

in non-traditional classroom
, 81–92

non-traditional models of
, 73–76

Technology

in pedagogy
, 290

technology-based collaborative learning
, 220

technology-enhanced learning
, 40

Territories in sub-Saharan Africa
, 301

Tertiary Education Act of 1999
, 280

Tertiary education practices

BQA advisory to tertiary education sector
, 277–278

changes in
, 279–281

COVID-19 and
, 269

emergency powers (COVID-19) regulations of 2020
, 275–276

government fiscal relief instruments
, 276–277

legal instruments
, 275–279

major policy and legislation issues
, 269–275

policies and regulations at college and university level
, 278–279

reforms in
, 281–283

responsive and agile tertiary education sector
, 283–285

Text-matching software
, 58

Time and place dispersion approach (TPD approach)
, 82–86

Time blend
, 49

Tokenising
, 187

Top-down pedagogies
, 76

Traditional model of teaching
, 21, 271

Traditional pedagogies
, 76

Transactional distance
, 86

theory
, 138–139

Transactional distance approach (TDA)
, 82, 86–87

Transformative learning
, 30

experiential
, 109–113

24-hour information technology
, 60

Undergraduate students (UGS)
, 204

UNESCO
, 15

United Kingdom
, 40

Universal design for learning (UDL)
, 164

Virtual classrooms
, 75–76, 85

Virtual distance
, 291

Virtual learning
, 301

Virtual learning environments (VLEs)
, 48, 233

Virtue
, 297

Volume of disclosures
, 257

Warwick University Group Chat Scandal
, 247–249

Web and Video Conferencing
, 221

Western cultures
, 293, 298

Western-style pedagogy
, 82

Wikis
, 222

Work authorship in digital assessments
, 56–58

Work integrated learning scheme (WIL scheme)
, 208–209

World Bank
, 196

World Economic Forum
, 196

Worldviews
, 291–295

Zone of proximal development (ZPD)
, 96

Zoom-bombing
, 239, 260

Prelims
Introduction: A New Frontier for Higher Education
Part 1: Fundamental Changes and Transitions in Higher Education
Chapter 1: Neoliberalism Crisis and Fundamental Shifts in Africa’s Higher Education Provision in the 21st Century
Part 2: Emerging Approaches and Practices in Higher Education Pedagogy
Chapter 2: Pedagogical Models of Digital Learning in the United Kingdom: Lessons for Africa
Chapter 3: Teaching Approaches, Social Support, and Student Learning in Non-traditional Classrooms in Higher Education
Chapter 4: Gamification: Teaching a Practice-based Subject Virtually for Transformative Impact
Chapter 5: Reforming Emergency Remote Teaching through the Evaluation of Practice in Higher Education
Chapter 6: Shifts in Pedagogy and Flexible Assessment: Integrating Digital Technology with Good Teaching and Learning Practice
Chapter 7: Blockchain Technology in Teaching, Learning, and Academic Administration as a Long-term Solution to Emergencies in Higher Education
Chapter 8: Humanising Pedagogy in Times of the COVID-19 Emergency: Student and Academic Voices in South Africa
Chapter 9: Student Interaction and Engagement Supported by Blended Learning Tools in Emergency Teaching
Chapter 10: Cybersecurity in the Digital Classroom: Implications for Emerging Policy, Pedagogy and Practice
Chapter 11: Online Safeguarding and Personal Cyber Skills for Students
Part 3: Culture and Policy Concerns in a COVID-19 Higher Education World
Chapter 12: Policy Gaps and Imperatives for Rebuilding Sustainable African Tertiary Education Systems Disrupted by COVID-19
Chapter 13: Cultural Influences in Online Pedagogy and the Final Ends of African Higher Education
Chapter 14: Summary, Conclusions and Next Steps
Index