Remote teaching in times of social distancing: a study in accounting and actuarial science courses

• Autor(a) principal: Fernandes, Maria Sueli Arnoud
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Almeida, Thiago Alexandre das Neves, Ribeiro, Henrique César Melo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Ambiente Contábil
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/ambiente/article/view/26358
• topic: Remote education; Higher education; Public higher education institution; Social distancing.; Enseñanza a distancia; Educación universitaria; Institución pública de educación superior; Distanciamiento social.; Ensino remoto; Educação superior; Instituição de ensino superior pública; Distanciamento social.; Educação à Distância; Ensino Remoto

Purpose: Considering the social isolation actions imposed to contain the Sars-Cov-2 virus spread, which caused the COVID-19 pandemic, classes started to be held online. These measures had an impact on education, mainly because they had to be adopted quickly, with no time for preparation. This study investigates how online teaching is occurring in the undergraduate courses of Accounting and Actuarial Sciences in a Public Higher Education Institution (PHEI) in times of social distancing. Methodology: An e-survey was carried out with professors and students to obtain information on the subject. The dataset was processed by using statistical techniques to generate the results. Results: It was observed that the studied PHEI does not have resources such as a Flipped classroom, Digital Whiteboard and other technological tools to support online classes, since the “remote teaching” modality was a need amid the ubiquitous COVID-19 pandemic. The PHEI launched digital inclusion programs through public notices for buying mobile data and purchasing equipment, such as computers/smartphones/tablets for students, but few of them managed to get those resources. Contributions of the Study: This research contributed with state-of-the-art results regarding undergraduate courses by investigating their evolution towards remote learning. Such contributions were able to provide information and knowledge on this subject for national scientific literature, and to support and guide other courses offered by public and/or private higher education institutions.