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Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning (ERTL) During COVID-19: The Ghana Communication Technology University Experience

Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning (ERTL) During COVID-19: The Ghana Communication Technology University Experience
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Author(s): Esi Akyere Mensah (Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana), Isaac Abeku Blankson (Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana), Frank Senyo Loglo (Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana)and Emmanuel Freeman (Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 19
Source title: Handbook of Research on Inequities in Online Education During Global Crises
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lydia Kyei-Blankson (Illinois State University, USA), Joseph Blankson (Ohio Northern University, USA)and Esther Ntuli (Idaho State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6533-9.ch017

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Abstract

In response to the surging COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Ghana shut down all schools on March 16th, 2020. This compelled many higher education institutions globally and in Ghana to adopt emergency remote teaching and learning (ERTL) to ensure continuity of academic work. This chapter chronicles the experiences of Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU) with the ERTL from March 2020 to date. Specifically, the chapter discusses what they did as an institution in terms of ERTL from the perspective of management, faculty, and support services. In this chapter, the authors provide a chronology of experiences with ERTL, the rationale behind actions taken, the mode of implementation, as well as the results of ERTL for faculty and students. Based on these experiences, the chapter advocates for the adoption of the pragmatism, accessibility, content, context, and empathy (PACCE) framework as a useful heuristic tool in ensuring equity and effectiveness of ERTL.

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