The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted all aspects of the learning environment. School closures necessitated a shift to online and hybrid learning models. This change impacted the culture of learning, technologies used for learning, pedagogical designs, and teachers and students. Specifically, collaborative and social learning was disrupted, new technologies had to be adopted, innovative teaching strategies were needed, and rebuilding social presence and cognitive presence online posed challenges. Educators must work to mitigate these issues and ensure minimal disruption to the educational process.

1. Changes in Learning
Environment
Barriers & Challenges to Overcome
Mohd Hafiz Md Hanif, PhD
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, MALAYSIA
www.drhafizhanif.net
2021 ALCoB ICT Volunteer (AIV)
Online Forum (Panel Discussion)

2. COMMON
COMPONENTS IN A
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
• Teachers
• Students
• Cultures
• Pedagogies
• Technologies
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
CULTURE
TECHNOLOGY
PEDAGOGY
TEACHERS
&
STUDENTS

3. PANDEMIC COVID19
HIT (ONGOING)
• Disruption to all aspects of
learning environment.
• School closures.
• Online/Hybrid learning
becomes mainstream.
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
CULTURE
TECHNOLOGY
PEDAGOGY
TEACHERS
&
STUDENTS

4. IMPACT ON THE
CULTURE
OF LEARNING
• Some aspects of learning
can’t be fully augmented:
• Thinking habits changed
because pedagogies changed.
• Collaborative learning
disrupted.
• Impact on teachers’ &
students’ psychology.
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
CULTURE
TECHNOLOGY
PEDAGOGY
TEACHERS
&
STUDENTS

5. IMPACT ON THE
TECHNOLOGIES FOR
LEARNING
• Online/Hybrid learning
becomes mainstream.
• Increased adoption of tech
tools.
• Limited integrated tools. Need
to mix-match different tools to
fit instructional design.
• Infrastructure.
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
CULTURE
TECHNOLOGY
PEDAGOGY
TEACHERS
&
STUDENTS

6. IMPACT ON THE
PEDAGOGICAL
DESIGNS
• Technological Pedagogical
Knowledge (TPK, see TPACK).
• Readiness for innovative
teaching strategies using
digital tools.
• Psychological considerations
when designing online
lessons.
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
CULTURE
TECHNOLOGY
PEDAGOGY
TEACHERS
&
STUDENTS

7. IMPACT ON
TEACHERS AND
STUDENTS
• Social presence - disrupted.
Needed to be rebuilt in online
environment.
• Cognitive Presence - difficult
to augment. Needed creative
use of digital tools to deliver
and assess learning.
• Teaching Presence -
innovative pedagogies.
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
CULTURE
TECHNOLOGY
PEDAGOGY
TEACHERS
&
STUDENTS

8. Educators need to
mitigate these issues
to ensure minimal
disruption in the
educational
processes.
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
CULTURE
TECHNOLOGY
PEDAGOGY
TEACHERS
&
STUDENTS

9. FIN
Q & A Session
Thank You
Mohd Hafiz Md Hanif, PhD
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, MALAYSIA
Visit www.drhafizhanif.net to learn more
mohd_hafiz@fpm.upsi.edu.my