‘Lockdown’: Digital and Emergency eLearning Technologies—A Student Perspective

Venter, Isabella M.; Cranfield, Desireé; Tick, Andrea; Blignaut, Renette J.; Renaud, Karen V.

doi:10.3390/electronics11182941

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‘Lockdown’: Digital and Emergency eLearning Technologies—A Student Perspective

Isabella M. Venter

, Desireé Cranfield

, Andrea Tick

, Renette J. Blignaut

, Karen V. Renaud

Electronics, Volume: 11, Issue: 18, Start page: 2941

Swansea University Author: Desireé Cranfield

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent emergency measures had a fundamentaland disruptive impact on societies and, in particular, on the educational sector. The transition of themodality of educational delivery from face-to-face to online occurred within days; this researchstudy considered the con...

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‘Lockdown’: Digital and Emergency eLearning Technologies—A Student Perspective

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