PEDAGOGICAL PARTNERSHIP IN AN ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

• Main Author: Chang, Sze Thing
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2021
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35986/1/Chang%20Sze%20Thing%20-%2024%20pgs.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35986/4/Chang%20Sze%20Thing.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35986/

Pedagogical partnership is a process that encourages collaboration between the lecturer and students to investigate the teaching and learning method or practice. This study is generally purposed to examine the online pedagogical practices in University Technology MARA (UiTM), Kota Samarahan during the pandemic of COVID-19. It involved the cooperation of a lecturer and a student partner who did not enrol in the focal course, to enhance the online learning environment for 42 university students enrolled in a course. A qualitative research method was conducted to observe the students’ online learning behaviour and experience during the online learning. The findings show that both positive and negative students’ experience as well as their behaviour during online learning. The findings were then explained through the reliable sense of presence and community, technology, and students’ personalities. The study also provides valuable information on the role as a student partner and the challenges faced in the partnership. Some research ideas and suggestions to provide more understanding were also provided about his pedagogical partnership approach.