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Stephen Downes

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This study uses the SAMR model to represent changes made by faculty related to individual, course, and institutional factors respectively (micro, macro, meso). These changes are further subdivided into categories (eg., 'innovation propensity', 'nudging strategies', 'course modification') and the influence of each calculated from the responses (see table). "The results indicate that educators made the most drastic changes in their teaching behaviors, followed by changes made to their use of technology. The change in their beliefs about online teaching was small but significant." So the pandemic "likely forced many educators to change their teaching behavior without making corresponding changes in their beliefs." Maybe. But I think it's also too early to assess the impact on their beliefs. Let's see what they think after they return to the more traditional model.

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