The Crucial Multi-faceted Role of Instructors in Delivering Quality Education and Helping Students Succeed in Digital Learning Environments
Abstract: Post-pandemic, institutions all over the world continue to make further investments in infrastructure, support resources, workforce upskilling while going through an institutional digital transformation in order to be more resilient and better prepared for an unpredictable future. Faculty and students have learned new ways of teaching and learning over the past few years and researches show that most have agreed and come to the conclusion that the hybrid format for teaching and learning is to stay, and is the right way to move forward as the entire society and how we live our daily lives have been fundamentally transformed. One of the remaining concerns or doubts, particularly from the perspective of instructors, is that if technology plays such an important role in digital transformation and our daily lives, will all the web-based tools and technologies that enable online education and digital learning eventually reduce, if not entirely replace, the role of instructors? The answer is a resounding and definitive NO. This session will engage participants in reviewing, reflecting and examining, from different perspectives and at course, program and institutional levels, the crucial, multifaceted and ever-evolving role of instructors in ensuring academic integrity, delivering quality education, and helping all students succeed in the new digital learning environments.