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Examining Technology and Teaching Gaps in Russian Universities Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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Educating Engineers for Future Industrial Revolutions (ICL 2020)

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The current study facilitates an evidence-based discussion on teaching during the period of an abrupt shift to virtual classrooms caused by coronavirus spread. There has been a massive investment to bring technology to universities; however, there are some significant gaps that must be addressed. The first is the availability of university online platforms and the second is the digitalization of the curriculum combined with teachers’ confusion and anxiety around the ability to adjust to the new digital environment. The study is aimed to research the current situation at two Russian universities: RUDN (People’s Friendship University of Russia) and PNRPU (Perm National Research Polytechnic University) and describe what changes have been implemented into teaching by the university administration and professors. The research questions include two groups: 1) Learning management system (LMS): Did the university offer a teaching platform to be used by all teachers? Or was it an individual choice of every teacher? 2) Curriculum: Did teachers have to modify the content of their course? In what way? Our study contributes several meaningful findings regarding understanding the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges in changing the education landscape.

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  1. Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation

    Elizaveta Osipovskaya

  2. Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Komsomolsky Avenue 29, Perm, Russia

    Svetlana Dmitrieva

  3. Moscow City University, 2-Y Sel′skokhozyaystvennyy Proyezd, 4, Moscow, Russia

    Vadim Grinshkun

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Osipovskaya, E., Dmitrieva, S., Grinshkun, V. (2021). Examining Technology and Teaching Gaps in Russian Universities Amid Coronavirus Outbreak. In: Auer, M.E., Rüütmann, T. (eds) Educating Engineers for Future Industrial Revolutions. ICL 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1328. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68198-2_72

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