Vida acadêmica e ensino remoto emergencial: levantamento com estudantes de Secretariado Executivo da Universidade Federal do Ceará.

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic imposed changes in all aspects of social life, especially in the educational area. Regarding the educational system, with the suspension of face-to-face classes, colleges and universities had to adapt and implement alternative strategies to continue the school year. With that, Emergency Remote Teaching started to be adopted as an alternative to maintain instruction using fully remote teaching solutions. The objective of this research is to analyze the influence of the adoption of Emergency Remote Teaching as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in the academic life of students from the Executive Secretariat of the Federal University of Ceará. The research is qualitative and quantitative, exploratory, and a survey. Data collection was carried out in August 2021 through a questionnaire and had the participation of 73 students (44% of the total). The results show that not all students have adequate infrastructure for the needs of remote learning, exposing the inequalities between the participants. Beyond that, Emergency Remote Teaching affected the students’ engagement, dedication, and social relationships. Student dismay and dissatisfaction with the Emergency Remote Teaching are notorious, as is the difficulty in dealing with the changes caused by the pandemic. Still, the students view the flexibility and convenience provided by online teaching as positive points. Moreover, Emergency Remote Teaching, although without planning, was important for maintaining the students still in close contact with the university.