Teaching and learning calculus through video conference during the COVID-19 pandemic: Google Meet / Mohd Syafiq Abdul Rahman

• Main Author: Abdul Rahman, Mohd Syafiq
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Unit Penerbitan JSKM 2020
• Subjects: LG Individual institutions; Malaysia; Pulau Pinang; Universiti Teknologi MARA; Asia
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/79034/1/79034.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/79034/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Millions of people are infected and hundred thousands are dead cause of the new coronavirus COVID-19. In order to break the chain of infection, government has instructed to Movement Control Order. Thus, all nonessential activities were put to a halt including higher education institutions. Ministry of Higher Education have suggested to move teaching and learning into online. This paper has presented a method of remotely teaching calculus using Google Meet among engineering and pharmacy students. The study explored how the students experienced studying calculus remotely. Google Meet is a free video conference platform that can be used by Google account users. iPad supported with Apple Pencil were used to teach during the lecture. Live screen of iPad’s note was shared through Google Meet to transmit live video to remote students. A survey has been conducted and found that positive feedbacks from the students regarding remote teaching with Google Meet.