Transactional Distances During Emergency Remote Teaching Experiences

The Transactional Distance Theory posits that successful remote learning occurs when teachers decrease psychological or transactional gaps. Narrowing the transactional distance can be achieved through a balance of appropriate course structure and dialogue, fostering healthy student autonomy in the p...

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Main Authors: Moreno, Ma. Monica L, Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T., Torres, Johanna Marion R., Gaspar, Timothy Jireh, Agapito, Jenilyn L
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.discs-faculty-pubs-12412022-01-31T05:51:38Z Transactional Distances During Emergency Remote Teaching Experiences Moreno, Ma. Monica L Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T. Torres, Johanna Marion R. Gaspar, Timothy Jireh Agapito, Jenilyn L The Transactional Distance Theory posits that successful remote learning occurs when teachers decrease psychological or transactional gaps. Narrowing the transactional distance can be achieved through a balance of appropriate course structure and dialogue, fostering healthy student autonomy in the process. This paper describes the Emergency Remote Teaching experiences of faculty and students of the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. It examines these experiences in the context of the transactional distance framework. Findings show that a sudden shift to remote learning mandates greater student autonomy, which increases transactional distance. Because of this, efforts by faculty to increase student-teacher dialogue are critical in preventing this distance from widening further. Implications for teacher professional development are subsequently discussed. 2021-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/242 https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1241&context=discs-faculty-pubs Department of Information Systems & Computer Science Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Transactional distance dialogue structure autonomy emergency remote teaching online education higher education COVID-19 Philippine education Computer Sciences Databases and Information Systems Education Higher Education
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topic Transactional distance
dialogue
structure
autonomy
emergency remote teaching
online education
higher education
COVID-19
Philippine education
Computer Sciences
Databases and Information Systems
Education
Higher Education
spellingShingle Transactional distance
dialogue
structure
autonomy
emergency remote teaching
online education
higher education
COVID-19
Philippine education
Computer Sciences
Databases and Information Systems
Education
Higher Education
Moreno, Ma. Monica L
Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T.
Torres, Johanna Marion R.
Gaspar, Timothy Jireh
Agapito, Jenilyn L
Transactional Distances During Emergency Remote Teaching Experiences
description The Transactional Distance Theory posits that successful remote learning occurs when teachers decrease psychological or transactional gaps. Narrowing the transactional distance can be achieved through a balance of appropriate course structure and dialogue, fostering healthy student autonomy in the process. This paper describes the Emergency Remote Teaching experiences of faculty and students of the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. It examines these experiences in the context of the transactional distance framework. Findings show that a sudden shift to remote learning mandates greater student autonomy, which increases transactional distance. Because of this, efforts by faculty to increase student-teacher dialogue are critical in preventing this distance from widening further. Implications for teacher professional development are subsequently discussed.
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author Moreno, Ma. Monica L
Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T.
Torres, Johanna Marion R.
Gaspar, Timothy Jireh
Agapito, Jenilyn L
author_facet Moreno, Ma. Monica L
Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T.
Torres, Johanna Marion R.
Gaspar, Timothy Jireh
Agapito, Jenilyn L
author_sort Moreno, Ma. Monica L
title Transactional Distances During Emergency Remote Teaching Experiences
title_short Transactional Distances During Emergency Remote Teaching Experiences
title_full Transactional Distances During Emergency Remote Teaching Experiences
title_fullStr Transactional Distances During Emergency Remote Teaching Experiences
title_full_unstemmed Transactional Distances During Emergency Remote Teaching Experiences
title_sort transactional distances during emergency remote teaching experiences
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2021
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/242
https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1241&context=discs-faculty-pubs
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