Virtual School Meanderings

January 19, 2026

Article Notice – Student Teachers’ Resilience During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Navigating Remote Teaching Practice

Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 2:47 pm
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An article that scrolled across my electronic desk over the past few days.

Student Teachers’ Resilience During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Navigating Remote Teaching Practice
  • October 2024
  • Research in Social Sciences and Technology 9(3):340-350
  • DOI: 10.46303/ressat.2024.63
  • License CC BY 4.0
  • Florence MAMOROLENG Shange
  • Sarina De Jager

Abstract – This article explores student teachers’ resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic and their ability to thrive in online teaching practice. Amid the pandemic’s unprecedented challenges, student teachers exhibited remarkable adaptability in navigating the shift to remote teaching. Through qualitative research and thematic analysis, this article delves into student teachers’ experiences, highlighting their positive encounters with online teaching methodologies and tools. The findings underscore the importance of resilience and adaptability in the dynamic field of education, emphasising the valuable skills student teachers attained through their engagement with online teaching. Furthermore, the article explores the advantages of online practical assessments, shedding light on innovative evaluation methods that may shape future educational practices. Overall, the insights gleaned from this research contribute to a deeper understanding of student teachers’ experiences during times of educational transformation. Recommendations are also offered to integrate online teaching methods into teacher training programmes to enhance these students’ resilience and adaptability in the face of adversity.

Web of Science Alert – Michael Barbour Profile Citation Alert – 2 results from articles

Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 12:05 pm
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An item from another one of my open scholarship networks.

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The actual citation, which may be of interest, was:

Designing Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) for Adolescents: Practices Associated With Greater Engagement and Positive Affect Post-Transition
  • January 2026
  • DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5994855
  • Sharlyn Ferguson-Johnson
  • Allison Ryan

Abstract – K-12 schools implement emergency remote teaching (ERT) amid disruptions to in-person learning, yet there remains little evidence of ERT approaches associated with K-12 students’ more favorable academic and emotional outcomes post-transition. This study identifies ERT strategies supportive of adolescents’ engagement in learning and emotional wellbeing after abruptly shifting to remote learning at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were 206 U.S. high school students (Grades 9-12; 59% female, 91% White, Mgrade = 10.4) who were surveyed two months post-transition. Students self-reported their engagement and positive affect relative to before and after the transition, as well their remote learning participation and opportunities, home support and resources, daily routines, technological access, confidence, and attitudes. Principal Components Analysis (PCA) was utilized to identify five distinct patterns among students’ ERT experiences immediately post-transition: Teacher transitional support, Zoomheavy, Heavy workload, Chaotic, and Heavy social load. Subsequent regression analyses revealed Teacher transitional support was the only ERT approach significantly associated with high schoolers’ greater engagement and positive affect post-transition. Heavy workload and Heavy social load ERT predicted students’ higher engagement, but not positive affect, post-transition. Neither Zoom-heavy or Chaotic ERT exhibited significant associations with either post-transition outcome. Hierarchical regression models further revealed differences in students’ ERT experiences at the onset of the pandemic explained as much variance in students’ post-transition engagement as home environmental factors, yet failed to explain significant variance in students’ post-transition positive affect. These findings underscore the role of well-structured, emotionally supportive ERT for supporting adolescents’ academic engagement during emergency shifts to remote learning, as well as clarifies the relative contributions of ERT, home, and individual-level factors to adolescents’ academic and emotional adjustment at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ICDE Newsletter – Updates from our global community! 📣

Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 7:01 am
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This newsletter may be of interest to my academic readers.

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Taking place on 24 January 2026, The International Day of Education 2026 will recognise youth and their role as agents of change in achieving inclusive and equitable quality education and building peaceful, just and inclusive societies.

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Pearson plc email alerting service (16-18 January 2026)

Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 6:00 am
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A corporate alert from Pearson themselves.

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Pearson plc has published a new regulatory announcement.
16 Jan 2026
Block listing Interim Review
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