What did Physical Education teachers learn from the technological disruption in their classes?
Challenges and uncertainties about technology use after the pandemic
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Physical Education, COVID 19., Physical distancing, TechnologyAbstract
The pandemic caused global disruptions to in-person teaching and led to the unplanned adoption of digital technology. This article explores the challenges, fears, and uncertainties faced by PE teachers during the pandemic and seeks to understand whether these experiences encouraged them to consider using technology post-pandemic. Data were collected through a survey of 203 Brazilian and British PE teachers who taught PE classes before, during, and after the pandemic. The findings indicated that teachers changed their teaching during the pandemic. They reported concerns related to technology use. However, they stated that online communities contributed to their professional development during COVID. Analysis showed that Brazilian teachers were more likely than UK teachers to continue using technology post-pandemic. We conclude that teacher-specific experience and local context may determine what the new post-pandemic “normal” of PE looks like and how technology could be integrated.
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