Navigating the Challenges of Emergency Remote Teaching at the University of Johannesburg

Abstract

This case study documents the move to emergency virtual learning at the University of Johannesburg. Prefacing promoting social justice and care, the authors explain how key challenges unique to a university in a developing world context were considered. The findings highlight the importance of agility, adaptability and the role of Ubuntu (i.e. values of compassion, solidarity and sharing) in higher education institutional leadership in a crisis. Furthermore, the authors highlight the need to address how structural inequality and poverty impact the pace of technological infusion in higher education in the Global South.

Citation

Petersen, N., Batchelor, J. and Gravett, S. (2024), "Navigating the Challenges of Emergency Remote Teaching at the University of Johannesburg", Goel, P., Simmons, J., Marwah, S., Andersson, L., Neuhaus, S. and Mahat, M. (Ed.) Building a Better Normal (Great Debates in Higher Education), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 55-76. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-410-420241004