COVID-19 Epidemic as E-Learning Boost? Chronological Development and Effects at an Austrian University against the Background of the Concept of “E-Learning Readiness”

The COVID-19 crisis influenced universities worldwide in early 2020. In Austria, all universities were closed in March 2020 as a preventive measure, and meetings with over 100 people were banned and a curfew was imposed. This development also had a massive impact on teaching, which in Austria takes...

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Main Authors:	Martin Ebner, Sandra Schön, Clarissa Braun, Markus Ebner, Ypatios Grigoriadis, Maria Haas, Philipp Leitner, Behnam Taraghi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:	Future Internet
Subjects:	e-learning strategy e-lectures online learning COVID-19
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/12/6/94

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spelling	doaj-fe1399d858e04f6ea19ed275856e0f6f2020-11-25T03:04:10ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032020-05-0112949410.3390/fi12060094COVID-19 Epidemic as E-Learning Boost? Chronological Development and Effects at an Austrian University against the Background of the Concept of “E-Learning Readiness”Martin Ebner0Sandra Schön1Clarissa Braun2Markus Ebner3Ypatios Grigoriadis4Maria Haas5Philipp Leitner6Behnam Taraghi7Educational Technology, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaEducational Technology, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaEducational Technology, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaEducational Technology, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaEducational Technology, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaEducational Technology, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaEducational Technology, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaEducational Technology, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaThe COVID-19 crisis influenced universities worldwide in early 2020. In Austria, all universities were closed in March 2020 as a preventive measure, and meetings with over 100 people were banned and a curfew was imposed. This development also had a massive impact on teaching, which in Austria takes place largely face-to-face. In this paper we would like to describe the situation of an Austrian university regarding e-learning before and during the first three weeks of the changeover of the teaching system, using the example of Graz University of Technology (TU Graz). The authors provide insights into the internal procedures, processes and decisions of their university and present figures on the changed usage behaviour of their students and teachers. As a theoretical reference, the article uses the e-learning readiness assessment according to Alshaher (2013), which provides a framework for describing the status of the situation regarding e-learning before the crisis. The paper concludes with a description of enablers, barriers and bottlenecks from the perspective of the members of the Educational Technology department.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/12/6/94e-learningstrategye-lecturesonline learningCOVID-19
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spellingShingle	Martin Ebner Sandra Schön Clarissa Braun Markus Ebner Ypatios Grigoriadis Maria Haas Philipp Leitner Behnam Taraghi COVID-19 Epidemic as E-Learning Boost? Chronological Development and Effects at an Austrian University against the Background of the Concept of “E-Learning Readiness” Future Internet e-learning strategy e-lectures online learning COVID-19
author_facet	Martin Ebner Sandra Schön Clarissa Braun Markus Ebner Ypatios Grigoriadis Maria Haas Philipp Leitner Behnam Taraghi
author_sort	Martin Ebner
title	COVID-19 Epidemic as E-Learning Boost? Chronological Development and Effects at an Austrian University against the Background of the Concept of “E-Learning Readiness”
title_short	COVID-19 Epidemic as E-Learning Boost? Chronological Development and Effects at an Austrian University against the Background of the Concept of “E-Learning Readiness”
title_full	COVID-19 Epidemic as E-Learning Boost? Chronological Development and Effects at an Austrian University against the Background of the Concept of “E-Learning Readiness”
title_fullStr	COVID-19 Epidemic as E-Learning Boost? Chronological Development and Effects at an Austrian University against the Background of the Concept of “E-Learning Readiness”
title_full_unstemmed	COVID-19 Epidemic as E-Learning Boost? Chronological Development and Effects at an Austrian University against the Background of the Concept of “E-Learning Readiness”
title_sort	covid-19 epidemic as e-learning boost? chronological development and effects at an austrian university against the background of the concept of “e-learning readiness”
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Future Internet
issn	1999-5903
publishDate	2020-05-01
description	The COVID-19 crisis influenced universities worldwide in early 2020. In Austria, all universities were closed in March 2020 as a preventive measure, and meetings with over 100 people were banned and a curfew was imposed. This development also had a massive impact on teaching, which in Austria takes place largely face-to-face. In this paper we would like to describe the situation of an Austrian university regarding e-learning before and during the first three weeks of the changeover of the teaching system, using the example of Graz University of Technology (TU Graz). The authors provide insights into the internal procedures, processes and decisions of their university and present figures on the changed usage behaviour of their students and teachers. As a theoretical reference, the article uses the e-learning readiness assessment according to Alshaher (2013), which provides a framework for describing the status of the situation regarding e-learning before the crisis. The paper concludes with a description of enablers, barriers and bottlenecks from the perspective of the members of the Educational Technology department.
topic	e-learning strategy e-lectures online learning COVID-19
url	https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/12/6/94
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COVID-19 Epidemic as E-Learning Boost? Chronological Development and Effects at an Austrian University against the Background of the Concept of “E-Learning Readiness”

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