This book examines synchronous and asynchronous teaching in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. While this mode of teaching was earlier seen to be supplementary to brick-and-mortar classes, online teaching has become pivotal to the classroom experience.

Part one: Faculty Lived Experiences & Programme Design.- 1. Exploring Social Learning Theory in Synchronous Design for Engagement in Online Learning.- 2. On Becoming a Qualitative Researcher: Transformative Learning Pedagogy in an Online Research Course.- 3. Teaching Courses Online: Practical Implications from an International University Teachers' Survey.- 4. Flourishing or Languishing? Exploring the Lived Experiences of Faculty Negotiating the Challenges of Synchronous and Asynchronous Delivery.- 5. The Global Leadership Program: Adapting a Leadership Development Program for Graduate Business Students in the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Periods.- Part two: Learning Approaches & Pedagogical Practices.- 6. Experiential Learning in an Asynchronous Online Business Ethics Course.- 7. Weathering the (covid-19) storm: Insights from business school instructors on integrating experiential learning into online courses at the outset of the pandemic.- 8. Pedagogic practices for student engagement during COVID-19 Pandemic in an introductory course of Economics.- 9. Gamification for Synchronous & Asynchronous Learning.- 10. Pivoting to Online Experiential Learning during the Pandemic: Three Leadership Exercises.- 11. Blended freshman electronics labs.- 12. Learning Experience (LX) Design of language and content modules: Insights from students and tutors.

"Blended teaching represents a great opportunity to enhance the entire educational experience. Much has happened in the past two years, and the debate has rapidly increased in both the academia and business landscapes. Shedding light on the latest trends, challenges and practices is a must today. The book addresses these topics brilliantly."
—Leonardo Caporarello, Deputy Dean for Lifelong Learning, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy.
This book examines synchronous and asynchronous teaching in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a few weeks, millions of teachers found themselves forced to teach online, often with little systematic preparation and in their own homes. While this mode of teaching was earlier seen to be supplementary to brick-and-mortar classes, online teaching has become pivotal to the classroom experience. The chapter authors write of shared experiences that encapsulate the challenges faced by faculty, students and also higher education institutions. The book covers what worked, what did not work and what had to be changed during the rapid shift to online synchronous and asynchronous teaching during the lockdowns. Comprising both theoretical and practical perspectives, this book provides one of the first authoritative analyses of the field, while gathering lessons to be learned from the pandemic.

Payal Kumar is Dean of Research and Management Studies at the Indian School of Hospitality, Delhi, India.

Jacob Eisenberg is Associate Professor in the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at University College Dublin, Ireland.

"Blended teaching represents a great opportunity to enhance the entire educational experience. Much has happened in the past two years, and the debate has rapidly increased in both the academia and business landscapes. Shedding light on the latest trends, challenges and practices is a must today. The book addresses these topics brilliantly."
—Leonardo Caporarello, Deputy Dean for Lifelong Learning, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy.

Offers practical and critical perspectives on blended teaching practices Provides suggestions for academics and senior management on best practices Contributes one of the first publications with a forward-looking approach to 'the new normal'

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