An Investigation into the Online Teaching in Study Skills Course during the Covid-19 at a Vocational College

Abstract

The advancement of information technology changes many different aspects of human life, including learning. Today, online learning facilities are provided by institutions ranging from formal higher education institutions to open course providers. The education sector has changed with the advent and development of new technologies. Therefore, online teaching has spread all over the world and is becoming more and more popular, reflected even more clearly by the COVID-19 pandemic that has taken place globally since the end of 2019 and has not ended yet. This study aims to survey the opinions of new students enrolling in September 2021 at a vocational college in Vietnam about the online teaching and learning of the Study skills course. The study focuses on the evaluation of new students about the advantages and limitations of online teaching. Data were collected through the Google form with 208 responses. Through this study, some solutions were also proposed to improve the effectiveness of online teaching that may continue to be applied in the future.