@article {984,
	title = {CONTEXT MATTERS: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION LECTURERS{\textquoteright} REFLECTIONS ON ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {19},
	year = {2020},
	month = {December/2020},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {1125-1136},
	abstract = {To limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus conditions of lockdown were enforced by countries globally. Universities and schools revised the mode of delivery from contact teaching to online teaching and learning. This qualitative research was conducted at one university in South Africa and explored STEM discipline lecturers{\textquoteright} reflections on the use of online technologies and the factors which enable or constrain online teaching and learning. Three lecturers from STEM disciplines involved in online teaching were purposively selected to participate in this study. Data were generated via semi-structured interviews and reflective journals. The findings reveal that lecturers supplement the use of Moodle and Zoom with WhatsApp, the factor that enabled online teaching was the availability of data to lecturers and students. In contrast, the factors that constrained online teaching and learning were the technical training received for online teaching, the mismatch between pedagogy and students{\textquoteright} learning styles, the pressure of balancing work-home life and assumptions made about the availability of conducive home environments for learning, connectivity, and availability of devices for online learning. These findings have implications for professional development for online teaching and recommend that universities adopt WhatsApp to be a formal platform for online teaching and learning.},
	keywords = {learning style, online teaching and learning, pandemic, reflections, WhatsApp},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/20.19.1125},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2021/987-1613414714.pdf},
	author = {Asheena Singh-Pillay and Jayaluxmi Naidoo}
}
@article {879,
	title = {TEACHERS{\textquoteright} PERCEPTIONS OF USING THE BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH FOR STEM-RELATED SUBJECTS WITHIN THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {19},
	year = {2020},
	month = {August/2020},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {583-593},
	abstract = {Globally, as society enters the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we require a transformation in pedagogy. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related subjects are vital to succeeding within the Fourth Industrial Revolution. To provide quality STEM education, teachers{\textquoteright} perceptions related to the teaching and learning of STEM-related subjects is essential to understand. This qualitative research took place at one university in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and explored teachers{\textquoteright} perceptions of using blended learning for STEM-related subjects. Wenger{\textquoteright}s Communities of Practice Theory framed this research. Data were generated from workshops and semi-structured interviews. The results of this research indicated that blended learning is impeded by the lack of technology-based tools; is hampered by teacher professional development; offered the use of virtual hours for consultation and feedback and increased engagement and collaboration within STEM-related milieus. These results provide a glimpse of what teachers perceive regarding the use of blended learning for secondary school mathematics and technology. Globally, these results have relevance when considering the importance of teachers{\textquoteright} perceptions of using blended learning for STEM-related subjects, as society embraces the Fourth Industrial Revolution.},
	keywords = {blended learning, communities, fourth industrial revolution, mathematics teaching, practice, qualitative, STEM teachers, STEM-related subjects, technology teaching, technology-enabled learning},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/20.19.583},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2020/987-1597214386.pdf},
	author = {Jayaluxmi Naidoo and Asheena Singh-Pillay}
}
