Greeting
Lecturers
My name is Vuyo Irvin Masuku, I am currently registered for
the Masters program in Industrial Organisational Psychology at the University
of KwaZulu Natal, Howard Campus.
You are being invited to consider participating in a study
that involves research on transitioning to remote teaching during the pandemic.
This research aims to explore the sudden transition from face-to-face teaching
to remote teaching from the perspective of academic staff members. More specially, the study seeks to understand the
lecturers' description of their experiences as well as the challenges and
benefits of teaching remotely during the pandemic.
This study will involve a semi-structured interview
with academics staff via online (Zoom).
Research participant criteria:
·
Academics staff (lecturers - Professors,
Associate Professors, Senior lecturers, Lecturers, and Senior Tutors) at
the University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban.
·
Male and females of all races.
· Must have experience of face-to-face
teaching before the pandemic and currently experiencing online teaching.
If you are interested in being part of the study, please
email me on:
216075621@stu.ukzn.ac.za
or irvinmasuku@hotmail.com
Please let me know when you are available and I will
schedule the interview. Access Information Sheet and sign up to participate.
This study has been ethically reviewed and approved by the
UKZN Humanities and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee as per protocol
reference number: HSSREC/00005708/2023.
Kindly find attached gatekeepers permission letter, ethical
clearance letter, and the information sheet which outlines the details of this
study.
We look forward to hearing from you and your participation
will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Vuyo Masuku
Supervisors: Ms Ntokozo Mntambo (mntambo@ukzn.ac.za) and Dr Ruwayda Petrus(petrus@ukzn.ac.za)