Mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic: a snapshot from Malaysia into the coping strategies for pre-service teachers’ education

ABSTRACT

As Covid-19 cases increased rapidly in Malaysia, the Movement Control Order was imposed nationwide by the government, resulting in immediate closure of schools and universities. Consequently, teaching and learning were instantaneously transformed into distance and remote formats. This article offers a snapshot into how teacher educators and student teachers, coped with the unprecedented situation. We also share our reflections and examination of the online teaching and learning experiences through the lens of TPACK and online learning models. A major implication for both teacher educators and student teachers is to acquire TPACK – technological knowledge and technological pedagogical knowledge to ensure learning continuity and equity.

KEYWORDS:

• Covid-19
• online teaching
• online learning
• teacher education
• TPACK

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.