English Teachers\u27 Experiences During the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Slovenske šole so se na uporabo informacijsko-komunikacijske tehnologije (IKT) večinoma osredotočale kot del pouka v učilnicah, vsaj do pandemije covida-19. Zatem so tehnologija in z njo povezane spretnosti postale pomemben dejavnik za izobraževanje na daljavo. Prva tri poglavja magistrske naloge se osredotočajo na pojem, zgodovino, prednosti in omejitve izobraževanja na daljavo, na časovnico s covidom-19 povezanih dogodkov na področju slovenskega šolstva do pred kratkim in na prvi val pandemije. V pregledu literature je v središču predvsem vidik učiteljev, saj me je v to smer vodila moja anketa. Drugi del magistrske naloge obravnava anketo, na katero je odgovarjalo več kot 40 slovenskih učiteljev angleščine. Ti so opisali svoje izkušnje izobraževanja na daljavo med prvim zaprtjem šol, ki se je začelo marca 2020 in trajalo do sredine maja 2020. Na koncu podam nekaj lekcij, ki bi lahko pomagale pri nadaljnjem izobraževanju na daljavo. Omenim tudi s takšnim izobraževanjem povezane izzive, ki jim morajo naproti stopiti učitelji.Slovenian schools focused on the use of information and communications technology (hereinafter ICT) primarily as a part of in-person classes, at least until the COVID-19 pandemic. After that, technology and the skills associated with it became an important factor for online learning. The first three chapters of the dissertation focus on defining the term, history of, and strengths and limitations of online learning, the COVID-19 timeline in the Slovenian education sphere up until recently, and online learning in the first wave of the pandemic. The focus in the literature overview is mostly concentrated on the teachers\u27 point of view, as this is where my survey led. The second part of the dissertation discusses the survey, which was answered by over 40 Slovenian teachers of English, who described their remote teaching experiences during the first of the school closures, which started in March 2020 and lasted until mid-May 2020. At the end, I introduce some lessons that could help with any further online learning. I also mention some challenges teachers face regarding online learning