Data-driven Decisions of Higher Education Instructors in an Era of a Global Pandemic

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education sector has been overwhelming, with emergency responses that have affected decision-making processes. Yet, our understanding instructors’ perspectives regarding process data-driven decisions, especially in times emergency, is still limited. We aimed at characterizing types decisions instructors made their courses. This was done while asking to reflect upon a face-to-face (F2F) course suddenly shifted remote teaching (ERT), due outbreak. Taking qualitative approach, data were collected via an open-ended online questionnaire distributed among 109 from different countries. findings suggest mentioned wider range sources, and referring ERT mode, compared F2F instruction. In teaching, mostly provided students real-time educational assistance. ERT, adjusted requirements, promoted collaboration students, offered them social emotional support.