515 KB44 KB198520252021Avdia, BlertaDhimitri, JostinaEjupi, ArsimPepkolaj, Lekëštevilka:56str. 175-191ISSN:0354-0596DOI:10.4312/dela.56.175-191COBISSID:99188483URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-MBLANJ4MenZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakulteteDela - Oddelek za geografijo Filozofske fakultete v LjubljaniAlbaniaAlbanijaCOVID-19distance teachinggeography of educationizobraževanje na daljavopandemicpandemiješolska geografijaGeography and math teachers in distance learning education amid COVID-19 pandemic in Albania|The Coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) brought a rapid change in the professional routine of in-service teachers worldwide. The study presents an assessment of challenges of online distance learning where a sample group of 155 geography and mathematics teachers, in pre-university system in Albania were involved during the first periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research found that lack of prior preparation has significantly affected the selection and usage of platforms, suitable for distance learning. Teachers face more difficulties in cartographic, graphic and symbolic semantic and less in verbal one. At the beginning of the pandemic, teaching was done mostly through WhatsApp and further on with the RTSH TV channels, followed by Google Classroom and Zoom. Teachers have fulfilled the needs for technological training through cooperation with colleagues and self-training and through various tutorials. The study emphasizes that teachers need professional development especially in soft ware systems and online teaching methodologiesPandemija COVID-19 je povzročila hitre spremembe v poklicni rutini učiteljev po vsem svetu. Raziskava, v katero je bila vključena vzorčna skupina 155 učiteljev geografije in matematike v Albaniji v začetnih obdobjih pandemije COVID-19, predstavlja oceno izzivov učenja na daljavo. Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da je pomanjkanje predhodne priprave bistveno vplivalo na izbiro in uporabo spletnih platform, primernih za učenje na daljavo. Učitelji se srečujejo s težavami na področju kartografske, grafične in simbolne semantike, manj pa s težavami na področju verbalne semantike. Na začetku pandemije je poučevanje večinoma potekalo preko aplikacije WhatsApp, nadalje s televizijskimi kanali RTSH, sledilo je poučevanje v okoljih Google Classroom in Zoom. Učitelji so potrebe po tehnološkem usposabljanju spopolnjevali s sodelovanjem s kolegi in samoizobraževanjem. V prispevku je poudarjeno, da učitelji potrebujejo strokovno spopolnjevanje, zlasti na področju programskih sistemov in metod spletnega poučevanjaTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Filozofska fakulteta