Transferability of Governance Ethics in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Teaching and Learning Developments: A Distanced Higher Education Assessment in Zimbabwe Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This chapter is influenced by the globally renowned pillars of good governance which are independence, transparency, accountability, fairness and responsibility. Even, with a plethora of literature on these five pillars, little has been published with regards to how these conform or contradict with the upsurge of virtualised teaching and learning. Current developments in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are supporting application of educational technologies as a trajectory into the Zimbabwean Education 5.0 (teaching, research, community service, industrialisation and innovation) accompanied by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an increasing use of e-learning platforms for individual and collaborated learning which are both synchronous and asynchronous. It gave path to the adoption of e-learning systems which includes ZOOM, Google Class, Microsoft Teams and many others. The challenge with these learning platforms is that they reduce or totally eliminate physical and human interaction in higher education. Though there is little evidence, it has become a cause of concern that through virtualised learning, there is an increase in unethical classroom practices. In the interest of the aforementioned, this book chapter interrogated literature on e-learning resources in line with the needed governing ethics influenced by COVID-19 pandemic.

Citation

Chigora, F., Katsande, C., Zvavahera, P., Garwe, E.C. and Nyagadza, B. (2022), "Transferability of Governance Ethics in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Teaching and Learning Developments: A Distanced Higher Education Assessment in Zimbabwe Amid COVID-19 Pandemic", Ogunyemi, K. and Onaga, A.I. (Ed.) Responsible Management of Shifts in Work Modes – Values for a Post Pandemic Future, Volume 1, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 179-195. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-719-020221015