Challenges and opportunities of remote teaching in Cybersecurity
This enquiry aims to explore the challenges and opportunities arising from remote teaching with relation to Cybersecurity. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic remote teaching has replaced face to face teaching in the last few months in most, if not all, higher academic education institutions. It is a form of teaching where face to face sessions and assessments must be delivered using online technologies and is different to online learning where material has been developed to be delivered online. The results of the enquiry indicate the challenges faced by remote teaching such as working from home and designing alternative assessments and highlights opportunities regarding skills and knowledge acquired that can be used in the future such as supporting students from distance. The enquiry investigates the challenges and opportunities of remote teaching in higher education with relation to Cybersecurity and provides recommendation for the future. In general, the findings show that It is challenging when working from home in general and the complexity of Cybersecurity makes it necessary to consider alternative assessments both for summative assessments and for lab exercises. On the positive aspects included new skills and knowledge acquired and in the future newer colleagues can be supported by this knowledge as well. Face to face teaching can be supported by this knowledge too for students that are not able to attend some of the sessions or meetings with academics in person.