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Table 2 Technical and didactic aspects of distance education (n = 85)

From: Distance education during COVID 19: an Italian survey on the university teachers’ perspectives and their emotional conditions

Technical aspects of distance education

Total (%)

1. Connection quality

 No difficulties

23 (27.1)

 Occasional difficulties

40 (47.0)

 Some difficulties

12 (14.1)

 Many difficulties

10 (11.8

 Major difficulties

2. Device availability

 No difficulties

61 (71.7)

 Occasional difficulties

17 (20)

 Some difficulties

6 (7.1)

 Many difficulties

1 (1.2)

 Major difficulties

3. Use of the Teams platform

 No difficulties

45 (52.9)

 Occasional difficulties

31 (36.5)

 Some difficulties

5 (5.9)

 Many difficulties

4 (4.7)

 Major difficulties

4. Family overlap problems in the use of networks and hardware

 No problems

48 (56.5)

 Minor inconveniences, without significant consequences

29 (34.1)

 Significant inconvenience and frequent loss of effectiveness of the connection

8 (9.4)

 Frequent inability to connect due to network or hardware sharing

Didactic aspects of distance education

1. Work-time materials for DE

  No difficulties

23 (27.1)

  Occasional difficulties

18 (21.1)

  Some difficulties

29 (34.1)

  Many difficulties

10 (11.8)

  Major difficulties

5 (5.9)

2. Work-time recording lessons for DE

  No difficulties

41 (48.2)

  Occasional difficulties

14 (16.5)

  Some difficulties

22 (25.9)

  Many difficulties

4 (4.7)

  Major difficulties

4 (4.7)

3. Supervision of oral examinations

  No difficulties

43 (50.6)

  Occasional difficulties

12 (14.1)

  Some difficulties

13 (15.3)

  Many difficulties

12 (14.1)

  Major difficulties

5 (5.9)

4. Supervision of written examinations

  No difficulties

36 (42.4)

  Occasional difficulties

14 (16.5)

  Some difficulties

10 (11.8)

  Many difficulties

16 (18.8)

  Major difficulties

9 (10.5)