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19 pandemic in the Zimbabwean higher education system. The study employed the&#13;
qualitative paradigm and a case study design with three universities in Masvingo&#13;
province. Seven lecturers and ten students from three universities were purposefully&#13;
sampled because of their richness in data. Electronic interviews were used to&#13;
generate data. The major findings from this study were that lecturers faced challenges&#13;
in employing interactive teaching methods. For example, lecturers in the natural&#13;
sciences found it difficult to conduct experiments online. Students faced challenges in&#13;
engaging in group presentations. It was also established that lecturers were&#13;
sometimes not available online for consultation and this limited interaction between&#13;
students and lecturers. The study concluded that there were serious pedagogical&#13;
challenges that had been brought by the Covid-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe. The study&#13;
recommends that a robust professional development programme on ICT based&#13;
teaching be developed for lecturers to improve the quality of teaching in the Covid-19&#13;
era. Zimbabwean universities should build their own capacities to facilitate and&#13;
support student learning.</text>
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