Within the digital era, as global society embraces the fourth industrial revolution, technology is being integrated swiftly within teaching and learning Within the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic era, education institutions are preparing robustly for digital pedagogy This article reports on a study focusing on 31 postgraduate mathematics education students' experiences of using digital platforms for learning during the COVID-19 pandemic era The study was located at one teacher education institution in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa The research process encompassed three interactive online workshops and two online discussion forums, which were conducted via different digital platforms (Zoom, Moodle and WhatsApp) The study was framed using the theory of Communities of Practice, which denotes a group of people who share an interest which is enhanced as group members support and interact with each other Qualitative data generated during the interactive online workshops and discussion forums were analysed thematically The results exhibit challenges and strengths of using digital platforms as experienced by the participants The results of this study suggest that before using digital platforms for mathematics learning, it is important for students to be encouraged to practise and engage collaboratively within digital platforms The study adds to the developing knowledge in the field concerning using digital platforms for learning mathematics within the COVID-19 pandemic era

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研究生数学教育学生在 COVID-19 大流行时代使用数字平台进行学习的经验

在数字时代，随着全球社会迎来第四次工业革命，技术正在迅速融入教学和学习中 在冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行时代，教育机构正在为数字教育学做准备关于 31 名研究生数学教育学生在 COVID-19 大流行期间使用数字平台进行学习的经验 该研究位于南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省的一所师范教育机构 研究过程包括三个互动在线研讨会和两个在线讨论论坛，这是通过不同的数字平台（Zoom、Moodle 和 WhatsApp）进行的 该研究是使用实践社区理论构建的，这表示一群有共同兴趣的人随着小组成员的支持和相互交流而增强 对互动在线研讨会和讨论论坛期间产生的定性数据进行了专题分析 结果显示了使用数字平台的挑战和优势参与者 本研究结果表明，在使用数字平台进行数学学习之前，重要的是要鼓励学生在数字平台中进行练习和协作参与。这项研究增加了该领域有关使用数字平台学习数学的知识COVID-19大流行时代鼓励学生在数字平台中进行实践和协作非常重要 该研究增加了该领域有关在 COVID-19 大流行时代使用数字平台学习数学的知识