Ordóñez de Pablos, P., Tennyson, R. D., & Kytras, M. D. (eds): Assessing the role of mobile technologies and distance learning in higher education

TechTrends ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-309
Author(s):  
Ismahan Arslan-Ari ◽  
Fatih Ari
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Mobile Technologies

scholarly journals Using M-Learning Technology in Teaching Foreign Languages: A Panacea during COVID-19 Pandemic Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (15) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Elena Dolzhich ◽  
Svetlana Dmitrichenkova ◽  
Mona Kamal Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Learning Technology

<p class="0abstract">The higher education system around the world is being rapidly developed towards digitalization – from computers to laptops, from laptops to tablets and smartphones. Accordingly, traditional delivery of instruction is being shifted towards blended learning that is being gradually replaced with distance learning, i.e. higher education is moving forward with mobile learning (m-learning) technologies. The introduction of mobile learning became the most topical event in 2020 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, due to which many countries had to completely move to distance learning in higher education. The purpose of the study is to analyze the prospects for the widespread use of mobile applications in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in Russia to Russian and Arab learners. In the course of the study, an online survey based on a questionnaire consisting of four open and closed questions was conducted. An empirical method was applied to collect the research data.  The survey was conducted at the Department of Foreign Languages of the Engineering Academy of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (EA PFUR). The total research sample included 200 participants and consisted of: 50 potential employers, 50 Russian and Arab students of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia studying Linguistics (training program code 035700), 50 faculty members, namely teachers of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, the Institute of Foreign Languages of the Moscow State Pedagogical University and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, as well as 50 administrative staff of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. The purpose of the survey was to collect information about the use of mobile applications (Smartphone Apps) and the introduction of mobile learning technology (m-learning) in the process of teaching EFL to students. According to the results of the survey, instructors are actively using mobile technologies in their professional activities and all participants in the learning process are receptive to their introduction in education. At the same time, respondents believe that technical challenges are the major obstacle to the adoption of mobile applications; these problems must be overcome in order to enable more productive use of mobile applications. In this regard, the study of mobile applications that are suitable for specific aspects of learning a foreign language, such as spoken language, reading comprehension, listening or writing, can be considered a promising research area.</p>

A Comparative Study of Business and Engineering Students' Attitude to Mobile Technologies in Distance Learning

2015 ◽  
pp. 29-59
Author(s):  
Andreas Ahrens ◽  
Jeļena Zaščerinska
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Education Degree ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Research Show

Mobile technologies are widely employed in distance learning in higher education to provide students with an opportunity to learn regardless of time and place in order to obtain a higher education degree. However, little attention has been paid to a comparative study of business and engineering students' attitudes toward mobile technologies. The aim of the chapter is to compare business and engineering students' attitudes toward mobile technologies in distance learning, underpinning elaboration of a hypothesis. The meanings of the key concepts of distance learning, blended learning, and attitude are studied. Moreover, the study demonstrates how the key concepts are related to the idea of mobile technologies and shows how the steps of the process are related: students' attitudes toward mobile technologies in distance learning? empirical study within multicultural environments ? conclusions. The results of the present research show that both business and engineering students' attitudes toward mobile technologies are positive.

scholarly journals COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND DISTANCE LEARNING

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Susan Ives
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Diverse Population ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Traditional Student ◽  
Environmental Scan

The goal of community colleges is to serve local needs. Community colleges’ low tuition helps keep higher education affordable for a diverse population. Distance learning holds the promise of providing yet another mechanism by which community colleges can bring education to a non-traditional student body. This paper explores the role of distance learning opportunities in community colleges within the context of today’s current environmental scan.

scholarly journals Peculiarities of distance learning in higher education: The teacher’s functions as a chat communication organizer

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 341-357
Author(s):  
Elena V. Maleko ◽  
Yuliya L. Kiva-Khamzina ◽  
Natal'ya A. Rubanova ◽  
Elena V. Каrpova ◽  
Natalya A. Plugina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Internet Communication ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
New Knowledge

The purpose of this article is to define the functions of the teacher as the organizer of chat communication, which has become one of the foundations of Internet communication. The leading method for the study of this problem is the method of situational modeling, which allows considering chat-communication as a process of new social interaction, requiring the leading role of the teacher-organizer, ensuring the maximum involvement of all participants-communicators in this process in order to assimilate new knowledge by the perceiver (learners). This article presents new methodological methods of teacher's work within the framework of chat-communication, defines the important functions of a teacher, who communicates knowledge in the changed socio-cultural environment. The presented methodological material is designed to help teachers of higher education to use chat-communication as a new channel of knowledge transfer from a teacher to a student to adapt to the new communicative realities, to give awareness of the continuity of the educational process, even in a situation of significant changes in conditions of its implementation.   Keywords: distance learning, higher education, internet communication, chatting, teacher functions

The Role of Distance Education in Global Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 6412-6422
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Educational Performance ◽  
Traditional Schools ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Traditional Classrooms ◽  
School Based

This article indicates the overview of distance education and the importance of distance education in global education. Distance learning becomes an alternative to traditional classrooms. Students can benefit from the flexibility that comes with distance learning, and for students who do not have the time or money to attend the traditional schools, distance learning can provide a path to higher education. Distance learning can increase the opportunities for students across the globe, ensuring that students do not have to choose a school based on its location. Distance-based learning offers more flexibility to students in terms of how and when they take classes. The article argues that facilitating distance education has the potential to improve educational performance and gain sustainable competitive advantage in global education.

scholarly journals The Regional Structure of Higher Education and the Role of Distance Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Melinda Krankovits ◽  
Irén Szörényiné Kukorelli
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
University Education ◽  
Full Time ◽  
University Selection ◽  
Catchment Areas ◽  
The University

Abstract In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic the importance of distance learning is being enhanced, while formal, full-time, face-to-face university education is being converted to distance learning. The study explores the role of the Universities in distance learning market and reveals the factors that influence the students’ university choice. The regional embeddedness of higher education in the Western Transdanubian region is analysed, highlighting the catchment areas of the region’s universities. The educational commuting of distance learning students to the region increases purchasing power, has a positive impact on the rental market, the labour market and can boost future settlement. Commuting, university selection and training selection behaviours of correspondence and distance training of students is examined using questionnaires. The aim is to establish whether the university selection of correspondence training students is influenced by distance and by the characteristics of the student‘s place of residence. The findings show that distance is one of the main factors during the university-selection process in the case of any kind of distance learning.

Training as a means of successful professionalization of applicants for higher education in quarantine

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (Extra-B) ◽  
pp. 503-510
Author(s):  
Nadiia Broiako ◽  
Oksana Oliinyk ◽  
Iryna Skomorovska ◽  
Veronika Dorofieieva ◽  
Tetiana Pistunova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
Teacher Trainer ◽  
Methods Of Application ◽  
Professional Formation

The article presents a model of training as an innovative pedagogical technology for successful professionalization of future professionals in quarantine and distance learning. The pedagogical conditions and features of educational and professional training to ensure the formation of professional competencies in students are determined. The principles and methods of application of training pedagogical technology in the context of integration approaches to the organization and content of distance learning in higher education institutions are analyzed. The role of development of pedagogical skill of the teacher-trainer as a factor of qualitative preparation of future experts in unpredictable situations of their professional formation is noted.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF A TUTOR IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF THE FUTURE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY SPECIALIST DURING THE PERIOD OF DISTANCE LEARNING

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
IRYNA KAMENSKA
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Professional Activity

The topical problem of using the tutoring system of education and upbringing of student youth during the introduction of distance learning has been considered. The purpose of the article is to investigate the role of a tutor in the formation of professional competence of students in the training of future health and safety specialists during the introduction of distance learning. The main types of distance learning technologies have been analyzed, which allows to carry out distance learning, not only without losing the quality of learning, but on the contrary improving it through individualization, active learning methods, bilateral interaction between a teacher and a student. The author substantiates the advantages of introducing distance learning to prevent the complication of the epidemiological situation and the creation of favorable learning conditions in the context of the spread of COVID-19. The peculiarities of the work of a tutor in the conditions of online learning have been described. It has been established that the introduction of distance learning via the Internet, with periodic counseling of students by teachers-consultants (coordinators, tutors) – is a resource to fully ensure the level of knowledge acquisition and skills necessary for future professional activity and further career growth labor protection specialists. The author reveals the essence of the concept of «tutor». The importance of a tutor in the application of distance learning in higher education institutions is theoretically substantiated. It has been established that a tutor is a key figure in the distance learning process. The responsibilities, roles, functions and tasks of a tutor in modern educational conditions, to ensure the quality of educational services in higher education institutions and to achieve the goal of education are highlighted. The pedagogical conditions of training, which are realized by a teacher (tutor), during the introduction of distance learning, during the professional training of future specialists of occupational safety in order to obtain a competent specialist, are presented. It has been estimated that the role of a teacher (tutor) is expanding and updating in the system of distance education. It has been established that a teacher (tutor) coordinates the cognitive process using various forms of interaction (seminars, webinars, video-lectures, video-conferences), improves digital educational content, provides meaningful advice, manages educational projects and other.

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