scholarly journals A virtual versus blended learning approach to higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: The experiences of a sport and exercise science student cohort

2022 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 100363
Author(s):  
Mitchell J. Finlay ◽  
Daniel J. Tinnion ◽  
Thomas Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Science Student ◽  
Exercise Science ◽  
Sport And Exercise

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS – A SOLUTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH IN LARGE CLASSES

2019 ◽  
Vol 199 (06) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Hoàng Thị Thu Hoài ◽  
Trần Thị Thảo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Large Classes

Việc giảng dạy tiếng Anh cho những lớp học đông sinh viên đã gây ra nhiều thách thức cho giáo viên, đặc biệt trong giáo dục đại học. Giáo viên khó triển khai các hoạt động duy trì kỷ luật lớp học, nhất là đối với những sinh viên thiếu ý thức làm chủ bản thân. Việc dạy học trong những lớp học đông sinh viên cũng gây nhiều khó khăn cho công tác giảng dạy, cũng như các hoạt động kiểm tra, đánh giá. Hơn nữa giáo viên khó lòng đáp ứng hết nhu cầu khác nhau của sinh viên. Bài viết này hướng tới việc giới thiệu một phương pháp dạy, học được tin là sẽ giải quyết được phần nào vấn đề lớp học đông sinh viên, phương pháp dạy, học kết hợp. Đây không phải là một ý tưởng mới. Tuy nhiên, việc kết hợp giữa mô hình lớp học truyền thống và ứng dụng công nghệ thông tin trong giảng dạy và học tập sẽ giúp phần giảm áp lực cho giáo viên. Sinh viên sẽ phát triển được phương pháp học tự chủ trong khi giáo viên vẫn kiểm soát được các hoạt động bên ngoài lớp học của sinh viên. Chúng tôi tin tưởng rằng phương pháp dạy, học kết hợp này nếu được nghiên cứu một cách toàn diện sẽ trở thành xu hướng giáo dục của tương lại.

Higher Education in the Post-COVID Era

2021 ◽  
pp. 126-142
Author(s):  
Priyanka Amrut Kokatnur ◽  
Srishti Agarwal ◽  
Aparna Sameer Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
New Form ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

With the changing time, the innovative technologies and communication systems have given a new vision to the education sector. The growing number of young people has brought attention to the higher education system to build a new form of learning. The new perspectives towards education systems have brought a blend of virtual as well as traditional modes of learning, known as “blended learning.” The purpose of this chapter is to understand the impact of COVID-19 on teaching learning practices of higher education institutes (HEI) and to understand the influence of a blended learning approach on attitude and behavioral aspects of the learners and teaching professionals.

scholarly journals Exploring the Potential of Blended Learning and Learning Management Systems (LMSs) for Higher Education in Aceh

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zamzami Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
College Level ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
Learning Management

The paper aims to explore the potential of the blended learning approach for higher education in Aceh. This is a conceptual paper that attempts to provide the concepts and theories associated with implementing the blended learning approach on college-level students and lecturers. Blended Learning is a learning model that is enriched with traditional learning methods and online education materials. In a typical blended learning environment, students may learn contents outside of the class through websites or Learning Management Systems (LMSs), but engage in practical, hands-on activities during class hours. The author believes the blended learning is a potentially effective approach if implemented for higher education in Aceh, especially Banda Aceh, which has adequate internet access in numerous areas. Integrating the blended learning approach will enhance students’ self-paced learning in Aceh, and in turn improve their critical thinking and collaborative learning. This study also encourages lecturers in Aceh to implement the blended learning approach in their teaching and learning practices, as well as urges the use of various LMSs or Web 2.0 tools as online learning platforms. Finally, the practice of blended learning will support Universities in Aceh in transforming teaching and learning activities from being traditional, to becoming technology-based learning environments.

scholarly journals Experiences and Challenges of an English as a Medium of Instruction Course in Taiwan during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 12920
Author(s):  
Shih-Ling Lin ◽  
Tzu-Hsing Wen ◽  
Gregory S. Ching ◽  
Yu-Chen Huang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Satisfaction Rate ◽  
Pedagogical Design

Recently, Taiwan’s higher education has been impacted by COVID-19 and the necessity of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI). In 2018, the Taiwanese government approved a roadmap for the development of a bilingual nation by 2030. This resulted in a renewed focus on EMI. However, the fluctuating surges of COVID-19 have caused university classes to shift from face-to-face to online. To assess its effectiveness, the current paper describes the quantitative and qualitative experiences and challenges associated with a blended EMI course within a private Taiwanese university. The data was collected from the students in the spring semester of 2020 (40 students) and 2021 (23 students). Overall satisfaction rate is calculated at 4.13; indicating that the transition from face-to-face to online has not affected the students’ overall satisfaction with the course. In addition, interviews and focus groups respondents pointed out the importance of a student-centered course approach and the opportunity to practice English in order to improve their competitiveness. While the flexibility offered by the blended learning approach during COVID-19 has given students more freedom to learn at their own pace. Lastly, in times of uncertainty, a careful pedagogical design will help to make the learning process fruitful and sustainable.

Perspectives of Pre-Service Teachers About Blended Learning in Technology Integration Courses

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-31
Author(s):  
Olha Ketsman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Midwestern University ◽  
Teachers Perspectives ◽  
Technology Specialists

This mixed-methods study explores pre-service teachers' perspectives towards using blended learning in technology integration courses. Data were collected through surveys and interviews with pre-service teachers enrolled in technology integration courses in a large Midwestern university. Findings from the study showed that pre-service teachers had favorable perspectives towards using a blended learning approach to teach technology integration courses. The majority of pre-service teachers preferred that the technology-integration course adopt a blended format instead of a traditional face-to-face format; however, it is uncertain if students will be more motivated to study in a blended technology integration course than in a traditional face-to-face one. The study has implications for higher education faculty, instructional designers and technology specialists.

scholarly journals Too Scared to Go Sick: Precarious Academic Work and ‘Presenteeism Culture’ in the UK Higher Education Sector During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 095001702110505
Author(s):  
Anastasios Hadjisolomou ◽  
Fotios Mitsakis ◽  
Steven Gary
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Job Loss ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Sickness Presence ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Uk Higher Education

This article discusses the story of Steven, a precarious academic worker, and his decision to work from home while being infected with Covid-19; a phenomenon called virtual presenteeism. As argued, Steven’s sickness presence is the outcome of the increasing precarity and job insecurity in the sector, as well as the outcome of a presenteeism culture in academia which is being facilitated by technology and the blended learning approach adopted during the pandemic. The article outlines precarious academic workers’ fear to go off sick, illustrating how Steven negotiates the precarity of his contract via virtual presenteeism to portray over-commitment to the institution and avoid the risk of job loss. As concluded, while blended learning becomes the new educational norm in higher education, virtual presenteeism risks becoming the new attendance norm. This article calls for more research to examine how the blended teaching approach will further impact on academic work, post-pandemic.

scholarly journals Blended learning technology n fostering linguistic skills: problems and solutions at higher education

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-357
Author(s):  
Solijon Azizov ◽  
Gulandom Bakieva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Linguistic Skills

         The article deals with the basic problems of teaching foreign languages at higher education institutions, in particular teaching English by implementing the blended learning approach into practice. The solutions to those problems have been considered based on the results of the research on uniting both the online and offline platforms of improving students’ basic linguistic skills in a systematic way as the innovative means of consolidating the quality and content factors of higher education remarkably.          Furthermore, the ways of assessing and providing students with feedback about their progress in fostering their linguistic skills in the target language have been applied into the practical part of the investigation, and the results have been characterized according to the choices of the research participants in the questionnaires

scholarly journals The future of vocational higher education: the blended learning approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Jeevaruban ◽  
Gemma M Boden
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
The Future ◽  
Vocational Higher Education

The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled higher education institutions to implement online learning provisions, however, within vocational education, the primary use of online learning may not satisfactorily allow students to achieve competency in practical skills. The blended learning approach offers an incredible solution to this and produces new opportunities to not just build but innovate towards the future.

scholarly journals Blended Learning Practices in Russian Higher Education: Benefits, Challenges, Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 01005
Author(s):  
Marina Nikiforova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Teaching Tools ◽  
Education Benefits ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Tools And Methods

The COVID-19 pandemic and a forced lockdown in spring 2020 made us reconsider the way we deliver higher education. Today we are all adopting new teaching tools and methods and redesigning our materials to be meant for diverse educational contexts. The present paper deals with the phenomenon of blended learning, which is a relatively new approach in Russian higher education. We introduce and critically discuss the concept of blended learning and given our own experience and the data of the survey we have conducted we analyze the strengths and weaknesses of blended learning approach and assess the prospects of its implementation in Russian higher education.

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