Technology in Education: Learning Opportunities for Teachers and Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
Shweta L. Reddy ◽  
Janace Bubonia
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Technological Competence ◽  
Diverse Learning ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Education Today

The purpose of using technology in education today is to provide students with an opportunity to learn a given topic at their own pace and convenience. Integrating technology into education is of considerable value because using technology effectively has the potential to make learning meaningful (Kirschner, 2015). Within a decade, technology has transformed education by affecting (a) the method of delivering course content to students, (b) student engagement with course content outside class hours, (c) the capability of a teacher to create different learning opportunities for students of diverse learning styles, (d) and the ability to convert course information into knowledge bytes for students of varied educational backgrounds and abilities. In this short span of time, the purpose of using technology in education has shifted from merely delivering course content to aiding students in learning the content. Using technology in education is more like "the idea that you can learn something without directly learning it" (Henriksen et al., 2019, p. 86). In other words, even though technological competence may not be the objective of a course, learning the technology will certainly help in achieving the objective of the course.

Expanding Learning Opportunities for Graduate Students with HyFlex Course Design

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariam Mouse Matta Abdelmalak ◽  
Julia Lynn Parra
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Student Attendance ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Class Meetings

The purpose of this study was to explore students' perspectives regarding HyFlex course design. The main feature of HyFlex is blending synchronous online student attendance and face-to-face student attendance (hybrid) in a single course and allowing students to choose when and how they attend (flexible). The course in this study implemented HyFlex principles to expand learning opportunities of adult graduate students in a higher education setting. The data collection sources included interviews of six graduate students, class observations, recordings of class meetings, students' course work, and relevant online course artifacts. Results indicated that participants perceived HyFlex to be a good way to accommodate student needs and their life circumstances, increase student access to course content and instruction, differentiate instruction to meet adult students' different learning styles and strategies, and give students a sense of control over their learning.

Benefits and Challenges of Mobile Learning in Education

2015 ◽  
pp. 24-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abha Vishwakarma
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Online Learning Communities ◽  
Diverse Learning ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Barriers And Challenges ◽  
The Impact

Advances in technologies have changed the process of learning, not just in formal educational settings but continuing education as well. Mobile learning is a part of a new learning landscape and offers the opportunity for a spontaneous, personal, informal, and situated learning. With the use of mobile technology in education, online learning communities can incorporate students from different backgrounds with vastly diverse learning styles into an educational setting. This chapter analyses the opportunities mobile learning presents and the impact mobile devices have had on teaching and learning practices and the barriers and challenges to support competitive educational experiences.

scholarly journals Teachers and students opinion regarding updated MBBS curriculum 2012 in a teaching hospital.

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
NM Badhon ◽  
N Nahar ◽  
I Jahan ◽  
F Zaman ◽  
MI Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Teachers And Students

The modern concept of a curriculum originally derived from the Latin word for a race course. Undergraduate medical education is part of a continuum of education and training.The new curriculum is structured to provide a balance among learning opportunities through integrated teaching system.  This study was carried out to explore the views of teachers and students regarding the current undergraduate medical curriculum.  This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between October 2019 to October 2020 among the teachers and students of a private medical college and hospital (MH Samorita medical collegesandhospital) in Dhaka Bangladesh. The sample size were 100 in total.  Most of the participants suggested for changes in overall existing MBBS curriculum. Highest satisfaction was seen in content related to learning objectives that were 90% and highest dissatisfaction was seen in Phase distribution of subjects that were 89%.However, they were satisfied with present pattern of course content, objectives, evaluation system and carry on system. Teachers and students evaluation may prove useful if analyzed further to overcome the shortcomings of existing MBBS curriculum. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.13(1) January 2022: 27-32

Benefits and Challenges of Mobile Learning in Education

2015 ◽  
pp. 1919-1931
Author(s):  
Abha Vishwakarma
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Online Learning Communities ◽  
Diverse Learning ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Barriers And Challenges ◽  
The Impact

Advances in technologies have changed the process of learning, not just in formal educational settings but continuing education as well. Mobile learning is a part of a new learning landscape and offers the opportunity for a spontaneous, personal, informal, and situated learning. With the use of mobile technology in education, online learning communities can incorporate students from different backgrounds with vastly diverse learning styles into an educational setting. This chapter analyses the opportunities mobile learning presents and the impact mobile devices have had on teaching and learning practices and the barriers and challenges to support competitive educational experiences.

Promoting Engagement with Online Presentations

2015 ◽  
pp. 322-336
Author(s):  
Amy Gaimaro
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
First Century ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Know How ◽  
Diverse Learning ◽  
Need For Support

Educators delivering online presentations face many challenges when teaching in this modality. Lack of student engagement is one such challenge. Students can study online with lackluster learning experiences when participating in a predominately text-based course. Applying multiple instructional strategies to address students' diverse learning styles can provide students with a more engaged online learning experience. Another challenge many educators face, is the need for support and guidance to facilitate effective online learning. More specifically, educators of the twenty-first century are seeking the know-how to move traditional text-based materials into online, media-rich course content. This chapter will examine some of the challenges of delivering quality online presentations. In conclusion, the author will provide examples of strategies for delivering effective online presentations within the virtual college classroom.

Accommodating Nursing Studentsʼ Diverse Learning Styles

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 41-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Griggs ◽  
Shirley A. Griggs ◽  
Rita Dunn ◽  
Joanne Ingham
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Diverse Learning

scholarly journals Students’ Voice in Learning Style Assessment: The Innovative Learning Experiences Tool (ILE)

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 180
Author(s):  
Nosisana Patricia Mkonto
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Diverse Learning ◽  
Innovative Learning

<strong></strong><p>Students who enter higher education have diverse learning needs, andhigher education institutions need to provide for these needs. One way of dealing with this variety of learning needs is to empower students to play an active role in their own learning, by making them aware of their learning styles.  Identifying learning styles is an important facet within the learning process. Assessing learning styles could provide students with an opportunity to be reflective, and interrogate how they learn. Students’ learning styles can be assessed by using a learning styles assessment tool. The Innovative Learning Experiences (ILE) which was developed in this study, caters for the students` voice where students reflect on their past and present learning experiences. </p><br /><strong> </strong>

scholarly journals The Importance of Identifying Learning Styles in Medical Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-193
Author(s):  
Cynthia Caetano ◽  
Roseli Luedke ◽  
Ivan Carlos Ferreira Antonello
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Passive Learning ◽  
Teachers And Students

ABSTRACT Learning is a complex construct that involves several factors, mainly the interaction between teachers and students in the process of teaching and learning. Understanding how students learn and which factors influence academic performance is essential information for lesson planning and evaluation, in addition to allowing a better use of students’ learning potential and outcomes. The ability to constructively modify one’s behavior depends on how well we combine our experiences, reflections, conceptualizations, and planning to make improvements. This seems particularly relevant in medical education, where students are expected to retain, recall, and apply vast amounts of information assimilated throughout their training period. Over the years, there has being a gradual shift in medical education from a passive learning approach to an active learning approach. To support the learning environment, educators need to be aware of the different learning styles of their students to effectively tailor instructional strategies and methods to cater to students’ learning needs. However, the space for reflection on the process of teaching is still incipient in higher-education institutions in Brazil. The present article proposes a critical review of the importance of identifying students’ learning styles in undergraduate medical education. Different models exist for assessing learning styles. Different styles can coexist in equilibrium (multimodal style) or predominate (unimodal style) in the same individual. Assessing students’ learning styles can be a useful tool in education, once it is possible to analyze with what kind of learning students can better develop themselves, improving their knowledge and influencing positively in the process of learning. Over the last century, medical education experienced challenges to improve the learning process and curricular reform. Also, this has resulted in crucial changes in the field of medical education, with a shift from a teacher centered and subject based teaching to the use of interactive, problem based, student centered learning.

scholarly journals Emergency Remote Learning in Higher Education during COVID-19 Era: Students and Professors’ Experiences

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Rguig Sara ◽  
◽  
Tribak Oifaa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Present Context ◽  
Conception Of Teaching ◽  
Educational Paradigm ◽  
Face To Face Instruction ◽  
Quality Learning

Due to the current massive pandemic situation, global educational systems have, by necessity, shifted from in-person to virtual learning. As a result, this newfangled educational paradigm has changed the conception of teaching and learning from a rigid process to a novel environment where new rules and objectives are set. In the present context, this research paper is intended to discuss the contemporary educational prototype as an alternative to traditional face-to-face instruction in order to accomplish quality learning and rescue the academic year from a doomed failure. In this regard, this study relies on a quantitative and qualitative research analysis, based on questionnaires designated to teachers and students of the National School of Applied Sciences of Tétouan (ENSATE) at Abdelmalek Essaâdi University to reflect upon their experiences, insights, and perceptions of distance education with respect to teaching materials, content, and syllabus delivery. The aim, therefore, is to disclose the variant challenges that are being encountered by the aforementioned students and teachers, including their attitudes toward e-learning course content and pedagogy. It is equally important to pinpoint the different possible strategies and policies that ought to be adopted by education policy makers to perfectly meet the novice learning/teaching needs and aspirations.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Lazar Stošić
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Technology In The Classroom ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Information And Communication

Today, more than ever, the role of educational technology in teaching is of great importance because of the use of information and communication technologies. With the help of various applications for distance education, the Internet, teachers, and students themselves, they see the advantage of educational technology. The question is whether schools and teachers themselves are ready for the use of technology in education and whether they are aware of its benefits? In this paper, we try to give an overview of the importance and use of educational technology in the classroom.

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