scholarly journals Technological Innovation or Educational Evolution? A Multi-disciplinary Qualitative Inquiry into Active Learning Classrooms

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoshan Zhu Gordy ◽  
Ellen M Jones ◽  
Jessica H Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Learning Enjoyment ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Audio Video ◽  
The Impact

In recent years, many institutions have transformed traditional classrooms (TCs) into technology-rich active learning classrooms (ALCs) to accommodate the pedagogical concept of “active learning”. In order to investigate the impact of ALCs on teaching and teaching, we observed an instructor teaching in an ALC for an entire academic year, audio/video-recorded every class and took field notes. A focus group discussion was conducted with faculty from six allied health disciplines who taught weekly classes in the ALC and an online survey was distributed to students who took those classes. Data was then analysed using a qualitative constant comparative method (CCM). Findings indicated that the ALC generated greater teaching and learning enjoyment, deepened engagement, amplified interaction, enhanced group activity efficiency and fostered the development of creative ideas.  All these features were interrelated and created a synergistic effect on student learning.

Exploring Collaborative Learning for Programming Course to Enhance Students' Interest and Achievement

2019 ◽  
pp. 265-283
Author(s):  
Shafinah Farvin Packeer Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Pair Programming ◽  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
The Core ◽  
Programming Students ◽  
Core Subjects

As programming is one of the core subjects for BSc IT students, it is vital for them to have programming skill. However, students are often terrified of programming since it is a challenging subject. Traditionally, the programming teaching and learning process are limited to lectures and lab exercises. This approach is no longer appropriate in today's learning environment and required skills in the 21st century. Collaborative learning is acknowledged as an approach that fits the programming students. Thus, this chapter has adapted the collaborative approach in Programming 1 class. Three techniques were applied namely problem-based learning, buzz groups, and pair programming. At the end of the semester, an online survey to obtain students' opinions and a focus group discussion were conducted. In addition, the examination results of the repeaters were also compared. Results from the survey and focus group indicate that the collaborative approach is able to increase students' interest and the grade of the repeaters in the Programming 1 subject.

Using the Interactive Whiteboard to Stimulate Active Learning in School Science

2010 ◽  
pp. 102-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Hennessy ◽  
Rosemary Deaney ◽  
Chris Tooley
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Science ◽  
Interactive Whiteboards ◽  
Secondary Teacher ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
The Uk

This case study is set in the context of an extraordinarily rapid influx of interactive whiteboards in schools in the UK. The focus is on pedagogical strategies used to harness the functionality of this powerful technology to support teaching and learning in science. The study offers a vivid example of how one expert secondary teacher used the IWB technology and other digital resources to support “active learning” about the process of photosynthesis by a class of students aged 14-15. Collaborative thematic analysis of digital video recordings, teacher diary, field notes and post-lesson interview data from a sequence of six lessons yielded detailed, theorized descriptions of the teacher’s own rationale. The chapter concludes by highlighting a multimedia resource produced as an outcome of this case study in order to support professional development of practitioners working in other contexts.

scholarly journals CODE SWITCHING BY TEACHERS IN ENGLISH CLASS AT SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 1 PONOROGO IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019

EDUPEDIA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Rizqi Fajrin Ramadhani ◽  
Niken Reti Indriastuti ◽  
Diyah Atiek Mustikawati
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
English Class ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Year

The aims of this research were identify: 1) The types of code switching, 2) Find out the factors influence the teachers to switch English into Indonesian or the opposite, 3) Analyze the impact of teacher’s code switching for the students. This research was held on SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Ponorogo. The research design was qualitative research especially case study. Research used observation and interview as the data collection technique in this research. To analyze the data the writer transcribing interviewing, scanning material, typing up field notes, coding process, making qualitative narrative, and making interpretation the data. Based on finding, the types of code switching which was used by English teacher at SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Ponorogo include tag code switching, inter sentential code switching, and intra sentential code switching with different quantities. The factor influence teachers to conducted switch English to Indonesian such as the students understanding was the big factor and the students characteristic were different, they had not same ability in English. Finally, the researcher proposed suggestion to the teachers to maintain using code switching during teaching and learning English in classroom, but continue to prioritize English as the primary. They could switch Bahasa Indonesia, but when used for certain purposes only.

scholarly journals Feasibility of learning dermatology among undergraduates through online means: the impact of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-358
Author(s):  
Sagar Pokhrel ◽  
Neelam Dahal ◽  
Dhan Kesar Khadka
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
The Impact

Background: The outbreak of the deadly disease COVID-19 has shaken the entire world. The pandemic has resulted in a global lockdown affecting all areas of life, including medical education. This has impeded the traditional way of teaching and learning activities and forced educational institutions such as medical universities to shift rapidly to distance and online learning. Aims and Objectives: The aim was to find out the impact of COVID-19 and the perception of undergraduate students of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) of learning dermatology through online means. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a self-administered online questionnaire. The inclusion criteria were all MBBS third and fourth years students of BPKIHS willing to participate in the study. Result: A total of 151 participants agreed to complete the online survey questionnaire. The overall attitude toward online education was positive. The majority of students agreed that online learning material should be of high quality for online education (66.2%) and that online learning will bring new opportunities for organizing teaching and learning (62.3%). Zoom and Dudal were the most common online tools used by students. The geographic location, lack of past experience in using online tools, and communication barriers such as a poor Internet connection and frequent electricity cutoffs were identified by students as the main barriers to online education. Conclusion: Although the COVID-19 pandemic culminated in the lockdown of medical universities, it provided opportunities for bringing innovations into effect. Such large-scale studies are missing in developing countries such as Nepal, thus further research is needed to explore these possibilities nationwide.

scholarly journals English as a foreign language instruction in Ecuador: Implementation of the Content and Language Integrated-Learning during 2019-2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Pamela Barre ◽  
Jhonny Villafuerte-Holguin
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Instruction ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
The Impact

Ecuadorian educational policy for English as Foreign Language instruction in Ecuador mandated in 2016 to introduce Content and Language Integrated-Learning (CLIL) methodology to improve the teaching and learning process. This research aims to analyze the implementation of CLIL methodology in zone 4 of Ecuador during 2019-2021. This work subscribed to the transformative paradigm and administrated quantitative and qualitative methods of educational research. The participants were 70 English as a Foreign Language teachers from nine public and private educational institutions located in Manabi Province of Ecuador. The instrument used was the Instructor Perceptions of Differentiated Instruction of Turner, Solis, and Kincade (2017) in an observation format. The information collection techniques used were in-depth interview and focus group discussion. The results allowed the research team to determine the impact of the pandemic on the CLIL implementation in zone 4 of Ecuador. The results show differences in the implementation of the methodology between public and private schools which are linked to internet and technology devices access, teachers' knowledge regarding CLIL methodology, and institutional policies. In regards COVID19 pandemic, it is concluded that it has pacted the implementation of CLIL methodology in both public and private secondary schools that participated in the study.

No longer a family

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-96
Author(s):  
Maria S. Plakhotnik ◽  
Natalia V. Volkova
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Employees ◽  
Market Culture ◽  
Clan Culture ◽  
English Medium Instruction ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of a perceived organizational culture on organizational identification and commitment of employees of a Russian university that is transforming to become an English-medium instruction (EMI) university. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected between February and March 2018, via an online survey that was disseminated among 115 new employees; 90 were completed and used for analyses. The survey included three scales. Findings Employees of the EMI university perceived its culture as market, which is not a common characteristic of universities that usually have a clan culture. The study has also demonstrated a discrepancy between the perceived (market) and the preferred (clan) organizational culture. The study has also showed that a clan, and not a market, culture strengthens employee organizational commitment and identification. Originality/value Most research has examined EMI universities from the perspectives of teaching and learning. This study contributes to the limited conceptual and theoretical base around these universities by examining their processes from a perspective of management. This paper suggests that the adoption of English as a medium of instruction requires organizational change that leads to change in organizational culture.

Enterprise as a Career Choice

2013 ◽  
pp. 343-362
Author(s):  
Andre Mostert ◽  
Abdulbasit Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Career Pathways ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
The Impact

Youth unemployment is growing throughout the world due to a collection of conditions including but not exclusively: economic restrictions, anachronistic teaching and learning methodologies, and inadequate career guidance structures and support. These factors are the usual suspects and offer all stakeholders an easy way out in terms of the challenges associated with business start-ups and business initiations. That the contemporary educational environment is not effectively geared to support the emerging entrepreneur and is severely constrained by the limits of teacher training and curriculum flexibility is well recognised. With the growing demand for graduates to embrace an entrepreneurial ethos, the impact of support structures on the development of students is becoming more central to the required discourse in higher education, more especially, in developing countries without effective welfare structures. Central to this debate is the role of student attitudes towards the entrepreneurial route as a viable and achievable alternative to the conventional career pathways. Demands to generate a return from their education, familial expectations, and the need to develop as an individual can act as a further encumbrance to the embrace and exploration of business start-up opportunities. This study has generated a dataset of the dominant student attitudes to enterprise as a career pathway and general perspectives on enterprise and entrepreneurial activities. Through a number of partners, a cross section of students were invited to take an online survey addressing questions pertaining to entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals Pushed Across the Digital Divide: COVID-19 Accelerated Pathology Training onto a New Digital Learning Curve

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 237428952199424
Author(s):  
Lewis A. Hassell ◽  
JoElle Peterson ◽  
Liron Pantanowitz
Keyword(s):  
Learning Curve ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Digital Pathology ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pathology Training

Bringing digital teaching materials into residency training programs has seen slow adoption, expected for many new technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically shifted the paradigm for many resident teaching modalities as institutions instituted social distancing to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus. The impact of this shift on pathology trainee education has not been well studied. We conducted an online survey of pathology trainees, program directors, and faculty to assess pre- and post-COVID-19 use of, and response to, various digital pathology modalities. Responses were solicited through both social media and directed appeals. A total of 261 respondents (112 faculty, 52 program directors, and 97 trainees) reported a dramatic and significant increase in the use of digital pathology-related education tools. A significant majority of faculty and program directors agreed that this shift had adversely affected the quality (59% and 62%, respectively) and effectiveness (66%) of their teaching. This perception was similar among learners relative to the impact on quality (59%) and effectiveness (64%) of learning. Most respondents (70%-92%) anticipate that their use of digital pathology education tools will increase or remain the same post-COVID. The global COVID-19 pandemic created a unique opportunity and challenge for pathology training programs. Digital pathology resources were accordingly readily adopted to continue supporting educational activities. The learning curve and utilization of this technology was perceived to impair the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning. Since the use of digital tools appears poised to continue to grow post-COVID19, challenges due to impaired quality and effectiveness will need to be addressed.

scholarly journals Increasing Students’ Awareness in Speaking Participation

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ribeh Najib Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
The Third ◽  
Asking Questions ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Teaching Learning

The lack of students’ activities seems to be the main reasons why the teacher failed to maximize the participation of the students in a senior high school in a small city in East Java Indonesia. The unification of two different basic competences into one lesson plan also makes the indicator of the lesson plan become not too clear and not specific enough. Thus the research questions of this study are: 1. How is the implementation of the teaching and learning process based on the revised lesson plan conducted by the teacher? 2. How is the teaching and learning process based on the revised lesson plan followed by the students? 3. How is the students’ participation in learning speaking after the teaching and learning process based on the revised lesson plan conducted? This research is a classroom action research with one cycle only. The first data is in the form of description of the teacher’s activities during the teaching and learning process, the source of the data is the teacher who conducts the revised teaching-learning process. The second data is the description of students’ activities during the teaching and learning process, the source of the second data is the students who follow the teaching and learning process based on the revised lesson plan. The third data is the participation of the students when they are taught using the revised lesson plan, the third source of the data is also the students who follow the teaching and learning process based on the revised lesson plan. The researcher used unstructured field notes to write all the information which were seen and heard and also everything that happened during teaching and learning process conducted by the teacher. The data need to be sorted and classified to know the relevant data and non-relevant data. Then the relevant data were classified based on each research question to be analyzed. The students’ participation in the teaching and learning process of speaking narrative text based on the revised lesson plan was better, because the students could follow the instructions and do the activities of speaking narrative text smoothly, every student was able to present their stories in the group and in front of the class, they were active in the group discussion for asking and answering their friends’ question, they were also active in asking questions to the teacher and answering questions from the teacher.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Perceptions and the Challenges of Online Teaching/Learning in Morocco during Covid-19 Crisis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basma MOUNJID ◽  
Elhassane EL HILALI ◽  
Fatima AMRANI ◽  
Mohammed MOUBTASSIME
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
School Closure ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused one of the most extensive school closures worldwide, sending over one billion students home away from their schools, teachers, and classmates. Governments opted for online education to ensure the continuity of learning. Teachers in Morocco have opted for different tech tools and platforms to design and deliver online classes. This study aims to assess the impact and effectiveness of online teaching during the COVID 19 outbreak among teachers in Morocco. Based on the theoretical framework Online Collaborative Learning (OCL), an online survey questionnaire is employed as a data collection instrument. A total of 421 Moroccan teachers from different regions all over Morocco took part in the study. This paper used the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software to analyze the collected data and determine the impact and quality of online teaching during the Covid-19 national school closure in Morocco. The results showed that most of the teachers faced numerous technology, training, and socio-economic challenges that acted as barriers to the processes of online education. The findings obtained can be of use in making future decisions concerning the implementation of teaching and learning online programs in Morocco considering the teachers’ perspective

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