scholarly journals Web-based and interactive Italian blended learning course: embedded apps and tools in a structured learning process

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Laura Capitani
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Interactive Learning ◽  
Structured Learning ◽  
Distance Learners ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Traditional Courses

‘Web-based and Interactive Italian’ is a detailed and progressive programme developed by the author for the Maastricht University Language Centre. The course started in 2013, with the intention of catering for the variability in the number of students following the regular courses, as well as broadening the language offer using blended learning. The eight interactive tutor-led Skype sessions are preceded by 80 hours of self-study per level. Starting from a flipped classroom approach, it is structured in three consecutive learning steps. It makes use of existing language apps and tools, like Babbel2 and Quizlet3, and of a manual book used at the intermediate levels, as well as bespoke web-based and interactive learning materials as preparation for the oral sessions. The course is still running successfully and represents an effective alternative to traditional courses, offering distance learners the possibility of completing the whole study programme from A1 to B2.

From Content Engagement to Cognitive Engagement

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdy A. Abdelaziz
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Cognitive Engagement ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Experimental Group

The objective of this paper was to develop an immersive Web-based learning model and measure its effectiveness on improving self-questioning and self-study skills among graduate students. The proposed model was guided theoretically by the flipped classroom as a new Web-based learning trend. It was also guided pedagogically by active and reflective learning principles that support transforming the teaching and learning practices from content engagement to cognitive engagement. The targeted immersive learning model encompasses four reciprocal phases: Pro-act, Act, Reflect, and Re-act (PARR). A control group post-test only experimental design was applied in this paper to examine the effect of this new learning model on both self-questioning and self-study skills. To validate the suggested model, a convenience sample of graduate students studying an advanced statistics course was selected from the Distance Teaching and Training Program at the Arabian Gulf University during the second semester of the 2012/2013 academic year. The dependent variables in this research were measured by self-questioning skills scale and self-study skills scale. After designing and applying this new immersive Web-based learning model (PARR), findings revealed that using the flipped classroom through this immersive Web-based learning model has a statistical and practical impact on developing self-questioning and self-study skills among graduate students. Each student in the experimental group was able to master self-questioning skills needed to apply quantitative research data analysis knowledge and methods. In addition, each student in the experimental group scored more than theoretical average of the self-study skills scale. The results of this paper may increase the probability and genralizability of using flipped classroom to deliver other statistical course at all educational levels. The contribution of this research is that it qualifies the Web-based instructional practices to shift from content acquisition act to knowledge expression and creation act. In addition, the paper will be of benefit to people looking for pedagogical applications of virtual and blended learning environments for developing multiple ways to express what learners know and be able to do.

A Web-Based Platform to Mentor Distance Learners

2011 ◽  
pp. 189-202
Author(s):  
Karen Neville ◽  
Frederic Adam ◽  
Colin McCormack
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Interactive Learning ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Distance Learners ◽  
Interactive Learning Environment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Learning Programs

Highlighted in this chapter is the fact that the majority of organizations face the enormous challenge of supporting their employees’ thirst for expanding their skill base. Provided is an example of a university and an organization collaborating to implement successful training and learning programs in order to develop employee skills and knowledge in IT and managerial issues such as knowledge management. The authors hope that the case discussed will inform researchers of an appropriate model in designing an interactive learning environment to mentor distance learners and, additionally, of the potential to eliminate the barriers imposed by the traditional classroom.

scholarly journals Effets de la mise en œuvre de la classe inversée à travers Edmodo dans l’apprentissage de la grammaire

FRANCISOLA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Dante DARMAWANGSA ◽  
Ariessa RACMADHANY
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mots Clés ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Grammar Learning ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
French Grammar ◽  
Insight Into

RÉSUMÉ. La stratégie de classe inversée, comme l’une des stratégies de l’apprentissage hybride, a eu un impact positif sur le changement des méthodes d’enseignement traditionnelles, qui passent généralement du temps en classe, en les combinant de manière virtuelle. Cette étude tente d’étudier les effets de la stratégie de classe inversée en utilisant Edmodo dans l’apprentissage de la grammaire française. L'étude est menée en utilisant la méthode quantitative avec le modèle quasi expérimental. Les participants à cette recherche sont les étudiants qui ont étudié la grammaire française du niveau A1 / A2 du CECRL dans une université en Indonésie. Les résultats montrent que cette stratégie contribue positivement à l’amélioration des performances des étudiants en matière de grammaire. Cette étude devrait contribuer à offrir un autre aperçu de la conception et des résultats de l’application du matériel d’apprentissage par le biais de la stratégie de la classe inversée, notamment à travers la plateforme Edmodo. Mots-clés : apprentissage hybride, classe inversée, Edmodo, grammaire. ABSTRACT. The strategy of flipped classroom, like one of the blended learning’s strategies, had a positive impact in the change of the traditional methods of teaching, which normally spend time in the classroom, by combining them with those in a virtual way. This study attemps to investigate the effects of flipped classroom strategy using Edmodo in the French grammar learning. The study is conducted by using the quantitative method with the model quasi-experimental. The participants of this research is the students who studied French grammar on CEFR level A1/A2 in one university in Indonesia. The results show that this strategy contributes positively to the improvement of the students’ performances in grammar subject. This study should contribute in offering another insight into the design and results of the application of learning materials through the flipped classroom’s strategy, in particular through Edmodo platform. Keywords: blended learning, flipped classroom, Edmodo, grammar.

scholarly journals Lớp học đảo ngược và bước đầu áp dụng vào giảng dạy “Khúc xạ ánh sáng” Vật lí 11 THPT1

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Lê Hải Mỹ Ngân
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
School Education ◽  
High School Education ◽  
Classroom Learning ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Classroom Time ◽  
Grade 11

Flipped classroom is a blended learning strategy in which the conventional notion of classroom-based learning is inverted, so that students can acquire knowledge through given materials before  class, with classroom time then being used to practice and apply concepts and ideas through interaction with peers and teachers as well as to solve some difficult problems. The article presented a general look about Flipped Classroom learning with some videos as well as learning materials at home to teach the chapter “Refraction of light”  grade  11, high school education.

scholarly journals Implementation of a Flexible Learning Study Programme in a Blended-Learning Design: Results from the First Two Cohorts

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Claude Muller ◽  
Reinhild Fengler
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Study ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Flexible Learning ◽  
Instructional Videos ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Self Study ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Study Format

Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) launched the flexible learning study format FLEX, a blended learning design allowing students increased flexibility as to when and where they study. FLEX reduces classroom time by about half, while adding an e-learning environment for self-study that includes instructional videos. An analysis of the first two cohorts in the assessment level showed that the new study format was broadly accepted and that students using the FLEX format achieved exam results equivalent to students in the conventional learning format.

scholarly journals Blended Learning on Blood Pressure Measurement: Investigating Two In-Class Strategies in a Flipped Classroom-Like Setting to Teach Pharmacy Students Blood Pressure Measurement Skills

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 822
Author(s):  
Samieh Farahani ◽  
Imaneh Farahani ◽  
Maira Anna Deters ◽  
Holger Schwender ◽  
Bjoern Bengt Burckhardt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Pressure Measurement ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Blood Pressure Measurement ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Class Session ◽  
Self Confidence

For reliable blood pressure measurement, various potential sources of inaccuracies need to be considered to avoid incorrect decision-making. Pharmacy students should be sensitized and taught the skill accordingly. One strategy to teach students’ blood pressure measurement skills might be through a blended learning approach in a flipped classroom-like setting. With a randomized two-arm study among pharmacy students in their eighth semester, the required extent of in-class session in the scope of a blended learning approach in a flipped classroom-like setting was evaluated. Participants’ self-confidence and self-perceived proficiency were evaluated through a survey, and participants’ blood pressure measurement performance was assessed by objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). Participants’ satisfaction with, and perception of, the flipped classroom were also surveyed. The extended in-class activities did not result in a significantly higher increase of participants’ OSCE score and self-assessment score when compared to the brief in-class session. Both in-class sessions yielded a significant increase in the OSCE scores as well as in the self-assessment scores. Moreover, the teaching approaches were predominantly well-received by the students. The use of both flipped classroom-like approaches improved pharmacy students’ blood pressure measurement performance, though the brief in-class session was sufficient. Students’ self-confidence/self-perceived proficiency in blood pressure measurement skills increased similarly in both settings.

scholarly journals Enhancing the Intention to Preview Learning Materials and Participate in Class in the Flipped Classroom Context through the Use of Handouts and Incentivisation with Virtual Currency

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3276
Author(s):  
Yi-Hsing Chang ◽  
Jin-Yu Lin ◽  
You-Te Lu
Keyword(s):  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Effectiveness ◽  
Classroom Context ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Virtual Currency ◽  
Class Participation ◽  
Conventional Teaching ◽  
And Control

The flipped classroom approach is an emerging instructional approach that integrates digital technology. This approach has been applied in several fields, and it has demonstrated considerably higher learning effectiveness than conventional teaching modes. Common problems in its implementation that directly or indirectly affect learning effectiveness include students’ low intention to preview learning materials and low class participation. To overcome these problems, the present study sought to increase students’ intention to preview learning materials and participate in class through the implementation of educational activities integrated with an incentivisation system using a virtual currency and the provision of handouts. Students in two programming classes in the information management department of the participating university were divided into the experimental and control groups. The intention to preview learning materials, levels of class participation, and learning effectiveness were all significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group.

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