scholarly journals On distance learning in Italy during the Covid-19 emergency

E-methodology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
PAOLO DI SIA
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
National Sample ◽  
High Income ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Regular School ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
The Impact

Aim. Due to the Covid-19 (briefly C-19) epidemic, since March 2020 people and institutions have needed to use digital services, i.e. a transfer to life online. This paper analyses the distance learning experiences of children, teenagers and parents during the lockdown in Italy. Reflections are then carried out on the impact of the distance learning at academic level and on the imposed distance mode.Methods. We consider the distance learning experiences of children, youngsters and parents during the lockdown due to the C-19 epidemic in Italy, considering in particular data collected with a survey on a national sample of 1028 children and youngsters, agedbetween 10 and 18 who use the Internet.Results. Society showed unpreparedness for this drastic change, highlighting already pre-existing digital inequalities. The closure of schools has led to over 90% of children and teenagers enrolled in school worldwide to drop out of school. From March 2020 the lockdown measures have been extended to all Italian regions.Conclusions. Italian students lost regular school days by a factor 2.5 times higher than the average of lost days among high-income world countries. Millions of children and teenagers had diffi culties in distance learning activities due to a lack of connectivity and/or inadequate IT tools; many students stopped attending school. Distance learning can be interpreted as an unfortunate piece of this new negative social picture.

scholarly journals CURRICULUM PREPARATION TRAINING INDEPENDENT CAMPUS, FREEDOM TO LEARN (MBKM) IN STUDY PROGRAMS AS AN EFFORT TO MEET THE MAIN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 173-180
Author(s):  
Dedi Mulyadi ◽  
Tanti Kirana Utami ◽  
Hilman Nur ◽  
Kuswandi ◽  
Cucu Solihah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
Education Performance ◽  
The Impact

The MBKM policy provides opportunities for students to gain more comprehensive learning experiences and new competencies through several learning activities. Service activities are carried out by holding two types of activities, namely the socialization of MBKM policies and workshops on preparing the MBKM curriculum. The target of this activity is the leadership of the study program, lecturers, and education staff; with this activity, the participants become more familiar with preparing the curriculum, starting from making learning outcomes to assessment techniques. Furthermore, the impact of this training realizes the fulfillment of higher education performance indicators.

scholarly journals The impact of the Covid-19 disruption on distance learning higher education students and activities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Aristeidou ◽  
Simon Cross
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Background Characteristics ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Impact

Higher education institutions are increasingly concerned about the impact of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic on students and learning activities. Yet, we know little about the effect of this disruption, specifically on students in distance learning higher education institutions. This study drew from survey responses of 555 undergraduate students at The Open University, UK. The aims of this study were to understand the impact of the Covid-19 disruption on learning, assessment and social activities that distance learning students commonly undertake and to explore how this impact relates to their background characteristics (socio-demographics and study properties). Findings showed that overall, students engaged in their study activities less frequently, with learning-related activities (e.g., joining live sessions) having the highest negative impact and social activities (e.g., accessing email for study purposes) the lowest. Female students were more likely than male to engage less across all three activity categories. Background characteristics, such as age, faculty and race, were associated with particular activity categories. This study is the first step towards enhancing our understanding of the engagement of distance learning, but also campus-based students in emergency distance learning, in online learning activities during the Covid-19 pandemic and other similar disruptions.

scholarly journals The Effects of Internet-Based Instruction on Student Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott B. Wegner ◽  
Ken C. Holloway ◽  
Edwin M. Garton
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

The practice of using technology to deliver coursework in higher education has seen a veritable explosion. The use of technology has not only created new opportunities within the traditional classroom but has also served to expand learning experiences beyond the popular notion of “classroom." Indeed, “distance learning," especially utilization of the Internet, is becoming a widely used delivery alternative at universities nationwide.In many instances the change to an Internet-based delivery system has been instituted with little or no consideration of the impact on student learning. This paper presents data from a twosemester study of the effects of distance learning on student achievement as well as the impact of distance learning on student attitudes concerning their learning experiences. Students’ test scores and satisfaction survey results from an Internet-based test group were compared to a control group whose instructional opportunities were from traditional, in-class models. Researchers found no significant difference between the test scores of the two groups. Additionally, while statistically significant data could not be produced in the area of student perceptions, general observations supported that, overall, students in the experimental group had a more positive feeling about their experience than the control group.

scholarly journals PENDAMPINGAN METODE PEMBELAJARAN JARAK JAUH (PPJ) DI ERA NEW NORMAL PADA SISWA TAMAN BACA MASYARAKAT (TBM) CARITA, BANTEN

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hapizd Kamaludin ◽  
Teuku Raehan Revikhasyah ◽  
Alwansyah Rifa’i ◽  
Fikri Sabillah ◽  
Tukfatul Anam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Offline Learning ◽  
The Impact

The closure of all teaching and learning activities at educational institutions throughout Indonesia starting March 2020, to assist in efforts to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Hundreds of thousands and even millions of students throughout Indonesia began to feel the impact of teaching and distance learning activities carried out online at their respective homes, many problems began to arise from mounting homework, incomprehensible assignments, psychologically shaken children because they were not put up with online learning, and parents who are busy working to buy their children online learning needs. Therefore, the opening of several community reading parks or TBM for short, if it can help a little bit the burden of parents and the burden of the students themselves, in doing the tasks given by the Educational Institution, with face-to-face offline learning methods.

scholarly journals The Impact of a Motivation Booster in Blended Learning Experiences in Computer Science Education

Revista EIA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (35) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leovy Echeverría Rodríguez ◽  
Ruth Cobos
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning ◽  
Motivational Messages ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Year

The outcomes presented in this paper are associated with the impact of motivational messages sent by a Motivation Booster to the students that participated in blended learning experiences. The aim of the Motivation Booster is to provide personalized and summarized feedback, by means of motivational messages, to the users of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning systems on their completed collaborative learning activities. The developed Motivation Booster was integrated into the Moodle system. Two blended learning experiences were put into practice at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Montería (Colombia) over an academic year with students enrolled in the course called “Software Engineering” at the Computer Science Department. A group of students participated in the first blended learning experience, and they used the Moodle system without the Motivation Booster. And another group of students participated in the second blended learning experience, where they used Moodle with the developed Motivation Booster. The experimental results give us evidences that the students felt more motivated to work with the Moodle system when they received motivational messages due to the Motivation Booster. Especially students were stimulated to work in a group manner.

scholarly journals From Distance Learning to Integrated Digital Learning: A Fuzzy Cognitive Analysis Focused on Engagement, Motivation, and Participation During COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Capone ◽  
Mario Lepore
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Fuzzy Cognitive Map ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis work focuses on Distance Learning during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve students’ motivation, participation, and engagement, trying to contain the drop-out phenomenon. Distance Learning at the time of COVID-19 is an educational methodology and it can be considered the only occasion to keep an educational connection between students and teachers. Experimentation in a Mathematics STEM class was carried out evaluating the impact of Distance Learning on students’ levels of motivation, participation, and engagement, computed through a Fuzzy Cognitive Map. Specifically, it was performed on some affective and interaction parameters derived from using an adaptive e-learning platform and from the answers of a semi-structured questionnaire. The results, which have been analysed through Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Instrumental Genesis theories, show on one hand that Distance Learning is valid as an additional and support methodology but, on the other hand, they highlight the ineffectiveness of completely remote teaching. Therefore, a teaching method that integrates moments of distance teaching with activities carried out in the presence, in the classroom, or in other university environments, is hoped to be used as soon as the emergency is over: a mix of styles, a fluid flow of knowledge between the physical classroom and the virtual classroom. We will call this Integrated Digital Learning.

scholarly journals Dampak Pandemi Covid-19 Terhadap Dunia Pendidikan

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Matdio Siahaan
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Consumer Response ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The Impact

Indonesia is one of the countries infected with the Covid-19 pandemic. Corona virus 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by acute corona virus 2 respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). So that the impact on the community and students can not meet directly on campus or in public places. Based on Nielsen's research entitled "Race Against the Virus, the Indonesian Consumer Response towards COVID-19" revealed that as much as 50% of Indonesian people began to reduce activities outside the home, and 30% of them said that they planned to shop more frequently online. Likewise, teaching and learning activities are carried out from home and even work is done from home with the aim of reducing Covid-19 epidemic. Key Words: Pandemic Covid-19, Distance Learning/Onlne, Education,   Abstrak Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara yang terinfeksi pandemi Covid-19. Penyakit Corona virus 2019 (COVID-19) adalah penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh sindrom pernapasan akut corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Sehingga berdampak kepada Masyarakat dan Mahasiswa tidak bisa bertemu langsung di kampus atau di tempat umumu. Berdasarkan Riset Nielsen yang bertajuk “Race Against the Virus, Indonesian Consumer Response towards COVID-19” mengungkapkan bahwa sebanyak 50% masyarakat Indonesia mulai mengurangi aktivitas di luar rumah, dan 30% di antaranya mengatakan bahwa mereka berencana untuk lebih sering berbelanja online.  Begitu juga kegiatan proses belajar mengajar dilaksanakan dari rumah bahkan bekerja pun dilakukan dari rumah dengan tujuan agar bisa mengurangi penularan Covid-19.  Kaca Kunci: Penularan Covid-19, Belajar Jarak Jauh, Pendidikan.

scholarly journals Students’ Learning Experiences With LMS Tes Teach In Flipped-Class Instruction

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Zamzami Zainuddin ◽  
Hardika Dwi Hermawan ◽  
Febritesna Nuraini ◽  
Santo Mugi Prayitno
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Research Technology ◽  
Class Instruction ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of implementing a Learning Management System (LMS) ‘TES Teach’ on students’ learning experiences in a computer-assisted language learning (CALL) course with flipped-class instruction. For the data collection procedure, an individual interview with ten undergraduate students from an Indonesian college was conducted to demonstrate the potential impacts of the LMS in students’ meaningful learning activities. The observation of students’ learning activities on the LMS was also recorded to support the interview data. The LMS was adopted to distribute and receive information, thus, the students were able to monitor learning activities, learn the contents before coming to class, evaluate learning process, and interact with others outside of class hours. The finding of this study suggests that the LMS TES Teach is recommended to be performed in teaching CALL for higher education in Indonesia. It offers students’ occasion to practice and enhances their listening, writing, reading and vocabulary skills in and out-of-class times. It also prepares students to get ready for classroom activities in term of conversations and speaking skills. The further use of the LMSs should become often-visited sites by students for learning activities and replaced other non-educational favorite websites. Finally, this study recommends that the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher education or policymakers in Indonesia, including instructors, students, and community members, must be actively involved in developing, supporting, and maintaining a transformed learning culture, from being traditional to a technology-based learning environment.

scholarly journals The Distance Learning in Bulgaria over the Past School Year: What Has Happened During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Teodora Krumova ◽  
Deyan Kolev
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
The Past ◽  
School Year ◽  
The Impact

The article focuses on the impact of the Covid crisis on schools with Roma children/ children from vulnerable groups. It presents data from three similar questionnaires carried out by Center Amalipe among 200 schools in Bulgaria, members of the network “Every student ccan be a winner”. The articles presents how the schools managed to cope with the pandemic, adapt and find new ways of teaching during the last year and a half. It presents the position of the educational mediators and their role for preventing Roma children from additional drop out during the distance learning period.

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