scholarly journals E-Learning in Dental Schools in the Times of COVID-19: A Review and Analysis of an Educational Resource in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 207-224
Author(s):  
Daniel Chavarría-Bolaños ◽  
Adrián Gómez-Fernández ◽  
Carmen Dittel-Jiménez ◽  
Mauricio Montero-Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Academic Courses ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Times ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Dental Schools ◽  
The Impact

While countries are facing different stages in their COVID-19 infection rates, worldwide there are millions of students affected by universities’ facilities closures due to the pandemic. Some institutions have enforced strategies to transfer some courses to a virtual modality, but many Dental Schools have been challenged to deal with a situation which requires emergency measures to continue the academic course in the middle of lock-downs and social distancing measures. Despite the fact that the number of online academic programs available, especially graduate programs, has increased in diverse modalities, this pandemic forced e-learning processes to develop abruptly. The likelihood of using e-learning strategies in dentistry was substantiated in the scientific literature and an overview of these opportunities is presented. Additionally, the experience of the University of Costa Rica Faculty of Dentistry is presented, as it was evident that some of the key elements in a e-learning environment needed a quick enhancement and initiation of some processes was required. First, it was necessary to categorize the academic courses depending on their virtualization's possibility (curricula analysis and classification), to better understand the extent of the impact and the work needed to contain, as far as the possibilities allowed, negative consequences on students learning process. Second, teachers needed further training in the application of virtual strategies which they hadn’t used before. do Third, an evaluation of the students’ conditions and needs was conducted in a form of a survey. Finally, teachers and students activated the available virtual platforms. For many Dental Schools, this virtualization process is an ongoing progress although it was abruptly imposed, but this moment indeed represents an enormous opportunity to move forward and get immerse in the virtualization environment as a teaching/learning experience.

Integrating E-Learning in the Teaching of English Language Classes

2019 ◽  
pp. 227-253
Author(s):  
Shimey Shawna Masters
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Level ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this research was to investigate how the integration of e-learning in the teaching of English Language could benefit teachers and students at the high school level. This study was done using mixed methods in the form of an exploratory sequential action research where an exploration of teachers' experiences who used e-learning strategies in the teaching of English Language classes was observed and assessed to identify successes and challenges. A total of 15 teachers were trained to use e-learning approaches to improve the teaching and learning process and provided with a training manual after revising the literature relating to the problem. This was accomplished in the study, and an evaluation of the impact was conducted. The findings revealed that the teachers commenced integrating the technologies in their classes and that they are utilizing the strategies that they were exposed to in the training process.

scholarly journals Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Saudi Arabia and E-Learning Strategies

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 359-376
Author(s):  
Dalal Bahanshal ◽  
Intakhab Alam Khan
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Online Distance Learning ◽  
The Impact

The overall purpose of this paper is to explore the adverse effect of COVID-19 on the learning environment in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Considering that the impact of the coronavirus on education was abrupt, there was no contingency plan to mitigate the effect other than to shift to remote learning. The research addresses the question whether online/distance learning classes were effective. To deal with the research questions, the authors elicited teachers’ and students’ perceptions of regarding the challenges they faced amidst COVID-19 in learning via virtual mode- the only alternative e-learning strategy available at the time of social distancing. Hence it is important to mention that King Abdulaziz University (KAU) has been using e-learning/blended learning for more than a decade under the umbrella of the deanship of distance learning of KAU, however, in a different scenario. Data was collected from teachers and students through two questionnaires (adapted). The results reported that the majority of the participants had positive attitudes towards E-learning. It was also found that students were prepared to shift to online mode to avoid any academic loss.

E-learning experience in schools and colleges with 1C:Education platform

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
T. A. Chernetskaya ◽  
N. A. Lebedeva
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
General Education ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Distance Learning System ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Mass Organization

The article presents the experience of mass organization of distance learning in organizations of secondary general and vocational education in March—May 2020 in connection with the difficult epidemiological situation in Russia. The possibilities of the 1C:Education system for organizing the educational process in a distance format, the peculiarities of organizing distance interaction in schools and colleges are considered, the results of using the system are summarized, examples of the successful use of the system in specific educational organizations are given. Based on the questionnaire survey of users, a number of capabilities of the 1C:Education system have been identified, which are essential for the full-fledged transfer of the educational process from full-time to distance learning. The nature and frequency of the use of electronic educational resources in various general education subjects in schools and colleges are analyzed, the importance of the presence in the distance learning system not only of a digital library of ready-made educational materials, but also of tools for creating author’s content is assessed. On the basis of an impersonal analysis of user actions in the system, a number of problems were identified that teachers and students faced in the process of an emergency transition to distance learning.

scholarly journals Evaluate the E-learning experience at Al Bayan Model Private Schools for Girls in Jeddah: دراسة تقويمية لتجربة التعلم الإلكتروني بمدارس البيان النموذجية الخاصة للبنات بجدة

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (23) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Abdulaziz AL- Abdulkareem
Keyword(s):  
Private Schools ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Electronic Method ◽  
Descriptive Approach

This study aimed to evaluate the e-learning experience at Al Bayan Model Private Schools for Girls in Jeddah, at the intermediate and secondary levels. The researcher used the descriptive approach. The questionnaire was used as a study tool and was applied to a sample of 41 female teachers and 162 female students who are using the e-learning method at intermediate and secondary stages. The study found several results, the most important of them are: There are relatively small differences in favor of the electronic method when comparing the achievement of students in e-learning to themselves and to their colleagues in the traditional classes, and that the method of e-learning contributes in increasing the ability of the teacher inpresenting information to the students. Based on these results, the study recommended several proposals, the most important of them are: To prepare teachers and students in all stages of education to accept e-learning before its application.

scholarly journals Variabilitas Penggunaan Model Pembelajaran Pada Kegiatan Pembelajaran Sejarah Peminatan Kelas X IPS di Kota Depok

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-104
Author(s):  
Yusuf Budi Prasetya Santosa ◽  
Fahmi Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
History Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
History Teacher ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Selection Of

The use of varied learning models by history teachers will facilitate teachers and students in implementing and following the learning process. This study aims to determine the learning process and the use of learning models used by history teachers. This study uses a qualitative methodology with an observation and interview approach conducted at two high schools, Dian Didaktika High School and SMA Negeri 2 Depok. From the results of the study it can be seen, that the history teacher at the two schools has carried out the learning process using a scientific approach. There is no difference in the selection of learning strategies, both of them use the contextual teaching learning model. The difference between the two is in the selection of learning methods, where the history teacher Dian Didaktika uses the method of learning project base learning and the history teacher of SMA Negeri 2 Depok uses a method of learning outside the classroom by visiting museums.

scholarly journals Using an “Escape Room” toolbox approach to enhance pharmacology education

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Hermanns ◽  
Belinda Deal ◽  
Ann M. Campbell ◽  
Shawn Hillhouse ◽  
J. Brian Opella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Cardiovascular Medications ◽  
Nursing Literature ◽  
Teaching Learning

Background: Faculty are encouraged to use a variety of teaching/learning strategies to engage nursing students. While simulation and games are now common, there were no reports in the nursing literature using an “escape room” concept. Escape rooms use an entertainment approach as teams engage in critical thinking to solve puzzles and find clues to escape a room. In the classroom setting, this concept is modified to solve a mystery by finding various objects through a series of puzzles to locate clues. Some of these games involve finding numerical clues to open locks on a box, such as a toolbox. The purpose of this study was to describe the use of a toolbox gaming strategy based on an escape room concept to help students learn about cardiovascular medications in a pharmacology course.Methods: This pilot study employed a descriptive qualitative method to investigate an approach to pharmacology education. The sample consisted of first semester nursing students.Results: Student responses to criteria-based questions resulted in three themes: engaging, teamwork, and frustration, related to using a toolbox scenario strategy as a pathway to learning.Conclusions: This descriptive study yielded mixed results from the students who were frustrated by time constraints but engaged in the learning experience. Lessons are offered for future improvements.

Efficiency and problems of distance learning: Experience of Russia and Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
A. S. Adzhemov ◽  
A. B. Denisova ◽  
D. Zh. Satybaldina ◽  
Sh. Zh. Seilov
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
National University ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Distance Work

The last decade has been marked by large-scale and rapid changes in education, taking place on the basis of modern infocommunication and digital technologies, new hardware and software, as well as teaching methods updated in accordance with this. The limited mobility of citizens due to the coronavirus pandemic further intensified these processes, when, even with a low readiness of educational institutions to switch to distance (electronic, remote) technologies, teachers and students had to quickly master these technologies and use them in practice. The resulting experience allows us to identify not only problematic, sometimes even negative, features of distance learning, but also to make sure of the undoubted advantages of these technologies. The article points out the need for a systematic analysis when deciding on the use of e-learning, taking into account both technical and methodological, as well as personnel readiness for the implementation of this technology.The article analyzes these problems using the example of teaching both technical and humanitarian disciplines. The experience of distance work is analyzed on the example of cooperation between the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (Russia) and the L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Kazakhstan), which in its practical activities purposefully invites foreign professors to deliver lectures, guide undergraduates, etc., including those based on distance technology. The data of an anonymous questionnaire survey of students of these universities are given, allowing to assess the effectiveness of the decisions made, as well as to clarify the existing problems.

An Inquiry Based Learning Experience Using K-W-L in Business Communication Presentations

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ena Bhattacharyya ◽  
Nurin Uzma Eizzaty Noor Eizamly
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Classroom Context ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Offline Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

Technological advancement, particularly in terms of scientific knowledge within the various fields of subject, is an important feature of the twenty-first century. In line with such technological advancement, teaching learning strategies and methods used for teaching students are not discounted (Alsalhi, 2020). The creativity of educators is even more pronounced during the pandemic (Barber, 2020) where all educators have to resort to online teaching. In such online platforms, student engagement poses a challenge for educators to gain student attention and engagement. Educators need to resort various approaches to gain student engagement. The inquiry-based-learning approach using the “K-W-L” strategy or “Know-What-Learnt” chart organizer encourages all students to take ownership and experience learning beyond the classroom context. The Business Communication students used the “K-W-L” as part of the inquiry-based learning experience to question, research, analyze, sort, and present their answers according to what they know, learn and learnt about a topic. Findings suggest student’s receptivity to the using the organizer as a learning tool. Learning occurs both outside and within the classroom whether online or offline. Learning becomes student-centered, discussing discoveries and experiences, and reflecting on new-found knowledge. Learning is not mere regurgitation of contents but is actively acquired through independent questioning.

Technology

2013 ◽  
pp. 135-149
Author(s):  
Rita Gravina ◽  
Helena Pereira-Raso
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Teaching And Learning Strategies ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Social Networking Tools

Collaboration is an important aspect of how our world functions today and an element at the core of rich learning opportunities. The role of educational institutions is one that provides provoking settings so that learning is deep and sustained well beyond the classroom walls. Learners are currently in a paradigm where they are able to learn at all hours of the day; they are no longer in a framework where learning is exclusive to a classroom. Teachers and students at The Bishop Strachan School are exploring this through the various uses of teaching and learning strategies and enriching these strategies with Web 2.0 applications. This chapter will present early explorations in the school with Wiki pages, social networking tools, such as NINGs, interactive timelines, and real-time applications, such as Google apps. Each of the cases provides an authentic learning experience for students and moves the student’s work out into the world.

Optimization Scenarios for Open Source Software Used in E-Learning Activities

2018 ◽  
pp. 102-123
Author(s):  
Utku Köse
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Source Codes ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
Teaching Learning

Using open software in e-learning application is one of the most popular ways of improving effectiveness of e-learning-based processes without thinking about additional costs and even focusing on modifying the software according to needs. Because of that, it is important to have an idea about what is needed while using an e-learning-oriented open software system and how to deal with its source codes. At this point, it is a good option to add some additional features and functions to make the open source software more intelligent and practical to make both teaching-learning experiences during e-learning processes. In this context, the objective of this chapter is to discuss some possible applications of artificial intelligence to include optimization processes within open source software systems used in e-learning activities. In detail, the chapter focuses more on using swarm intelligence and machine learning techniques for this aim and expresses some theoretical views for improving the effectiveness of such software for a better e-learning experience.

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