scholarly journals “Miss having in-person classes” – university studying during COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 61-83
Author(s):  
I. P. Visković
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Ict Competencies

Introduction. Managing the formal education system during COVID-19 has become an unwanted challenge for the academic community. Without suffi time for preparations, different models of distance education were applied. The aim was to ensure the continuity of teaching, to encourage the process of distance learning, and to enable their evaluation.Aim. This study aimed to analyse the opinions of students from the Department of Early Childhood Education (hereafter ECE) at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (hereafter Faculty), University of Split, on their study conditions during the COVID-19 from March 2020. It was assumed that learning in an online environment encourages the development of new learning strategies. Family and work status and residence of students (in the place of study or outside it) were taken as predictor variables in assessing the quality and conditions of the study.Methodology and research methods. The research was conducted online at the end of the 2020 academic year when students gathered online teaching experiences. The Google Apps tool was used in the data collection process. The Ethics Committee of the Faculty at the University of Split gave its consent to the implementation of this research. During online teaching, all students are informed about the purpose and course of research. Research included 68,75 % students (n = 156) studying at the ECE Department. The following aspects were investigated: forms and frequencies of distance learning; the possibility of students’ response to study obligations (due to closed libraries); difficulties, advantages and possibilities of conducting online teaching; students’ dissatisfaction with the quality of the organisation and implementation of online teaching, and opportunities for quality development.Results. Findings identified difficulties in the lack of ICT competencies of both students and teachers, mixed-use of different platforms, workload and lack of adequate literature. Students assessed the greater availability of teaching materials and more reachable teachers as positive, and experience of discussions on social networks as one of the useful ways of distance learning. By exchanging the content of teaching materials, they developed new learning strategies and showed possible new adaptations to learning using social networking. Students’ dissatisfaction with online teaching could be interpreted by their subjective reasons and contextual conditions.Scientific novelty. The data processed in this research are triangulated with worldwide research on study conditions during lockdowns. It can be concluded that regardless of the previous lockdowns basic use of ICT (sending and receiving seminar tasks over e-mail), most higher education institutions were not ready for an overall transition to online teaching. The findings point to the need for systematic research into the possibilities of applying new technologies in the study process (learning, availability of relevant sources, networking of scientists, and quality exchange of information).Practical significance. Given that before the COVID-19 at this Faculty there was no similar research, nor experience with any online teaching forms, it is difficult to determine the extent of the change. Nevertheless, it is possible to conclude that the teaching staff did not have adequate ICT competencies for the implementation of quality online teaching. The quality of teaching in this research was contributed by more reachable teaching staff and their willingness to cooperate. In the changed living conditions as a consequence of the pandemic, it is possible to expect further changes in the way of studying. The insight and analysis of students’ opinions through this research could contribute to the development of the quality of the teaching process in any given crisis.

scholarly journals Elementary School Serbia at the Time of the Covid - 19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Diklić ◽  
Života Radosavljević ◽  
Jelena Palić
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Education System ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The World

Covid 19 is a disease that has spread all over the world. It caused upheavals in all societies and segments of society. This also relates to the Serbian society and its educational system. Education, as an important part of society, experienced a concussion. Serbia's cumbersome education system, many ongoing reforms, dissatisfaction of educators, many unresolved issues were now additionally burdened by the crown and everything it brings with it. How much of the education system, to which the primary school belongs, has successfully responded to these changes? The inflexibility and inelasticity of the education system was a major obstacle in response to such a large demand made by the Coronavirus. The transition from school to online teaching was stressful for all participants: pupils, parents and teachers. In addition to changes in the way of working, primary schools in Serbia have faced problems with the lack of information technology needed for distance learning, teaching staff who are not educated for this type of teaching, but also the quality of such teaching. All this raised the question of the quality of knowledge that pupils acquired during distance learning. The paper will discuss the management of the primary school at the time of the Covid 19, the problems encountered and how they were solved.

scholarly journals Journalism Education in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic: Pros and Cons

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 713-726
Author(s):  
Alexander Grabelnikov ◽  
Natalia Gegelova ◽  
Elizaveta Osipovskaya ◽  
Victor Ott
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Complex Analysis ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Journalism Education ◽  
Mass Communications ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Pros And Cons

The article discusses journalism education affected by the increased information scope, media convergence and introduction of new online teaching forms and face-to-screen communication during the coronavirus pandemic. Since the introduction of distance learning at universities, the quality of teaching and learning has been debated by students, teaching staff and officials. By having to overcome the difficulties, the students majoring in Journalism develop a necessary skill of gathering information and issuing school newspapers, radio and TV programs in the new informational reality of the crisis. The study included a survey aimed at finding out how students and faculty assess effectiveness of distance learning in COVID-19 context. Using a method of case study to make a complex analysis, the authors examine the academic process at the RUDN’s Department of Mass Communications as empirical object. The survey results reveal the key problems the respondents had to face when organizing and participating in the online learning process. The survey also helped to indicate the most convenient applications for online lecturing and the most effective teaching techniques, and to analyze the performance of the university’s internal telecommunication learning and information system.

The need for a transition to a distance learning format: research results

2020 ◽  
pp. 194-209
Author(s):  
Marina V. Polevaya ◽  
Elena V. Kamneva ◽  
Sergey A. Polevoy ◽  
Margarita M. Simonova ◽  
Svetlana M. Buyanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Training Format

Relevance. The article discusses the problems of the transition of universities to a distance learning format. The transfer of universities to a remote format due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus allowed students to continue to receive training, which varied significantly due to technologies, the choice of which was determined by the current capabilities of educational institutions. The article analyzes the result of a study of the attitude and assessment of teachers and students organizing and conducting training outside the educational institution with the use of distance technologies. The purpose of the study is to identify the features of teaching and learning in a distance format in higher education during the spread of a new coronavirus infection. The objectives of the study are to identify factors that have influenced the quality of the implementation of educational programs in full in the electronic information and educational environment. The results of the study. A serious influence of the distance learning format on the quality of the teacher-student interaction was revealed (it has significantly decreased), which is undoubtedly one of the factors that reduce studentsʼ motivation to learn. For many respondents, distance learning and teaching was the first experience of a distance learning format, and therefore the attitude towards it is rather complicated. A significant scatter in the format of the classes, their completeness and content within the framework of distance learning, the low proportion of the teaching staff prepared for its implementation, and the generally low level of technical, methodological and legal support show that the majority of Russian universities are not ready to introduce distance learning. The transition to an online training format caused the majority of respondents discomfort and negative emotional experiences.

scholarly journals The Main Problems of Distance Learning in Vocational Education in the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-286
Author(s):  
Oleg Danilov ◽  
Elena Korchak ◽  
Leonid Ershteyn ◽  
Natalia Yugova
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Personal Contact ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Organizational Issues ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article deals with various organizational issues of distance learning in vocational education. The authors applied the theory of distance learning to vocational education in Russia. The research featured teachers of more than 40 educational institutions, who mentioned such problems as the lack of equipment, personal computers, software, and Internet access. Most respondents believed that the quality of vocational education deteriorated during distance learning mostly as a result of poor technical support. Another problem is the absence of personal contact between teaching staff and students. The authors analyzed the current situation and propose various means of improvement, e.g. asynchronous teaching methods.

EXPERIENCES OF PARENTS OF FIRST GRADERS IN CZECH REPUBLIC PERCEIVE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF READING AND WRITING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva KKoželuhová ◽  
Lenka Zemanová ◽  
Radka Wildová ◽  
Ondřej Koželuh
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
School Year ◽  
Children First

"The period of the covid pandemic changed day-to-day full-time teaching into distance learning. Teachers, but also parents without any prior training, had to react immediately. What has long been theoretically talked about professionally, namely the use of digitization of teaching in the online environment, has suddenly become a reality. Long discussions about the innovation of the curriculum for primary schools in terms of the scope and quality of educational content were suddenly solved by the teachers themselves using their professional skills and experience. Most of the surveys show [22], [15] that the teachers handled this situation very responsibly and that it can be stated that they managed it within the specific possibilities. Teachers, parents, and especially first-year primary school pupils had a very specific role during the pandemic, and thus the transition to distance learning. It is for this reason that we focused on this group, in our opinion the most affected by pandemics. The present study describes the experience of parents with distance learning reading and writing in the first grades of primary schools at the time of closing schools in the Czech Republic in the school year 2020/2021. The aim of the survey was to describe the effects of distance learning on the development of initial literacy, the differences between day-to-day and online teaching; problems, challenges, pros and cons that the distance learning period brought. The research was carried out as a multi-case study, in which interviews were conducted with six mothers of children - first-class pupils. The results showed that distance learning did not affect the quality of children's acquisition of reading and writing techniques, it only slowed it down. However, there was a decline in pupils' interest in reading and a disruption of their relationship with education in general. It was difficult for parents to motivate children to learn, to help them in case of difficulties with reading and writing techniques, and to evaluate their learning outcomes. On the other hand, distance learning has made it possible to further individualize education with regard to the needs of children and has deepened cooperation between school and family. Distance learning placed increased demands (physical and mental), especially on mothers, when it was necessary for their intensive involvement in the teaching process. Based on the evaluation of the course of distance learning, the paper brings general recommendations applicable to both distance and full-time teaching reading and writing."

scholarly journals Education And The Corona Pandemic: Lessons LearnedExploring Teaching And Learning Needs After The Corona Pandemic: Curriculum And Teaching Methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1041-1043
Author(s):  
Dr. Khursheeda Khatoon
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
The World

The education system all over the world is been highly affected by coronavirus and Covid-10 pandemic when the lockdown was announced worldwide. In order to control and prevent the spread of the virus, the schools, colleges, and even the universities was closed. This closure of educational instititutes had bought up number of difficulties for the student, teacher, and the parents as well and inorder to overcome the situation and continue the system of education, online or distance learning policy was offered and adapted by each and everyone that were associated with the educational system. It was a challenge for the developing countries wgwre thre is lack of facilities like internet access, infrastructure, and gadgets as well. There were countries where the fee of internet was reduced, educational resources were provided by the governing bodies so as to fill the gap. There is a huge pressure on the teaching staff to adapt the online teaching mode and conduct the classes by first learning the process for themselves. Everyone had make all the efforts to learn and adapt the new way of teaching and learning and making the process smooth in the coronavirus pandemic situation.

scholarly journals REMOTE PRACTICAL ANATOMY CLASSES: NEW CHALLENGES AND DIRECTIONS FOR TUTORS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 247-258
Author(s):  
Dzintra Kažoka ◽  
Māra Pilmane
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Lectures ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Study Process

Human Anatomy tutors had to adapt to Covid-19 reality by restructuring their methods by teaching in spring – autumn in 2020 at the Department of Morphology. The aims of this study were to identify and understand the variety of solutions being utilized by tutors and to clarify new challenges and directions. The open-ended interviews were used to collect data from 15 Anatomy tutors. Thematic analysis, used to analyze the qualitative data, emphasized the tutors’ perceptions of remote practical anatomy classes’ efficiency. Tutors developed their action plans for online teaching and highlighted the preparation of new materials, adoption of new technologies and skills. Based on the results of the transition from face-to-face to online anatomy teaching, there were detected five thematic items that were related to tutors’ challenges. It was concluded that challenges that need to become a priority for tutors in online education concern mainly the special training courses, design of new models, video and/or online lectures, demonstration labs, practical classes, collegial contacts, technicians, IT-staff and colleagues support, consultation hours and communication. Future directions for tutors must be effective not only for increasing the quality of the Human Anatomy study process but also for the evolution of anatomy education.

scholarly journals Actor's training in the context of distance education

2021 ◽  
pp. 334-339
Author(s):  
Valeria Shtefyuk
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The Body ◽  
Adobe Acrobat ◽  
The Social ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
Acting Training ◽  
Online Format

The purpose of the article is to identify the features of teaching traditional acting techniques within the framework of new technologies and digital communication using the example of acting training in the context of distance education. Methodology. The topic of the article determined the use of an integrated approach using general scientific and theatrical research methods - this made it possible to determine a set of factors that determine the quality of teaching acting training in conditions of distance education. The method of theoretical study of foreign literature on the research problem has been applied; the method of studying and analyzing pedagogical experience; the method of systems analysis, which contributed to the consideration of online learning in the context of theatrical pedagogy as a kind of integrity in the variety of its internal and external connections; typological method, in order to identify the specifics of teaching acting training in the conditions of distance learning, etc. Scientific novelty. Investigated innovative approaches to teaching actors in the context of the use of new technologies in acting training; analyzed the specificity of cognitive, social and educational presence as key elements in the development and implementation of online education in the context of the peculiarities of teaching the skill of an actor; the features of transformation of acting training exercises, associated with tactile sensations, were revealed; it was stated that in the conditions of distance education in acting training, direct contact (touch of the body) can be mediated by means of vibrotactile quality of the voice. Conclusions. Teaching acting training can take on new forms, provided it is conducted in an online format. The study showed that the structure of theater pedagogy in general and teaching of acting training in particular requires a revision of co-presence as an ontological condition for the transfer of tacit knowledge, which has traditionally been in the epistemological structure of theater pedagogy. The shift in emphasis in teaching an actor from traditional to innovative ways is associated with a broad approach to the decentralization of the preliminary epistemological interpretation of the body as its unique and, accordingly, central direction. The biggest challenge for the teacher of acting in the transition to the online format is that this subject is predominantly group-oriented, based on working in physical spaces. Teaching acting training in the context of distance learning requires a holistic understanding of how the digital space works, and acting training, using these limitations, should be initially planned and created taking into account the dynamics of the networked world. When conducting acting training in a digital environment, the lack of contact must be replaced with other sensory sensations. An important aspect in the context of the designated problems is the social aspect, which forms the group dynamics among students. For this aspect, it is advisable to use a number of auxiliary applications, including the social network Facebook (for scheduling and quickly sharing visual materials) and software for web conferencing "Adobe Acrobat Connect".

scholarly journals Use Of E-Learning In Improving The Provision Of Teaching Materials In The Mice Studies Program State Polytechnic Of Medan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mardhiatul Husna
Keyword(s):  
Content Management ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Content Management System ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Web

This research aimed to improve the quality of learning by providing teaching materials to students in an easier way, can be accessed at any time by implementing e-learning in MICE Studies Program Department of Business Administration. Generally students understand e-Iearning as a learning method that utilizes the Internet and online computer. So this will facilitate the implementation and utilization of e-Iearning at the Department of Business Administration. This research utilizes a Content Management System (CMS) Moodle as a means to build applications web-based learning, CMS Moodle been already popular used so expect faculty and students can easily use and CMS Moodle is available directly in the web hosting services that can save time installation This research is also expected to motivate the teaching staff be more active in preparing and making teaching materials for the learning process can run better

Developing Online Computer Lab-Based Teaching Materials

2011 ◽  
pp. 242-271
Author(s):  
Lee Chao
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
The Other ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Computer Lab ◽  
Video Clips ◽  
Multimedia Teaching ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Hands On

To get an online computer lab ready for teaching and hands-on practice, instructors should develop lab manuals and other online teaching materials. The lab teaching materials can be text, a combination of text and figures, or truly multimedia based materials including figures, sounds, animations, and video clips. By including multimedia in the instruction, the quality of the lab teaching materials can be greatly improved. The use of technology can make the tasks of developing multimedia teaching materials relatively easy. On the other hand, the use of multimedia teaching materials is limited to the type of hardware and software that are available on the server and client sides. Also, different instructions will have different requirements for multimedia materials. In this chapter, we will have a closer look at the issues related to the design of lab instructions and multimedia based teaching materials.

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