Virtual teaching: Teachers' perspectives on online virtual classroom effectiveness during and beyond Covid-19

The purpose was to investigate the Arabic language teachers' perspectives on online VC effectiveness during and beyond COVID-19. Participants were 340 teachers. This study employed cross-sectional descriptive method, with the main focus on Arabic Language teachers' perspectives on online VC effectiveness during and beyond COVID-19. Findings from descriptive analysis of the teachers’ responses on the importance of using virtual classrooms in distance education program shoed that the rank agree comes first, where teachers responded with agree in 17 items, 2 with strongly agree and only one item for disagree. Using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), findings showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the responses of the study sample towards the use of virtual classrooms by gender, while academic qualification and years of experience contributed significantly, where those with higher qualification, and who are experts had positive perspectives on online VCs effectiveness during and beyond COVID-19. KEYWORDS. Virtual Teaching, Online Virtual Classroom, Covid-19

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Cultivating Nonverbal Communication (NVC) Skills among Arabic Language Teachers in Virtual Classroom

Creative Education ◽

10.4236/ce.2019.1012184 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 2564-2573

Author(s):

Noor Shamshinar Zakaria ◽

Nor Azhan Norul’Azmi ◽

Nik Mohd Rahimi Nik Yusoff ◽

Harun Baharudin

Keyword(s):

Nonverbal Communication ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Virtual Classroom ◽

Language Teachers

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CHALLENGES AND ADAPTABILITY OF LANGUAGE TEACHERS TOWARDS VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS DURING COVID 19

Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes ◽

10.22190/jtesap2103517s ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 517

Author(s):

Ketki Satpute

Keyword(s):

Online Teaching ◽

Graphical Representation ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Virtual Classroom ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Survey Method ◽

College Level ◽

Virtual Classrooms ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Rural Language

The outbreak of COVID 19 has locked down entire country and created a crisis situation. It compelled all Educational Institutions to close down. To keep teaching-learning process continuing, massive shift is being observed from physical classrooms to virtual classrooms. Language plays a key role in learning. Hence meaningful language learning is a must. Creating a conducive learning environment to teach languages effectively online, necessitates the use of virtual classroom by Language Teachers. However, it may create various challenges, unless the mindset of the teachers is positive and ready to adapt to new situations. Present study aims to find out challenges faced by the language teachers and their adaptability towards online teaching during COVID pandemic. The researcher used descriptive survey method. The sample of the study included 51 language teachers teaching at college level in the state of Maharashtra. The sampling technique used was snowballing through known contacts. The tool used was questionnaire. Data was analysed through descriptive and inferential statistical techniques such percentage, mean, standard deviation, graphical representation and ‘t’ test. The findings of the study revealed that there is significant difference between the challenges faced by urban and rural language teachers. But no significant difference was found among urban and rural language teachers in adaptability towards virtual classroom teaching. Though teachers tried to adapt to online teaching voluntarily, proper training in the use of e-learning platforms, apt digital tools for language development and development of new skill set are recommended to adapt to the new normal effectively.

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MIN 15 Aceh Tengah محاولات مدرسة اللغة العربية في ترقية قدرة التلاميذ على إتقان المفردات بـــــ

لســـانـنــا (LISANUNA) Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa Arab dan Pembelajarannya ◽

10.22373/ls.v10i3.8869 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 641

Author(s):

Uci Handayani ◽

Suhaimi Suhaimi ◽

Fajriah Fajriah

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Research Method ◽

Vocabulary Learning ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Data Presentation ◽

Analysis Techniques ◽

Collection Data ◽

Data Collection Technique

The purpose of this research is to find out the efforts of Arabic language teachers to improve students' ability in mastering vocabularies. The research method used is descriptive analysis. The data collection technique used is interview with Arabic language teachers. The data analysis techniques in this study use the theory of Miles and Humberman including: Data Collection, Data Reduction, Data Presentation and Drawing Conclusions. Arabic teachers' efforts to improve students' ability in mastering vocabularies consist of three aspects: (1) The use of strategies in vocabularies learning such as teaching vocabularies and making students listen to it, instructing students to repeat vocabulary, displaying pictures to understand the meaning of vocabularies, teaching vocabularies with appropriate songs on certain materials and repeating vocabulary at each class hour (2) The use of methods in vocabulary learning such as giving examples or the teacher displays something in accordance with the vocabularies to understand the vocabularies, playing simple roles, repeating the reading, using a vocabulary command and chain message game. (3) The use of media in vocabulary learning such as printed drawing media, blackboards and textbooks.

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Implementation of Course Model Driven Virtual Classroom in Higher Education

Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics ◽

10.20965/jaciii.2006.p0504 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 504-509 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

József Gáti ◽

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Gyula Kártyás

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Information Technology ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Global Education ◽

Virtual Classroom ◽

Virtual Education ◽

Virtual Classrooms ◽

Model Driven ◽

Model Based ◽

Virtual Teaching

Advances in information technology stimulate development of applications to enhance Internet-based higher education. Reviewing a virtual classroom model, we studied the possibilities and problems of introducing model-based distance learning in everyday higher education. We survey important issues and methodological elements of virtual classrooms in relation to demands of teaching procedures, programs, and materials. Our main objective is to determine specific circumstances enabling objects to be defined for this special modeling. We begin by introducing application of features in models for virtual teaching, then discuss issues in local and global education, focusing on the advantages of virtual education. We detail application-related features of the cited course model and discuss the implementation of virtual classrooms in higher education.

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The challenges of delivering addictions psychiatry teaching in the COVID era

BJPsych Open ◽

10.1192/bjo.2021.395 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (S1) ◽

pp. S139-S139

Author(s):

Rebecca Hammersley ◽

Amy Martin

Keyword(s):

Clinical Teaching ◽

Teaching Style ◽

Virtual Classroom ◽

List Type ◽

Addiction Psychiatry ◽

Virtual Classrooms ◽

Teaching Fellows ◽

Face To Face ◽

Online Tutorials ◽

Virtual Teaching

AimsDuring the pandemic, addiction psychiatry moved from face-to-face lectures (delivered by Addictions Psychiatrists) to bitesize pre-recorded lectures (delivered by clinical teaching fellows) alongside interactive tutorials (delivered by Addictions Psychiatrists). The Addictions Team developed an online tutorial (delivered via Blackboard Collaborate) containing a combination of information slides, case studies, interactive quizzes, and short videos. These were delivered ‘live’ to small groups of students in up to four simultaneous virtual classrooms on a 6-weekly rolling basis. We aimed to assess student and tutor feedback regarding the move to interactive online tutorials in addiction psychiatry.MethodTwo questionnaires sought feedback from students and tutors, focussing on the change from face-to-face to virtual teaching during a 20-week period.Result21 (of 161) students completed the questionnaire. •100% ‘strongly agreed’ or ‘agreed’ that the content of the tutorial was relevant to learning outcomes.•52% felt ‘somewhat comfortable’ unmuting their microphones to contribute verbally, contrasting to 24% feeling ‘not very’ or ‘extremely uncomfortable’. In practice, only 30% of students contributed verbally.•57% felt most comfortable contributing via the written ‘chat’ function (rather than audio or camera).•65% felt either ‘somewhat’ or ‘very comfortable’ turning their cameras on, but only 1 student turned their camera on across all tutorials.•48% felt the tutorial was more accessible virtually than face-to-face; 5% considered it less so.•When COVID restrictions are lifted, 14% would prefer the tutorial to remain virtual, 53% would rather it returned face-to-face, and 33% had no preference.7 (of 7) tutors completed the questionnaire. •100% felt that students having their camera on would make their experience of delivering teaching ‘much better’ or ‘better’.•71% of tutors felt that students contributed ‘slightly’ or ‘significantly’ less in the virtual classroom.•Only 29% of tutors found the experience of virtual teaching ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ enjoyable, contrasting 43% finding it ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ unenjoyable.•Several white space tutor comments suggested the lack of audio-visual engagement made teaching less rewarding, whilst also preventing them from adapting content, pace, and teaching style to suit the group's needs. Tutors felt that the ease of delivering teaching from any location was beneficial.ConclusionVirtual teaching has become embedded in medical education and will likely remain so post-pandemic. For it to be an effective and enjoyable experience, for both students and teachers, there needs to be adaptation of content, technology, etiquette and culture.

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The Degree of Availability of Critical Thinking Skills among Arabic Language Teachers in Directorates Education in Karak Governorate, Jordan, from their Point of View: درجة توفر مهارات التفكير الناقد لدى معلمي اللغة العربية في مديريات التربية والتعليم في محافظة الكرك بالأردن من وجهة نظرهم

المجلة العربية للعلوم ونشر الأبحاث مجلة العلوم التربوية والنفسية ◽

10.26389/ajsrp.k110521 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (37) ◽

pp. 38-20

Author(s):

Sudgeh Awad Falaah Tarawneh Sudgeh Awad Falaah Tarawneh

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Point Of View ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Years Of Experience ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Arithmetic Average ◽

Academic Qualification

The current study aimed at identify the degree of availability of critical thinking skills among Arabic language teachers in the education directorates in Karak Governorate, Jordan, from their point of view, and to reveal the differences in that according to the variables of gender, academic qualification and the number of years of experience. and the researcher prepared a questionnaire consisting of (48) items distributed on (7) skills, namely: (analysis, induction, interpretation, conclusion), Calendar), and the indications for their validity and reliability were verified. Where a stratified random sample of (193) teachers was chosen from among the teachers of the Arabic language in the directorates of education in the governorate of Karak, The study found that the degree of availability of critical thinking skills among Arabic language teachers from their point of view was medium, with an arithmetic mean (3.42) and The skill of "deduction" came first, with an arithmetic average of (3.73), And with a high degree, while the “evaluation” skill came in the last place, with an arithmetic average of (2.93), and a medium degree. It also indicated that there are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α≤0.05) in the degree of availability of thinking skills. The critic among Arabic language teachers is attributed to gender, while it was found that there are statistically significant differences attributable to academic qualification and in favor of higher qualification (postgraduate studies), and the existence of statistically significant differences due to years of experience and in favor of those with higher experience.

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MTsN 2 Aceh Selatan محاولة المدرّس لحل المشكلات في تدريس اللغة العربية بــــ

لســـانـنــا (LISANUNA) Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa Arab dan Pembelajarannya ◽

10.22373/ls.v10i3.8866 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 604

Author(s):

Sri Mulya Radhiani ◽

Syarifuddin Hasyim ◽

Marzuki Marzuki

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Data Collection ◽

Learning Process ◽

Research Method ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Data Display ◽

Analysis Techniques ◽

Collection Data

The purpose of this research is to find out the efforts of Arabic language teachers to overcome the difficulties of learning Arabic. The research method used is descriptive analysis. The data collection techniques used is interview Arabic language teacher. The data analysis techniques in this study use the theory of Miles and Hubberman including : Data Collection, Data Reduction, Data Display, and conclution. The efforts of Arabic language teachers to overcome the difficulties Arabic learning at MTsN 2 Aceh Selatan are The teacher give motivation to students to increase enthusias and interes students, Multiplying textbooks in the library so that students can borrow to facilitate the learning process, giving vocabularies to memorize making it easier for students to understand the material, Using media, and also use other methods in the process of learning Arabic.

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Exploration of Creative Thinking Skills of Students in Physics Learning

Journal of Educational Science and Technology (EST) ◽

10.26858/est.v6i2.12737 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 151

Author(s):

Muhammad Asriadi ◽

Edi Istiyono

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Physics Learning ◽

Thinking Ability ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

Creative Thinking Ability

This study aims to determine the ability of creative thinking high school students in physics learning, know the form of assessment of creative thinking abilities. The study was conducted at SMAN 6 Yogyakrata. This type of research is a survey with a cross-sectional method that is a survey conducted once and at a time. The subjects were the principals, teachers of physics from SMAN 6 Yogyakrata and 30 grade XI students. observations, interviews, and questionnaires were used as data collection techniques. The data analysis method used was the quantitative-qualitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that the creative thinking ability of class XI MIA 1 students at SMAN 6 Yogyakarta can be said to be in the average and quite good category, although there are some students whose level of creative thinking ability is low. In addition, the form of assessment used by physics teachers has not been effective and accurate enough in assessing students 'creative thinking abilities. So it is recommended to use The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) in physics learning because it has been proven to be accurate in assessing students' creative thinking abilities.

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Pengaruh Penggunaan Obat Antihipertensi Terhadap Sindroma Mata Kering di Surabaya

Hang Tuah Medical journal ◽

10.30649/htmj.v17i2.418 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 159

Author(s):

WISNU TRI PAMUNGKAS ◽

INDIRA RA ◽

IRMA ANDRIANI PASARIBU

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Center ◽

Dry Eye ◽

Channel Blocker ◽

Antihypertensive Drugs ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Dry Eye Syndrome ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public Health Center

AbstrakLatar Belakang : Prevalensi Hipertensi di Indonesia semakin meningkat mencapai 25,8% pada penduduk berusia 18 tahun keatas. Amlodipin merupakan salah satu pilihan obat untuk terapi Hipertensi yang termasuk golongan Calsium Channel Blocker (CCB). Penggunaan obat antihipertensi sendiri merupakan salah satu faktor risiko yang menyebabkan sindroma mata kering.Tujuan : Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan obat antihipertensi terhadap sindroma mata kering pada penderita Hipertensi di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Jagir kota Surabaya.Metode penelitian : Penelitian ini adalah penelitian observasional analitik dengan metode cross-sectional. Subyek pada penelitian ini adalah 48 responden yang didapatkan dibagi kedalam 2 kelompok yakni, kelompok minum obat antihipertensi >6 bulan dan tidak minum obat. Dilakukan pengisian kuesioner DEQ-5 dan pemeriksaan schirmer I.Hasil penelitian : Analisa deskriptif dari tes schirmer I frekuensi sindroma mata kering lebih tinggi pada responden yang mengkonsumsi obat antihipertensi dari pada responden yang tidak minum obat antihipertensi. Hasil analisa statistik menggunakan uji chi-square signifikansinya yaitu sebesar <0,001 atau dapat dikatakan bahwa p<α (0,05), menunjukkan ada pengaruh pemberian obat antihipertensi terhadap sindroma mata kering yang berdasarkan tes Schirmer pada pasien Hipertensi di wilayah kerja puskesmas Jagir kota Surabaya.Simpulan : Penggunaan obat antihipertensi berpengaruh terhadap sindroma mata kering pada penderita hipertensi di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Jagir kota SurabayaKata Kunci : Sindroma mata kering, obat antihipertensi, hipertensi AbstractBackground: Hypertension prevalence in Indonesia is increasing to reach 25.8% in the population aged 18 years and over. Amlodipine is one of the drugs for hypertension therapy which is included in the Calcium Channel Blocker (CCB) class. The use of antihypertensive medication itself is one of the risk factors that cause dry eye syndrome.Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of the use of antihypertensive drugs on dry eye syndrome in patients with hypertension at Jagir Public Health Center in Surabaya working area.Methods: This study was an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional method. The subjects in this study were 48 respondents found divided into 2 groups namely, the group taking antihypertensive drugs> 6 months and not taking medication. The DEQ-5 questionnaire was completed and Schirmer I was examined.Results: Descriptive analysis of the Schirmer I test for the frequency of dry eye syndrome was higher in respondents who took antihypertensive drugs than those who did not take antihypertensive drugs. The results of statistical analysis using the chi-square test of significance that is equal to <0.001 or it can be said that p <α (0.05), indicates there is an effect of antihypertensive drug administration on dry eye syndrome based on the Schirmer test in hypertension patients at Jagir Public Health Center in Surabaya..Conclusion: The use of antihypertensive drugs has an effect on dry eye syndrome in patients with hypertension at the Jagir Public Health Center in SurabayaKeywords: Dry eye syndrome, antihypertensive drugs, hypertension

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Virtual classroom project

10.31224/osf.io/u4em9 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Nicholas Gmeiner

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Virtual Classroom ◽

Traditional Classroom ◽

Video Capture ◽

Interactive Learning Environment ◽

Virtual Reality Technology ◽

Virtual Classrooms ◽

Classroom Project

This project aims to provide students with disabilities the same in class learning experience through virtual reality technology, 360-degree video capture, and the use of Arduino units. These technologies will be combined to facilitate communication between teachers in physical classrooms with students in virtual classrooms. The goal is to provide a person who is affected by a disability (which makes it hard to be in a traditional classroom) the same benefits of a safe and interactive learning environment.

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