scholarly journals Designing an online work-related language skill for nursing students: A developmental research

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-170
Author(s):  
Hafizhatu Nadia ◽  
Yansyah ◽  
Dina Rafidiyah
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
Career Preparation ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Developmental Study ◽  
Developmental Research ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Language ◽  
Research Interview

Technology brings opportunities to extend the learning environment outside the classroom. An online course can be an extracurricular activity which allows the students to learn English for their career preparation. This article reports a developmental research for designing an online learning module for nursing students to pursue their career abroad. One English teacher and 40 nursing students from a private university participated in this research.  Interview and questionnaire were employed to collect the data regarding the students’ need, usability, and the implementation of the product during the field try out. Two experts were also invited to evaluate the quality of the product’s content and instructional technology. The result of this developmental study is an online course and a workbook to accompany the students learning. The findings reveal that online learning has an opportunity to help students to shape their work-related language skills at home. The challenges for the implementation of this course are also discussed.

scholarly journals Applying the Matrix Model in an English for Presentation Online Class during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of an Undergraduate Class in Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Prapaporn Sompakdee ◽  
Wichuta Chompurach ◽  
Werachai Thanamaimas ◽  
Siraprapa Kotmungkun
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Matrix Model ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Private University ◽  
Online Course ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Online Course Development ◽  
Data Collections ◽  
Class Presentation ◽  
Academic Year

During the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning was an important topic for scholars. A private university in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand followed a policy to create online courses for every subject to ensure that education could proceed effectively. To correspond with the policy, the Matrix Model was integrated with the online course development of an English for Presentation class at this private university. The Matrix Model is also known as SAMR which refers to Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition. The online course was presented in the third semester of the academic year of 2019 with 77 participants who volunteered to participate in this course. The research instruments used in this study were observation, surveying, and interview. The data collections were done at the beginning, during, and after the course to provide a comprehensive study of online learning. The data revealed both positive opinions and obstacles associated with this online learning. The results of using the SAMR model in this study do provide benefits to students and educators and show that 84% of the participants prefer online presentation over in-class presentation.

scholarly journals NEED ANALYSIS ON DEVELOPING SKILL-BASED MATERIALS FOR D3 NURSING STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Yansyah Yansyah ◽  
Dina Rafidiyah ◽  
Hafizhatu Nadia
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Related Language ◽  
The University ◽  
Nursing Department ◽  
Basic English

The present study aims to help nursing students to prepare the language skills required in the workplace. Need analysis was conducted to map the students’ need so suitable materials can be designed for effective teaching. There were fifteen students of D3 Nursing in the University of Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin invited to be the participants of this research. The data were gathered by conducting a depth interview with the English lecturer, BP3TKI South Kalimantan, alumni who worked abroad, and the head of D3 nursing department. It was intended to collect data related to important language skills the students need to master. Besides, a questionnaire was also employed to get data regarding the students’ need, want, and lack. The findings showed that D3 nursing students need to master at least three skills, such as basic English, work-related language skills, and academic-related language skills to enable them to go International.

scholarly journals Developing Skill-Based Materials for Helping D3 Nursing Students Go International

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Dina Rafidiyah ◽  
Yansyah Yansyah ◽  
Hafizhatu Nadia
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Research Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Material Development ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Is Research ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Related Language

There are a lot of opportunities for nurses to pursue their career or to continue their study abroad. However, many of them are afraid of taking this chance for many reasons, including the lack of English skills.  This study aims to bridge the gap between the English language materials that does not suit the needs and demands of D3 Nursing to go international. The research method used is Research and Development adapting from Borg & Gall. The process of material development is based on the development phase of the Skill-Based Approach by Hutchinson & Water. The subjects of the study were 15 D3 nursing students from University of Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin. Mixed method was employed as the data analysis technique. The result of this study is six units materials accompanied with syllabus and lesson plans. The materials were good according to the experts’ validation and it significantly affected the students’ work-related language skills.

Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism in Online Courses

2013 ◽  
pp. 256-273
Author(s):  
Stephen Asunka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Private University ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Instructional Interventions ◽  
Design Based Research ◽  
Student Plagiarism

This study used design-based research approaches to investigate student plagiarism in an online course, with the objective of determining the instructional interventionist strategies that can help students avoid the practice in online courses. Twenty eight (28) undergraduate students who were engaged in a semester-long online course in Educational Technology at a private university in Ghana participated in the study. Drawing on relevant learning and related theories, the study implemented different learning activities pertaining to plagiarism at regular intervals during the semester, and then subsequently analyzed students’ individual and group course writings for evidence of plagiarism. Findings reveal that regular and varied instructional interventions helps students reduce and eventually avoid plagiarism in the online learning environment. Students were also found to plagiarize to a much lesser extent when they worked in groups than when they worked individually. Implications of these findings for the design and management of online learning courses in higher education are briefly discussed.

Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism in Online Courses

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Asunka
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Private University ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Instructional Interventions ◽  
Design Based Research ◽  
Student Plagiarism

This study used design-based research approaches to investigate student plagiarism in an online course, with the objective of determining the instructional interventionist strategies that can help students avoid the practice in online courses. Twenty eight (28) undergraduate students who were engaged in a semester-long online course in Educational Technology at a private university in Ghana participated in the study. Drawing on relevant learning and related theories, the study implemented different learning activities pertaining to plagiarism at regular intervals during the semester, and then subsequently analyzed students’ individual and group course writings for evidence of plagiarism. Findings reveal that regular and varied instructional interventions helps students reduce and eventually avoid plagiarism in the online learning environment. Students were also found to plagiarize to a much lesser extent when they worked in groups than when they worked individually. Implications of these findings for the design and management of online learning courses in higher education are briefly discussed.

Learning Analytics Considered Harmful

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie P Dringus
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Full Potential

This essay is written to present a prospective stance on how learning analytics, as a core evaluative approach, must help instructors uncover the important trends and evidence of quality learner data in the online course. A critique is presented of strategic and tactical issues of learning analytics. The approach to the critique is taken through the lens of questioning the current status of applying learning analytics to online courses. The goal of the discussion is twofold: (1) to inform online learning practitioners (e.g., instructors and administrators) of the potential of learning analytics in online courses and (2) to broaden discussion in the research community about the advancement of learning analytics in online learning. In recognizing the full potential of formalizing big data in online coures, the community must address this issue also in the context of the potentially "harmful" application of learning analytics.

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