FROM FACE-TO-FACE TO REMOTE LEARNING: EFFECT ON STUDENTS

Author(s):  
Parin Somani
2021 ◽  
pp. 026638212098473
Author(s):  
Jela Webb

Disruption is the by-word for 2020. Across the globe organisations have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdowns, which accelerated new ways of working and learning. In this article, I share my experience of transitioning from a face-to-face model of delivering post-graduate education to a remote learning model. I reflect on how the corporate sector might learn from my experience as it considers re-skilling and up-skilling the workforce to meet the demands faced by a changing jobs landscape.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11890
Author(s):  
Sanita Baranova ◽  
Dita Nīmante ◽  
Daiga Kalniņa ◽  
Alise Oļesika

In Spring 2020, due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, all educational institutions in Latvia, including the University of Latvia (UL), transitioned from face-to-face on-site learning to remote learning. After a short period of face-to-face on-site learning in autumn, UL returned to remote learning in November for the second time. This paper investigates the UL students’ perspectives on remote teaching and learning at the UL during the first and second COVID-19 periods. The research assesses several remote study organization aspects, including the lecturer’s and student’s digital skills, their access to information and support during the study process, planning and implementation of the study process, and students’ acquisition of the content. The study used an original questionnaire designed in the Spring 2020 semester. Seven questions from the first questionnaire were included in another follow-up questionnaire distributed in the Spring 2021 semester. A total of 2248 UL students from the Spring 2020 semester and 742 students from the Spring 2021 semester participated in the study, representing 13 faculties across all study levels. The survey responses were collected via a QuestionPro survey platform and then downloaded into an IBM SPSS 28 file for a reliability check. Next, descriptive statistical analyses were conducted for each reported survey item using Microsoft Excel 2016. The research presented here implies that, in general, students perceive positive improvements in almost all the investigated aspects of the organization of the remote study process when comparing the first and second COVID-19 periods, which could indicate a certain level of resilience in students and university lecturers when subject to COVID circumstances. However, the results reveal that students have, in one year, developed a more realistic approach in assessing their digital skills. The results lead us to believe that remote on-line learning is not just a short-term solution but could become a valuable element for providing qualitative education in the long term. It could indicate that the students and lecturers at university are ready for new and sustainable higher education study organization solutions in the future.


Author(s):  
Ana Hernando ◽  
Mathieu Legrand ◽  
Carlos Iglesias ◽  
Alicia López ◽  
Javier Velázquez ◽  
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Author(s):  
Виктория Анатольевна Борисова

Введение. Подготовка обучающихся к участию в соревновательных мероприятиях Junior Skills – актуальная задача современного образования. Особенностью процесса обучения робототехнике, электронике и инженерно-техническому творчеству является деятельность, основанная на практическом выполнении задач. Практический подход к профессиональному самоопределению отлично представлен через мероприятия движения World Skills Junior. Остается открытым вопрос об определении эффективности используемых организационных форм – очного и дистанционного обучения. Важно учитывать особенности, сильные и слабые стороны каждого формата взаимодействия для эффективного обеспечения непрерывности образовательной линии и процесса самоопределения обучающихся в условиях непредсказуемости современности. Цель – определение педагогических условий формирования необходимых практических навыков у обучающихся при подготовке к соревнованиям Junior Skills через очную и дистанционную формы взаимодействия. Материал и методы. С 2018 по 2020 г. на базе Детского центра образовательной робототехники Томского государственного педагогического университета и Курлекской средней общеобразовательной школы Томского района реализованы программы подготовки к соревнованиям Junior Skills. Подготовку прошли 75 обучающихся 3–6-х классов и 58 обучающихся 9–11-х классов. В исследовании были реализованы методы сравнительно-сопоставительного анализа, моделирования, наблюдение и опросные методы. Результаты и обсуждение. В ходе проведения опытно-экспериментальной работы разработана и апробирована модель дистанционного формата реализации образовательной программы по подготовке обучающихся к соревнованиям профессионального мастерства уровня Junior Skills Russia, а также серия заданий по формированию первичных самостоятельных практико-ориентированных проб (по профилям робототехника, программирование, моделирование, электроника). Заключение. Дистанционная форма образовательной программы добавляет в общий перечень мер подготовки к соревнованиям профессионального мастерства дополнительный опыт тренировки самоконтроля, выводит обучающихся из зоны комфорта и помогает научиться контролировать свой уровень стресса при работе в нестандартных условиях, дает возможность принимать ответственность за свои действия и позволяет самоопределиться с дальнейшим профессиональным профилем. Introduction. Preparing schoolchildren for participation in JuniorSkills competitions is an urgent task of modern education. A feature of the process of teaching robotics, electronics and engineering and technical creativity is activities based on the practical implementation of tasks. A hands-on approach to professional self-determination is well presented through the events of the World Skills Junior movement. The question of determining the effectiveness of the organizational forms used in face-to-face and remote learning remains open. It is important to take into account the peculiarities, strengths and weaknesses of each format of interaction. It is important for effectively ensuring the continuity of the educational line and the process of self-determination of students in the conditions of the unpredictability of our time. Aim and objectives. Determination of the pedagogical conditions for the formation of the necessary practical skills among schoolchildren in preparation for the Junior Skills competition through face-to-face and remote forms of interaction. Material and methods. The distance model of the Junior Skills program was tested on the basis of two sites: The Children’s Center for Educational Robotics of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University and the Kurlek Secondary School of the Tomsk District. Since 2018, 75 students in grades 3–6 and 58 students in grades 9–11 have been prepared for competitions in the field of professional self-determination. The training took place in face-to-face and remote formats. Results and discussion. In the course of the experimental work, a model of the distance format for the implementation of the educational program for the preparation of schoolchildren for competitions of professional skills of the Junior Skills Russia level was developed and tested. A series of tasks has been developed for the formation of primary independent practice-oriented tests (for the profiles of robotics, programming, modeling, electronics). Conclusion. The remote form of the educational program adds additional experience of self-control training to the general list of preparation measures for professional skill competitions. It takes schoolchildren out of their comfort zone and helps them learn to control their stress levels when working in non-standard conditions. Also, it gives the opportunity to take responsibility for their actions and allows self-determination with a further professional profile.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle E. Garland ◽  
Michelle T. Violanti

Students and faculty alike found themselves in tumultuous times as they made the transition from face-to-face to remote learning. As faculty and administrators worked hard to overcommunicate with students in the hopes of keeping them engaged and focused on their academic pursuits, students found their attentions split among school, the Covid-19 health pandemic, and paying bills as many lost their employment. In some cases, the overcommunication led to students ignoring messages as they were completely overwhelmed; at the same time, some students found themselves reverting back to looking for the days of someone telling them what to do every minute of the day. Because faculty, and administrators, were not well prepared to handle the situation, an unevenness in how faculty communicated with students occurred. That is, some faculty withdrew in the same way that students did, and the term essentially ended with students turning in remaining assignments even though no further instruction occurred. Other faculty tried to move their face-to-face class online without taking into consideration the differences between these two channels. Still others tried to create an online course as they went from week to week. The inconsistencies across classes combined with the additional stress students were already experiencing became a recipe for exactly what the administration was trying to avoid—unsuccessful completion of courses and/or students unprepared for the courses that would come after the ones in which they were enrolled that term. The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences and perceptions of students when their classes pivoted from face-to-face to mediated, usually through video conferencing for synchronous or learning management systems for asynchronous. More specifically, we have collected qualitative data that addresses the communication students received from their instructors, what they believed instructors did successfully, what instructors could have done better, and the advice they would offer to instructors who found themselves in a similar crisis situation in the future.


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