scholarly journals University Students’ Perspectives on Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Implementation Amidst COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
VloreenNity Mathew ◽  
Ellen Chung
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
Open And Distance Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Near Future

Open and Distance Learning (ODL) has been implemented in universities around the world since decades ago. With COVID-19 pandemic, its implementation has been accelerated globally at an unprecedented speed and haste. Thus, the aim of this paper is to investigate the university students’ perspectives on ODL amidst COVID-19. By using the convenient sampling method, a total of 608 diploma and degree students throughout Malaysia have participated and shared their feedback on ODL implementation. The collected data covered their general feedback and what they enjoyed the most about ODL. Moreover, their recommendations on ODL implementation were analyzed by categorising the responses into different themes. The demographic data was summarized using descriptive analysis. A comparison between the diploma and the degree students’ perspectives is also discussed in the paper. The findings show that most students have positive perceptions on ODL implementation, where positive feedback and fun factors are highlighted by the respondents. Some students indicated that ODL should not be continued in the future semester, due to problems such as poor internet connection, budget constraints and time management issues. Recommendations on improvements for better ODL implementations in the near future are also provided. This study contributes to more effective ODL management by presenting the learners’ perspectives   Keywords: Open and Distance Learning (ODL), Online Learning Platforms, Technology, Teaching and Learning, University Students

scholarly journals University Students Academic Usage of Facebook. Case Study: Licence 2 English Students, Mostaganem University

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amel Ghermaoui
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Large Population ◽  
University Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
The University

last decade has witnessed the rapid popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and College students constitute a large population of Facebook users. Advancement in telecommunication and information technology has resulted in a tremendous impact on teaching and learning. Accordingly, university education has started to benefit from online learning platforms. The revolutionary progress that the internet has known is giving a modern dimension to the teaching process, thus, facilitating university students' learning. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the extent to which Facebook can be an effective means to distribute academic content to university students. Department of English of Mostaganem University is involved in this study. The Study combines quantitative with qualitative types of research. Quantitate research involves distributing a survey in the form of a questionnaire among License 2 students department of English as well as teachers to examine to what extent Facebook can be used for academic purposes. Qualitative research is dedicated to the analysis and observation of studens’ Facebook group page. The results showed that Students confirm that Facebook is a useful tool to distribute and share academic knowledge yet there are still many obstacles that hinder its use at the university context. On another hand, the present research suggests some helping solutions to enhance Facebook educational use among university students and their teachers. Future research may include a larger population from every Department of Mostaganem University to ensure generalizability of the study’s findings.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Study Centres in Supporting Open and Distance Learning at Makerere University

1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59
Author(s):  
Nabushawo Harriet Mutambo ◽  
Jessica Norah Aguti ◽  
Mark Harriet Winterbottom
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Learner Support ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Open And Distance Learning ◽  
The University

In open and distance learning (ODL), the teacher and student are separated in time and space for most of the time. To ensure continuity of teaching and learning, learner support mechanisms are required. Rumble (1992) contends that for effective support these mechanisms should be decentralized and accessible to students. It is with this understanding that this study examined the effectiveness of Makerere University’s study centres in supporting teaching and learning in its ODL programmes. Following a survey design, data was elicited from 422 respondents who included students and staff of the University. This was done using questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions and documentary analysis. The findings were that the centres are relevant to offering remote learner support, especially given the low level of technological advancement in Uganda. However, due to a number of factors, the centres are not offering satisfactory support to the students. These include the centres’ indistinct status and mandate; gaps in the University’s policies and understanding of ODL; inadequate funding of the centres; communication gaps between the centres and their coordinating unit at the University’s main campus; inadequacy of study, ICT and human resources at the centres; and unconducive location and opening hours of the centres. Recommendations for the better performance of the centres are discussed.

scholarly journals Relações com o saber, com o ensinar e com a aprendizagem em um projeto de formação inicial de professores de matemática no Brasil Relations with the knowledge, teaching and learning in a initial training Project of mathematic teachers in Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Fogaça Carvalho ◽  
Marinez Meneghello Passos ◽  
Sergio De Mello Arruda ◽  
Angela Marta Pereira das Dores Savioli
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Analytical Instrument ◽  
Initial Training ◽  
School Students ◽  
Training Project ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

ResumoNeste artigo analisamos as relações com o saber, com o ensinar e com o aprender em atividades desenvolvidas em um subprojeto de Matemática no Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID). Os dados consistiram no registro das ações realizadas em sala de aula por um supervisor (professor), seis estudantes da licenciatura em Matemática e alunos do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola pública do estado do Paraná, Brasil. Para a interpretação dos dados foi utilizado um instrumento que possibilita evidenciar as relações com o saber na sala de aula denominado Matriz 3x3. As análises revelaram implicações da ação do supervisor na ação tanto dos estudantes universitários quanto dos alunos da escola e, consequentemente, nas relações que estes estabeleceram com o saber, o ensinar e o aprender.AbstractIn this article we analyze the relationship with knowledge, with teaching and with learning in activities developed in a subproject of Mathematics in the Institutional Program of Initiation to Teaching (PIBID). The data consisted of the registration of actions carried out in the classroom by a supervisor (teacher), six undergraduate students in Mathematics and students of the Elementary School of a public school in the state of Paraná, Brazil. For the interpretation of the data we used an analytical instrument called Matrix 3x3. The analyses revealed the implications of the supervisor's action on the actions of the university students and of the school students and consequently on the relationships they established with knowledge, teaching and learning.

scholarly journals University Students' Perception on the Verbal Interaction through WhatsApp Chat Group

AL-TA LIM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-257
Author(s):  
Sujarwo Sujarwo ◽  
Sukmawati Sukmawati ◽  
Asdar Asdar ◽  
Suharti Siradjuddin ◽  
Nina Ariani
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Verbal Interaction ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Verbal Interactions ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

Verbal interactions will occur when both the teacher/lecturer and learners could completely understand what each other means. It happens verbally among the teacher and learners during the teaching learning activity (Mardiana et al., 2019). This study was mainly conducted to examine the University students’ perception on verbal interaction through WhatsApp chat group. This study used qualitative descriptive method was used to achieve the objective of this study. Observation and a questionnaire were adopted as tools for data collection. A total number of samples was 14 English as a Foreign Language learners in university students. The analysis of the data revealed that university students’ perception on verbal interaction gave the positive feedback towards WhatsApp chat group. This proves that ordinarily learners selected agree with utilizing WhatsApp chat group in doing verbal interaction. Hence, utilizing of WhatsApp chat group can be recommended as an efficient technique in verbal interaction for teaching and learning process.

scholarly journals Requirements for developing a culture of small information technology projects among university students in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

2022 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-314
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abdel Salam Mohamed Mahmoud El Balshi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
University Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The University

The current study aimed to develop mechanisms for developing the culture of small information technology projects among university students in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by integrating the development of the culture of small information technology projects in the university’s vision, objectives and strategy, and localizing it in the university environment, activating it in the university’s teaching and learning processes, and strengthening the university’s partnership and the outside community to achieve this. The study used the descriptive approach, and the researcher applied a questionnaire consisting of (37) phrases distributed over (4) axes, and the sample amounted to (136) university professors from (5) Egyptian universities. The study found: The need for the university to emphasize in its objectives the teaching of students to build and manage small information technology projects through the development of knowledge and awareness of it, consolidating the values ​​and beliefs that support them, and that the university is interested in formulating a strategy that supports innovation and creativity among faculty members and students, and that the promotions of teachers and assistant professors be linked to their supportive activities for educating students with small IT projects, and to provide paper or digital brochures on opportunities to build small IT projects in the surrounding environment, and to support the practice of cultural activities, and spread the culture of patent in the information technology sector among its students, and that the university’s learning outcomes target the need for graduates to possess positive attitudes and values ​​towards them. and pay attention to educating students about the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on small IT projects, and that the university link the teaching and learning processes, building and managing small information technology projects, and directing its faculty members towards linking the contents of the curricula with the skills of building and managing small information technology projects, with the need to achieve partnership with the external community through the establishment of exhibitions and platforms for marketing information technology projects, and hosting businessmen in seminars or meetings to inform students of their successful experiences.

scholarly journals Exploring Effective Practices in Managing Distance Learning for Teaching Art and Design in Bahrain

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 66-87
Author(s):  
Sama’a Al Hashimi
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Effective Practices ◽  
Art And Design ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
University Of Bahrain ◽  
The University

As universities move to virtual learning, the need to explore the most effective practices for remotely teaching art and design students became very critical. It is very important to examine the strategies universities are using to efficiently transfer skills and knowledge and meet the needs of students through an online learning environment. Art and design classes involve hands-on activities and requirements that cannot easily be met in digital environments. Therefore, the study aims to investigate the creative approaches that art and design educators adopted to transition to remote teaching. The study involved conducting an online focus group with eleven art and design educators at The University of Bahrain to investigate the experiences, perceptions, and the challenges they faced while teaching art and design remotely during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The focus group engaged the educators in a semi-structured discussion in order to gather qualitative data that would allow for a descriptive analysis of their online teaching experiences and the most effective approaches they implemented. Thus, the study is undertaken to determine the most effective practices that can be employed by educators to engage students and enhance the distance learning process in an art and design online environment. The findings suggested that the main challenges that are peculiar to art and design distance learning include difficulty in clearly seeing the value of the colors in a student’s artwork on screen and the unavailability of features that support art and design remote teaching in the currently available learning management systems.

scholarly journals The Application of E-learning in English Teaching at Dong Nai Technology University

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 544
Author(s):  
Lien Cam
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
The University

Many colleges and universities in Vietnam have employed e-learning platforms in teaching English with the hope to better students’ English proficiency. Recently, e-learning programs such as DNTU-LMS and Canvas have been implemented at Dong Nai Technology University. With their features of flexibility and efficiency, they have been being used as crucial tools for teaching and learning in various faculties in the university especially during the widespread of Covid-19 pandemic. The present study aimed at identifying the views of the EFL learners from Faculty of Foreign Languages on the application of e-learning platform. A group of 100 EFL students was chosen randomly to participate in this study. Data was collected using questionnaire. After analyzing student’s responses, the results proved that the introduction of e-learning was effective. E-learning also stimulates students to learn English and brings them comfort and joy.

scholarly journals Teacher Education Freshmen Applicants’ Current State in the New Normal’s Learning Delivery Platforms

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1528-1536
Author(s):  
Mark Angelo C. Reotutar
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Current State ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The University

The online learning platform (OLS) is currently the new normal learning setting amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Teachers need to look on the other side of the traditional classroom-based learning mode to make teaching and learning in the new normal possible. It aimed to analyze the current state of the teacher education freshmen applicants concerning the new normal learning platforms. This study employed a descriptive method of research and considered a sample of 85 freshmen applicants in the College of Teacher Education in the academic year 2020-2021. The frequencies and percent value was used to analyze the data gathered. The following are the verdicts of the study, the bulk of the respondents belong to low-income families with farming as their family source of income. Most of the respondents have their mobile phones while the great majorities are using mobile data only. All of the respondents do not have any idea about the different platforms in online learning. Based on the findings, the researcher concluded that the freshmen applicants in the College of Teacher Education cannot totally survive and are not yet ready to embrace the new normal learning platforms due to poverty and lack of resources. It is therefore recommended that the University administration needs to open other sources of learning platforms such as the use of printed learning materials of which will be delivered door-to-door to the students. Besides, the College of Teacher Education should plan and initiate on how to make learning flexible and more engaging.

ДОСВІД ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ ДИСТАНЦІЙНОГО НАВЧАННЯ В ОСВІТНЬОМУ ПРОСТОРІ ЄВРОПИ ПІД ЧАС ПАНДЕМІЇ COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
M. V. CHURSANOVA ◽  
◽  
F. M. GAREEVA ◽  
D. V. SAVCHENKO ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Education System ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
Distance Learning Technologies ◽  
The University

The paper analyzes up-to-date distance learning technologies used in European education system for ensuring overall organization of the educational process during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quarantine conditions have become a catalyst for development and practical testing of virtual learning tools and innovative pedagogical technologies, and application of the experience with them is a necessity of today and a strategy for the future. The article is focused on distance learning technologies in higher education. Institutions of England, Germany and France are chosen for the study due to their banner quality of educational service, like the University of Oxford, for example. The basis for successful conduct of all types of classes is employment of universities’ own specialized learning platforms. The learning model remains more similar to the traditional one. The main role continues to belong to communication between qualified teachers and students through various interactive web applications, while digital technologies create space for such interaction, filling it with learning materials. Students get access to all educational services using a single password to the university network. At the same time, some learning materials are available with open access, video lectures and podcasts are popular. Unlike other countries, education in Germany is governed by strict principles of information and data protection. In the contrary, in France many courses have been made available on network, and the education system has instantly adapted to work in virtual mode through the developed system of national distance learning platforms and the massive open online courses. The result of effective distance learning organization in Europe during the pandemic is that the introduction of digital technologies and transition to more flexible learning models become the education strategy at the state level, while pedagogy becomes an area of advanced development of information and communication technologies. Key words: distance education, online learning, information and communication technologies, educational platforms, quarantine, COVID-19.

A Changed Economy with Unchanged Universities? A Contribution to the University of the Future

2010 ◽  
pp. 1723-1744
Author(s):  
Maria Manuela Cunha ◽  
Goran D. Putnik
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Graduate Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Central Issue ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Open And Distance Learning ◽  
The University

Individualised open and distance learning at the universitycontinuing education and post-graduate education levels is a central issue of today. The advanced information and communication technologies

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