scholarly journals Creativity, Learning and Technology: Lights and Insights for New Worldmaking Possibilities in Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-51
Author(s):  
Andreia Valquaresma ◽  
Joaquim Luís Coimbra
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Sociocultural Influences ◽  
Technological Revolution ◽  
Rapid Responses ◽  
The World ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, creativity, learning, and technology became guiding lights for the debate on transforming conceptions and practices within education systems around the world. Given creativity’s intersubjective and agentic nature, it can work as an invaluable resource when promoting learning in formal and informal educational settings. Notwithstanding, these same features make it a challenge to know the conditions under which creativity development can be propelled through technology in educational contexts. Moreover, the technological revolution seems to have accelerated the pace of contemporary societies, often demanding rapid responses to creative challenges. Yet, from a developmental and constructivist standpoint, creativity is embedded in an intricate matrix where individual and sociocultural influences interact to help construct new ways of “worldmaking”. Thus, it can be envisioned as an attribute of the complexity of a psychological subject’s sociocognitive-emotional structures, whose development occurs in the interstitial space between self, others and the world, requiring time to manifest. Considering that technology modifies the person’s relation, action, construction of world(s), of others and self, we intend to discuss the mode and extent to which it can effectively be inscribed into education to promote the development of creativity. In this conceptual paper, we explore the impact on the continuous process of worldmaking (from where creativity blooms) of moving towards an ever-growing technological society, capable of innovative answers to the pandemic (e.g., distance learning) and other unpredictable challenges. We conclude by discussing how the so-called (re)constructive exploration pedagogies can be aligned with technology-based educational programs – capitalizing on their potential to transform human thinking, (inter)acting, and experiencing-, to nurture the development of creativity in education.

scholarly journals The impact of COVID-19 on education in Poland: Challenges related to distance learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-411
Author(s):  
Adam Hibszer ◽  
Mariola Tracz
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

The spread of COVID-19 all over the world triggered major changes in the organization of the education in many countries. Governments have adopted various solutions to reduce the disruption caused to education. This article, which is based on survey research (N=246) conducted among teachers in various types of schools in Poland, provides an analysis of the solutions in the field of distance learning and the organization of learning process during lockdown. The results show that teachers encountered a number of difficulties in distance learning. They concerned, among others: lack of access among certain students to computers, insufficient competences of teachers to teach remotely, work organization, and the fact that students were bored with this learning form. The advantages included, among others: increasing digital competences and developing new forms of assessing students’ knowledge.

scholarly journals Educational spaces and environments: in times of Covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 193-196
Author(s):  
Jailma Cruz da Silva ◽  
Orliel dos Santos de Jesus
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Infected People ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Practical Education ◽  
Educational Spaces ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Levels

The appearance of COVID-19 brought to Brazil, and to the world, innumerable methods to contain the increase of infected people. These methods are necessary to avoid the spread of the virus and include social distancing and quarantine of the population. Knowing that these methods have a big impact on the educational system. This study has as its objective to verify the process of teaching and learning, in educational spaces and environments, in times of a pandemic. In order to look for a pattern in established actions in educational programs to incorporate in large scale the tools of educational technology at a distance (distance learning), for example platforms and virtual teaching environments designed to guarantee the pedagogical processes of learning and ameliorate the impact of absence from the classroom during the pandemic, and its post-pandemic consequences. We emphasize the importance of the teacher as mediator, understanding that this professional should respect the different levels of learning of the students and try to carry out activities that help with the improvement of practical education for the appropriate environment and spaces of interaction.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the World of Education in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 242-250
Author(s):  
Novianita Rulandari
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Learning Problems ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

Since the beginning of 2020, the world has been shocked by the Corona Virus Diseases (Covid-19) pandemic which has spread rapidly throughout the world, infecting more than forty million people, causing more than one million deaths by October 2020. This pandemic has an impact on the education world where all levels of education from kindergarten to postgraduate are required to carry out distance learning through online-based classes. Various problems then arise in distance learning because not all students have the facilities and infrastructure needed in its implementation, even causing casualties. This research examines and discusses the phenomenon of Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the education world in Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to find out government policies in overcoming learning problems in a pandemic situation and finding the right policies so that learning can still be carried out effectively, how the supervision needs to be done by the government so that teaching and learning activities can run effectively and how the teaching communication strategies in using online media so that the delivery of material by lecturers can be easily understood by students. From the research results, several conclusions were obtained. The Minister's policy to carry out the online learning process still faces various challenges in its implementation; The learning process from home must always be monitored through good cooperation between students, parents, and educators, especially for primary and secondary education; and by using some appropriate learning communication strategies, the online teaching and learning process can be carried out more effectively because it does not take up a lot of time and space.

scholarly journals The Impact of Parents Attitudes on Their Children’s Distance Learning during COVID-19 Outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Harisa Mardiana
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
The Other ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Student Education ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

<p><em>Due to the COVID-19 outbreak that spread throughout the world, many activities were carried out at home, especially learning conducted online. The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of parents' attitudes on children in online learning. This study used a qualitative method by conducting interviews with four seventh grades parents, three of seventh grades teachers as representatives of the school, and three of seventh grades students. The results obtained are that parents need guidance in teaching children, extraordinary patience. On the other sides, teachers as facilitators can provide collaborate with parents to educate students. In contrast, students can convey their opinions to teachers about how to learn with parents, and teachers can help parents and students in online learning. Hence, learning for the COVID-19 outbreak can run smoothly so that student education will not be left behind due to the COVID-19 outbreak</em></p>

scholarly journals The influence of distance learning on the level of preparation of participants of the profile-level Mathematics unified exam of the Russian state

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-148
Author(s):  
Alena Sergeevna Babenko ◽  
Natalia Lvovna Margolina ◽  
Tatyana Nikolaevna Matytsina
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
School Education ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Past ◽  
Russian State ◽  
The World ◽  
Minimum Score ◽  
Test Points ◽  
The Impact

In connection with the harsh situation in the world in the spring of 2020, there was a problem with the organisation of school education throughout Russia. This article is devoted to the influence of distance learning on the results of the unified state exam in Mathematics (profile level). First of all, the dynamics of the total number of participants in the Maths exam over the past three years was considered. The article goes on to analyse the changes that occurred in 2020 in the content of control and measurement materials for Kostroma Region. The results of the exam participants were analysed in several groups – those who had not reach the minimum score, those who had scored 40 points or less, from 41 to 60 points, from 61 to 80 points and from 81 to 100 test points. Methods of qualitative and quantitative assessment (Pearson's criterion is applied) of percentage distributions of results of exam participants in various groups for 2019-20 years are described. Conclusions are drawn about the impact of the distance learning period on the results of the Maths exam.

Knowledge Management Initiatives in Indian Public Sector

2014 ◽  
pp. 53-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
Km Strategy ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Impact

Today, knowledge management has come to be accepted and recognized as a source of competitive advantage in the private sector. Although Knowledge Management (KM) has been gaining attention all over the world, KM as a discipline is still in its infancy, and adoption of KM is still at its nascent stage when it comes to the Public Sector. It is vital for any organization to understand the concept of KM so as to align its KM strategy with the organization’s strategy. This is all the more important when it is the Public Sector because the impact of Public Sector organizations directly affects the common man. Knowledge creation, generation, and application are a continuous process. Without thorough understanding and awareness of KM, the Public Sector may not be able to reap true and full benefits. This chapter aims to bring a comprehensive understanding of KM application to the Public Sector and through cases recognizes the initiatives of KM in the Indian Public Sector.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Student’s E-Learning Experience in Jordan

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1404-1414
Author(s):  
Anas Ratib Alsoud ◽  
Ahmad Ali Harasis
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
The World ◽  
Contingency Plans ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Impact

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic Universities around the world are taking rapid actions to ensure students learning continuity and secure the well-being of their students. This study aims at exploring the student’s e-learning experience in Jordanian Universities as well as e-learning readiness during the pandemic. While each university is unique, we hope our assessment can provide some insights into how well the student’s e-learning experience was during the pandemic. A structural online questionnaire was distributed, followed by descriptive analysis. Students from remote and disadvantaged areas primarily faced enormous challenges such as technological accessibility, poor internet connectivity, and harsh study environments. This study also highlights the role of electronic commerce in transforming distance learning. Further investments and contingency plans are needed to develop a resilient education system that supports electronic and distance learning throughout Jordan.

scholarly journals The challenges of distance learning in countries undergoing transition during the COVID-19 pandemic - case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 196-207
Author(s):  
Naser Rugova ◽  
Elmire Nikci – Rexha ◽  
Elmi Berisha ◽  
Fallanza Beka Bajrami
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
World Health ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
First Case ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

Virtual learning, also known as online learning or distance learning has transformed the face of the education system for quite some time. Now, it is rapidly becoming an integral aspect and a common tool, in the broader aspect of higher education, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to providing an alternative method of learning in the digital age, online learning offers students the opportunity to learn new skills or improve existing ones.  On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Following the speed with which COVID-19 spread to all parts of the world and to curb the spread of the disease, most governments around the world, including the Republic of Kosovo, authorized unprecedented social control measures to stop this disease unknown. These measures, among others, required social distancing and temporary physical closure of educational institutions. The first case of COVID 19 in Kosovo was identified on March 13, 2020, social distancing - full closure came into force on March 15, while UBT Higher Education Institution started online learning on March 16, 2020, the first in Kosovo and possibly in the Western Balkans. This teaching-learning process was a novelty for Kosovo and was applied for the first time. Objective: The main objective of the current survey was to study the impact of E-learning on students' academic performance and their evaluations of this form of teaching in general. The purpose of this paper is to reflect as professionally as possible the organization of distance learning, the effects on the teaching and learning process as well as the form and level of communication and teacher-student relations in this process which was a novelty for Kosovo and UBT as one of the largest Private Colleges in the region.

Knowledge Management Initiatives in Indian Public Sector

2015 ◽  
pp. 1065-1100
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
Km Strategy ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Impact

Today, knowledge management has come to be accepted and recognized as a source of competitive advantage in the private sector. Although Knowledge Management (KM) has been gaining attention all over the world, KM as a discipline is still in its infancy, and adoption of KM is still at its nascent stage when it comes to the Public Sector. It is vital for any organization to understand the concept of KM so as to align its KM strategy with the organization's strategy. This is all the more important when it is the Public Sector because the impact of Public Sector organizations directly affects the common man. Knowledge creation, generation, and application are a continuous process. Without thorough understanding and awareness of KM, the Public Sector may not be able to reap true and full benefits. This chapter aims to bring a comprehensive understanding of KM application to the Public Sector and through cases recognizes the initiatives of KM in the Indian Public Sector.

scholarly journals About the Distance Learning System Introduced During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (39) ◽  
pp. 68-73
Author(s):  
Galiya Orazova ◽  
◽  
Nessibeldy Musagalieva ◽  
Arailym Beisbekova ◽  
Roza Suleymenova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Learning System ◽  
World Health ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Distance Learning System ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Economy And Education ◽  
The Impact

The World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 pandemic one of the main threats to humanity, as it affected not only the health care system, but also the global economy and education system around the world. All educational institutions, schools, colleges, universities were massively closed. In 2020, every fifth student in the world did not attend school. Today, distance learning is popular due to a number of advantages. This is, first of all, the availability of information about all knowledge in one place, so that each student has free access to content anywhere and at any time. However, there are also certain negative aspects of distance learning. In this paper, we conducted a comparative analysis of the positive and negative aspects of distance learning using a review of the literature available to us. The manuscript was prepared as part of the diploma work of N.K. Zhasulanov on the topic: «Assessment of the impact of distance learning introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of knowledge of students (for example, Astana Medical University)»

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