scholarly journals CHARACTERIZING PATTERNS IN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN A TEAM-BASED AND PROJECT-CENTRIC COURSE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roza Ghaemi ◽  
Gabrielle Lam
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Meaningful Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Online Engagement ◽  
Student Interviews

Student engagement is believed to be related to students’ meaningful learning, persistence andsatisfaction. Although its importance is well recognized, student engagement patterns in the virtual learning environment are not well understood, particularly in online courses that offer both synchronous and asynchronous paths. The purpose of this study is to characterize studentonline engagement in a team-based project-centric course, in terms of behavioral, cognitive, emotional, social and collaborative dimensions. Data from tracking logs and student interviews will be analyzed to elucidate any relationships between the various dimensions of online engagement.

scholarly journals Medical Student Engagement in a Virtual Learning Environment Positively Correlates with Course Performance and Satisfaction in Psychiatry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larrilyn L. Grant ◽  
Michael J. Opperman ◽  
Brennan Schiller ◽  
Jonathan Chastain ◽  
Jennelle Durnett Richardson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Course Performance

scholarly journals Designing Online Courses for Screen Reader Users

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna R. Kearns ◽  
Barbara A. Frey ◽  
Gabriel McMorland
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Screen Reader ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Effective Use

A review of multiple online courses at one institution was conducted by a skilled screen reader user for the purpose of assessing the extent to which the courses were navigable and understandable to online students using assistive technologies. This paper identifies features of online courses that may present problems for screen reader users and recommends solutions to address those problems. The following two overarching recommendations are suggested and elaborated: 1) Just as a roadmap assists drivers in navigating unfamiliar terrain, principles of clarity, consistency, and organization should be applied to the design of online courses to orient students to the virtual learning environment. 2) Web pages and course documents should make effective use of metadata, i.e., machine-understandable information about computer-based content, in order for course material to be accurately understood by students using a screen reader.

scholarly journals A peer-observation initiative to enhance student engagement in the synchronous virtual classroom: A case study of a COVID-19 mandated move to online learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 184-205
Author(s):  
Lesley Andrew ◽  
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Ruth Wallace ◽  
Ros Sambell ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Peer Observation ◽  
Learning And Teaching

The global COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a rapid shift to online delivery in higher education. This learning and teaching environment is associated with reduced student engagement, a crucial prerequisite of student satisfaction, retention and success. This paper presents a case study that explored student engagement in the synchronous virtual learning environment, during the mandatory move to exclusive online learning in Australian higher education in April to June 2020. Three university instructors used the Teaching and Learning Circles Model to observe a series of their peers' synchronous virtual classrooms, from which they reflected on ways to enhance their own practice. The findings demonstrate how student engagement in these classrooms can be strengthened across the four constructs of Kahu and Nelson’s (2018) engagement conceptual framework: belonging; emotional response; wellbeing and self-efficacy. The case study also reveals limitations of the synchronous virtual environment as a means of supporting student engagement in the online learning and teaching environment, and proposes ways to address them. Against emerging reports of increased mental health issues among isolated university students during the current pandemic, the case study's recommendations to improve student wellbeing and belonging are particularly salient. This article also highlights the usefulness of the Teaching and Learning Circles Model of peer observation as a way to guide its participants' reflections on their own practice, support their collegiality with academic peers and build their confidence and competence in the synchronous virtual learning environment.

scholarly journals Engaging with assessment: Increasing student engagement through continuous assessment

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Continuous Assessment ◽  
The Impact

Student engagement is intrinsically linked to two important metrics in learning: student satisfaction and the quality of the student experience. One of the ways that engagement can be influenced is through careful curriculum design. Using the knowledge that many students are ‘assessment-driven’, a low-stakes continuous weekly summative e-assessment was introduced to a module. The impact this had on student engagement was measured by studying student activity within the module virtual learning environment. It was found that introduction of the e-assessments led to a significant increase in virtual learning environment activity compared to the virtual learning environment activity in that module the previous year, and also compared to the virtual learning environment activity of two other modules studied by the same student cohort. As many institutions move towards greater blended or online deliveries, it will become more important to ensure that virtual learning environments encourage high levels of student engagement in order to maintain or enhance the student experience.

Student Engagement and the Creation of Knowledge Within a 3D Virtual Learning Environment

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Brian G. Burton ◽  
Barbara Martin
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Community Of Learners ◽  
Student Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Conversion ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Knowledge Spiral

This chapter’s goal is to examine the student engagement and the creation of student knowledge of undergraduate students using a 3D Virtual Learning Environment. After creating a 3D didactic constructivist virtual environment, student conversations were recorded for engagement dimensions using Hara, Bonk, and Angeli (2000) framework and Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995) knowledge creation theory. Findings revealed that five forms of student engagement amplified the learning process and that a complete knowledge spiral occurred emphasizing the four modes of knowledge conversion. Although limited in time and scope, results further suggest that a highly engaged community of learners was created.

scholarly journals THE MOBILITY OF PROFESSORS IN PERFORMING DISTANCE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 514-526
Author(s):  
Madalena Pereira da Silva ◽  
Marina Patrício De Arruda ◽  
Marlene Zwierewicz ◽  
Stéfano Frizzo Stefenon ◽  
Fernanda Cristina Silva Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Meaningful Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Data Collection Instrument

The article investigates the strategies used by Distance Education (DE) tutors to mobilize students in carrying out the activities available in the Virtual Learning Environment. To reflect on the mobility of tutors, learning theories outlined for Distance Education were revisited. The methodology consisted of a study applied at a university in southern Brazil. As a data collection instrument, a questionnaire was developed and applied to a group of tutor professors who work in DE. The testimonies obtained were analyzed to show the strategies used to mobilize students in the perspective of meaningful learning. The analysis showed that the terms mobilization and motivation are used interchangeably; the dimensions of meaningful learning (active, authentic, cooperation, constructive and intentional) are used to mobilize students, but not all dimensions have been captured in digital reports. This can be indicative of prioritizing one dimension over another. It was concluded that further investigations should be carried out to demystify the tutor's strategies regarding learning theories.

Proposal of an instrument to evaluate interaction spaces in a VLE

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Rubí Estela Morales-Salas ◽  
Daniel Montes-Ponce
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Design Space ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Interaction Space ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Exhibition Space

A virtual learning environment is conceived as an interaction space that ease the realization of mediated activities by technology, in this case the internet; besides using multimedia materials, learning objects, social networks, among others; which have changed imminently the traditional education. In this article an instrument is proposed in a checklist format, to evaluate any platform that has interaction spaces such as a Virtual Learning Environment, in this case responding to four spaces or general indicators: information Space, Mediation / Interaction Space, Instructional Design Space and Exhibition Space. Criteria are used according to the interactions and activities carried out by the consultant and virtual student. These, in turn, come up from the analysis and interaction of the advisers achieved in the discussion forums and portfolio activities through collaborative work. It was situated as a qualitative research, with a descriptive nature since it is not limited to data collection only, but also it refers and analyzes the interaction of the advisers achieved in the discussion forums and portfolio activities through the collaborative work of the workshop course "Virtual Learning Environments" developed in a virtual learning environment.

scholarly journals Self-Regulation using Moodle Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in Solar System Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 1779 (1) ◽  
pp. 012072
Author(s):  
BR Rosyadi ◽  
Khoirun Nisa ◽  
Irfan Afandi ◽  
Fathor Rozi ◽  
Ahmad Fawaid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment
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