scholarly journals Teaching Lab-based Courses Remotely: Approaches, Technologies, Challenges, and Ethical Issues

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-51
Author(s):  
Zainab S. Attarbashi ◽  
Aisha Hassan Abdalla Hashim ◽  
Mustafa Ali Abuzaraida ◽  
Othman Omran Khalifa ◽  
Manar Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Virtual Labs ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Important Means

Online learning has gained substantial traction since the popularization of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) over the last decade. After the dawn of the Covid-19 pandemic, online learning has become an indispensable mode of modern-day education. All educational institutions around the world are now compelled to switch to online classes as a physically safer and more flexible option for teaching and learning during the pandemic. Although many studies have examined the effectiveness of this online T&L mode, almost no attention has been paid to the use of virtual laboratories, which are an important means of teaching practical skills and complicated theories for science and engineering subjects. Like other online methods that have their particular advantages and disadvantages, the utility of virtual laboratories is detracted by the fact that they lack some of the qualities present in the actual experiments seen in traditional learning classrooms. In particular, virtual labs are not as effective as authentic lab experiments in developing soft skills that are typically acquired from students’ teamwork activities, in addition to lacking the ability to assess the various levels of knowledge acquisition, content mastery and student attention in class. Hence, the aim of this paper is to address these issues about the utility and drawbacks of virtual labs in achieving the long-term goals and learning outcomes of STEM education. In addressing these issues, the paper highlights the varying technologies, such as gaming and virtual reality, used by different educational institutions as substitutes for physical engineering laboratories. The final section of the paper discusses some of the ethical issues related to online learning for science and engineering subjects.

scholarly journals Representações Quantitativas em Laboratórios Virtuais para o Ensino de Química

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-159
Author(s):  
Alessandro Félix Pascoin ◽  
José Wilson P Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Virtual Labs ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Peircean Semiotics ◽  
Quantitative Nature

Resumo Os laboratórios virtuais utilizados no ensino de Química se constituem importantes recursos didáticos para o avanço dos processos de ensino e aprendizagem, ao passo que podem contribuir para ações de mediação na construção do conhecimento. A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar as representações quantitativas que estão presentes nas interfaces de laboratórios virtuais à luz da Semiótica Peirceana. É uma pesquisa qualitativa exploratória, realizada no repositório portal PhET–Interative Simulation. No percurso da pesquisa foram encontrados 51 aplicativos, desses seis exibiam características de laboratório virtual e três foram semioticamente analisados. Os resultados indicam que três laboratórios apresentam disposições parcialmente satisfatórias nas representações quantitativas que abordam. Esses podem vir a contribuir para o fortalecimento do ensino da Química, por meio de ilustrações, simulações e a participação interativa do estudante. Quanto às possibilidades, esses oferecem diferentes ambientes, formatos e modelos para o estudo desta ciência. Também foram encontradas limitações como a insuficiência de signos iconográficos de ordem quantitativa considerados indispensáveis na conjuntura conceitual de determinados tópicos da Química. As indicações desta pesquisa são para se pensar a respeito dos signos que vão representar a natureza quantitativa da Química, transformando os desafios em possibilidades para os processos de ensino e aprendizagem desta ciência. Palavras-chave: Semiótica. Ensino de Química. Laboratórios Virtuais. Abstract Virtual laboratories used in chemistry teaching are important didactic resources for the advancement of teaching and learning processes, while they can contribute to mediation actions in the knowledge construction. This research aims to analyze the quantitative representations that are present in the virtual laboratories interfaces in light of Peircean semiotics. It is an exploratory qualitative research, conducted at the portal PhET – Interative Simulation. During the research, 51 applications were found, of these, 6 exhibited virtual laboratory characteristics and three were semiotically analyzed. The results indicate that three laboratories have partially satisfactory arrangements in the quantitative representations they address. They can contribute to the strengthening of chemistry teaching through illustrations, simulations and interactive student participation. As for the possibilities they offer different environments, formats and models for the study of this science. Limitations were also found as the insufficiency of quantitative iconographic signs considered indispensable in the conceptual conjuncture of certain topics of chemistry. The indications of this research are to think about the signs that will represent the Chemistry quantitative nature, turning the challenges into possibilities for the teaching and learning processes of this science. Keywords: Semiotics. Chemistry Teaching. Virtual Labs.

The Transition to Online Teaching and Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 188-196
Author(s):  
Greg Whateley ◽  
Alan Manly
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Staff Member ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Senior Staff ◽  
Online Format ◽  
Senior Staff Member

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 provided both a need and an opportunity for educational institutions in Sydney to explore new ways of providing teaching and learning for their students. UBSS was able to respond quickly because it had already prepared to introduce online learning. In mid-2019, the institution had decided to offer an online option and a senior staff member and support staff had been working since then to convert existing product into suitable online format. By the time the demand for online teaching and learning arrived, the institution was already well placed for the conversion.

Anonymous Online Learning in Korea and Integrating Anonymous Learning Elements

2021 ◽  
pp. 984-1000
Author(s):  
Alan Cromlish
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Specific Teaching ◽  
Collaborative Learning Opportunities ◽  
Learning Issues

This paper explores anonymous online learning as a tool to overcome specific teaching and learning issues within Korean post-secondary institutions. The chapter utilizes a survey of a small group of ESL students at a single Korean university to better understand student preferences and opinions about non-traditional learning options and opportunities in Korea. While many students in Korea have not been exposed to online learning, the students surveyed expressed interest in learning online and they were especially interested in collaborative learning opportunities. As more online classes and online learning opportunities start to become available in South Korea, this study explores anonymous online learning as an effective tool to overcome some significant and distinct teaching and learning challenges at Korean post-secondary institutions. The anonymous online learning suggestions and approaches in the paper can be implemented within fully online courses and blended classes but they can also be used as stand-alone online components of traditional face to face and ESL courses.

scholarly journals Strategies for innovative teaching and learning Part 2: How to deliver a distance education online course

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Constance E. McIntosh ◽  
Diana Bantz ◽  
Cynthia M. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
History Of

The second article in a three-part series discusses how to deliver a distance education online course by i) assuring understanding of the learning platform, ii) developing a course model, iii) creating individual assignment rubrics for courses, iv) requiring active participation from both instructor and students, and v) setting-up quality communication. This paper is a continuation of the first paper whereby the history of distance learning, the positives and negatives of online learning, advantages and disadvantages of online learning, and the initial considerations for establishing online courses.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON ONLINE LEARNING – ARE THEIR EXPECTATIONS MET BY CURRENT TEACHING PRACTICES?

2021 ◽  
Vol LXIX (1) ◽  
pp. 73-91
Author(s):  
Iulia Gonţa ◽  
Cristina Tripon
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Teacher Student Relationships ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Teachers And Students

The challenges of online learning, created by the COVID-19 pandemic, have prompted a significant demand in researching this particular field of education. The adaptation to online learning, unfortunately, was applied in a context of unprepared teachers and students. This situation was caused by the new format of education, which differs significantly from massive open online courses, traditional learning or distance learning. The new hybrid model of education, prompted by the pandemic, has certainly become a trend that could incite future transformations in terms of teaching and learning. To better understand the specifics of this type of online learning, we asked the students (N = 705) from the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest to express their opinion on their learning experience during the pandemic. The survey included the problems and expectations of the interviewees, and the research results were analyzed in the article. Our goal was to improve educational practices in the virtual educational environment. In this regard, we analyzed the important components of online learning, focusing on the following ones: the quality of the educational resources used to support the content, the improvement of the quality of the teacher- student relationships, time management, online assessment. The article also provides solutions for effective online learning, from the students’ perspective.

scholarly journals The problem of distance learning in higher educational institutions during quarantine

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3 (136)) ◽  
pp. 120-127
Author(s):  
Nataliia Shylina
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Impact

The article is devoted to the problem of distance education, namely training and educating under conditions of the pandemic. The issue of the coronavirus epidemic, which forced the urgent restructuring of all spheres of social life of people around the world, is addressed in the article. As a result, the problem of the global transition to distance learning under severe quarantine is becoming urgent. The author analyzes domestic and foreign pedagogical experience of distance education. Among domestic authors this problem was studied by Gorbatyuk R. M, Turanov Y. O., Rak V. I., Vdovenko I. S., Bodnar S. V., Dekusar G. G., Kuznetsova O. V., Opanasenko Ya. Foreign researchers (Amanda Morin, Berman Grace, and Dubinsky Alison) are more likely to point out that distance learning is associated with many difficulties. The aim of our study was to highlight the problem of distance learning in the quarantine period, its advantages and disadvantages over traditional learning, as well as a comparative analysis of the traditional and distance forms of educational activities. In the process of solving problems, theoretical research methods were used: analysis, systematization, classification of educational and methodological literature to substantiate the theoretical and methodological foundations of research, surveys, analysis of the products of the students’ pedagogical activities. The article presents data from the study of the groups consisting of first- and fifth-year students who studied in different periods: in the first half of 2019, when the study was in classrooms, and in the first half of 2020 during the quarantine, when the study was carried out using distance education. The data according to three criteria: academic success, students’ attendance and students’ satisfaction with the learning process were analyzed by the author. A comparative analysis of the traditional and distance learning is shown in the article. Some conclusions about the ambiguity of the impact of distance learning on different contingents of students have been made.

A Study on Educational Transformation through Evolution of Online Learning in the times of COVID-19 in India

2021 ◽  
pp. 172-178
Author(s):  
Jyoti Tandon
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
World Health ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The World ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Modes ◽  
The Times ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Health Organization

Educational institutions (schools, colleges, and universities) in India have always followed traditional modes of teaching and learning wherein the teachers impart the lectures and the students undertake the instructions and guidance in a face-to-face medium. But, with the advent of covid-19, educational institutions in India were left with no choice but to switch to online mediums for imparting instructions. The sudden outbreak of Covid-19 impacted the entire world in an unparalleled manner and had put us all to witness a never seen before deadly virus Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2) that shook us all. World Health Organization recognized the devastating effects of Covid and declared it as a global pandemic. One of the major challenges faced by the institutions around the world was in continuing learning in traditional set-up; thus the educators around the world shifted to online modes of teaching and learning. This article incorporates the learning and significance of e-learning and Strengths, Weaknesses, and Opportunities of e-learning modes in the wake of a crisis situation. This article also additionally puts some light on the challenges faced by the institution with reference to imparting education through online learning modes.

scholarly journals Benefits and Limitations of the Artificial with Respect to the Traditional Learning of Mathematics

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 611
Author(s):  
Michael Gr. Voskoglou ◽  
Abdel-Badeeh M. Salem
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Cyber Physical Systems ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Subject

The present article focuses on the role that the artificial teaching and learning of mathematics could play for education in the forthcoming era of a new industrial revolution that will be characterized by the development of an advanced Internet of things and energy, and by the cyber-physical systems controlled through it. Starting with a brief review of the traditional learning theories and methods of teaching mathematics, the article continues by studying the use of computers and of applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in mathematics education. The advantages and disadvantages of artificial with respect to traditional learning in the classroom are also discussed, and the article closes with the general conclusions and a few comments on the perspectives of future research on the subject.

scholarly journals Post-Covid-19 Education and Education Technology ‘Solutionism’: a Seller’s Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 863-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Teräs ◽  
Juha Suoranta ◽  
Hanna Teräs ◽  
Mark Curcher
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Human Growth ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
User Data ◽  
Societal Problems

Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic and the social distancing that followed have affected all walks of society, also education. In order to keep education running, educational institutions have had to quickly adapt to the situation. This has resulted in an unprecedented push to online learning. Many, including commercial digital learning platform providers, have rushed to provide their support and ‘solutions’, sometimes for free. The Covid-19 pandemic has therefore also created a sellers’ market in ed-tech. This paper employs a critical lens to reflect on the possible problems arising from hasty adoption of commercial digital learning solutions whose design might not always be driven by best pedagogical practices but their business model that leverages user data for profit-making. Moreover, already before Covid-19, there has been increasing critique of how ed-tech is redefining and reducing concepts of teaching and learning. The paper also challenges the narrative that claims, ‘education is broken, and it should and can be fixed with technology’. Such technologization, often seen as neutral, is closely related to educationalization, i.e. imposing growing societal problems for education to resolve. Therefore, this is a critical moment to reflect how the current choices educational institutions are making might affect with Covid-19 education and online learning: Will they reinforce capitalist instrumental view of education or promote holistic human growth? This paper urges educational leaders to think carefully about the decisions they are currently making and if they indeed pave the way to a desirable future of education.

scholarly journals PERSEPSI MAHASISWA TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN DARING PERSPEKTIF NEUROSAINS PENDIDIKAN ISLAM

2020 ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Muhammad Miftakhurrohman ◽  
Suyadi Suyadi
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Inner Pressure ◽  
Online Lectures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Brain

Online learning is an effort in educational institutions to hold online-based teaching and learning with the intention that the learning process continues according to a predetermined system. This policy is caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) which continues to spread and take its toll. This study aims to explain the impact of online lectures on the neuroscience perspective of Islamic education. This study uses qualitative methods, with techniques for collecting data sourced from books, and research journals that are focused on the topic of research. The results showed that the impact of online learning caused students to experience anxiety ranging from not understanding the application and the applied system, to the influence of inner pressure from the coronavirus, which certainly made many students feel stressed. Because of neuroscience the brain has a happy hormone that is the hormone dopamine which response to all conditions that the brain receives. Likewise, the view of Islamic education in denying this is something that is not natural to happen, because it is indirectly detrimental to one party, namely students.

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