scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Blended Learning in Improving Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-157
Author(s):  
Anum Dahlia ◽  
Bertha Musty ◽  
Atep Aulia Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Conversation Class ◽  
The Way

The advancement of technology and the age of the industrial revolution 4.0 today have changed the way people learn and acquire information. The availability of internet access and the large use of computers and smartphones in a campus environment can be directed to carry out the learning reform and to obtain the course learning outcomes. Therefore, blended learning as one method of choice was adopted to be implemented to achieve the learning outcomes. The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of blended learning to improve students' English speaking ability. The participants of the study were 48 fourth-semester students, and the study was conducted for one semester in the English Business Conversation class. The research methods used were quantitative and qualitative. The use of quantitative in this research was to measure students

scholarly journals Utilizing A New Technology of English Discoveries Platform in Implementation of Blended Learning to Improve English Speaking Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Waode Hamsia ◽  
Yatim Riyanto ◽  
Fajar Arianto
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Relationship

This research focused on the implementation of blended learning through the platform of English Discoveries to analyze the relationship between blended learning to take an effort to improve self-regulated learning and learning outcomes in speaking skill. This research used a qualitative approach. The subjects were 20 students of the second semester in speaking class at Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya. The result showed that the implementation of blended learning model can improve self-regulated learning and learning outcomes in speaking skill. Therefore the blended model can be implemented successfully.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Blended Learning in English Speaking Skill for Undergraduate in 4.0

Radiant ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
Desvita Sari ◽  
Rudy Sofyan ◽  
Ely Hayati Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Rotation Model

This research deals with the students’ achievement of speaking skills and perception towards Implementing Individual Rotation of blended learning. The writers discuss the effectiveness of blended learning implemented in the pre-test and post-test of English speaking skill achievement of the 2nd semester of English Department students of the University of Sumatera Utara and their perception of it. This research aims to find out how the Individual Rotation Model of blended learning improves students’ English speaking skill achievement using the Learn Social platform and to find out students’ perceptions after implementing blended learning. In conducting this research, the writers apply descriptive with a mixed-method (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2011) analyzing the students’ achievement found in the pre-test and post-test and giving the online questionnaire to assess their perception towards blended learning. The data shows that the student's achievement in the post-test (Mean=87%) was higher than the pre-test (Mean=85%) out of 50 students. According to the data, 90% of the 42 students gave a positive response to blended learning. The result showed Individual Rotation Model improves the English speaking skill achievement especially in the components of speaking skill namely, vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension, and effective to be implemented for undergraduate students in the era of industrial revolution 4.0.

Rediseñando las Organizaciones del Futuro. El impacto de la transformación digital en el mundo del trabajo

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-226
Author(s):  
Ricardo M. Piñeyro Prins ◽  
Guadalupe E. Estrada Narvaez
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
The People ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
The Way

We are witnessing how new technologies are radically changing the design of organizations, the way in which they produce and manage both their objectives and their strategies, and -above all- how digital transformation impacts the people who are part of it. Even today in our country, many organizations think that digitalizing is having a presence on social networks, a web page or venturing into cases of success in corporate social intranet. Others begin to invest a large part of their budget in training their teams and adapting them to the digital age. But given this current scenario, do we know exactly what the digital transformation of organizations means? It is necessary? Implying? Is there a roadmap to follow that leads to the success of this process? How are organizations that have been born 100% digital from their business conception to the way of producing services through the use of platforms? What role does the organizational culture play in this scenario? The challenge of the digital transformation of businesses and organizations, which is part of the paradigm of the industrial revolution 4.0, is happening here and now in all types of organizations, whether are they private, public or third sector. The challenge to take into account in this process is to identify the digital competences that each worker must face in order to accompany these changes and not be left out of it. In this sense, the present work seeks to analyze the main characteristics of the current technological advances that make up the digital transformation of organizations and how they must be accompanied by a digital culture and skills that allow their successful development. In order to approach this project, we will carry out an exploratory research, collecting data from the sector of new actors in the world of work such as employment platforms in its various areas (gastronomy, delivery, transportation, recreation, domestic service, etc) and an analysis of the main technological changes that impact on the digital transformation of organizations in Argentina.

The AI Delusion

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Smith
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Knowledge Discovery ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
The Real ◽  
Intelligent Machines ◽  
Black Boxes ◽  
Real Danger ◽  
The Way

We live in an incredible period in history. The Computer Revolution may be even more life-changing than the Industrial Revolution. We can do things with computers that could never be done before, and computers can do things for us that could never be done before. But our love of computers should not cloud our thinking about their limitations. We are told that computers are smarter than humans and that data mining can identify previously unknown truths, or make discoveries that will revolutionize our lives. Our lives may well be changed, but not necessarily for the better. Computers are very good at discovering patterns, but are useless in judging whether the unearthed patterns are sensible because computers do not think the way humans think. We fear that super-intelligent machines will decide to protect themselves by enslaving or eliminating humans. But the real danger is not that computers are smarter than us, but that we think computers are smarter than us and, so, trust computers to make important decisions for us. The AI Delusion explains why we should not be intimidated into thinking that computers are infallible, that data-mining is knowledge discovery, and that black boxes should be trusted.

‘Eww wtf, what a dumb bitch’: a case study of similitudes inside gender-specific swearing patterns on Twitter

Corpora ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-61
Author(s):  
Michael Gauthier
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
The Way

Contrary to the idea which has been widespread for at least a hundred years that women differ substantially from men when they express themselves in English-speaking contexts (e.g., Jespersen, 1922 ; and Steadman, 1935 ), empirical studies have shown that these differences are often minimal and are not due to gender alone (e.g., Eckert, 2008 ; and Baker, 2014 ). This also frequently applies to the way they swear, despite certain preferences which have been documented in empirical studies. With the growing impact that social media now has in our everyday lives, these represent a unique opportunity to study vast quantities of written data. This paper is based on a corpus of about one-million tweets and is an attempt to delve deeper into the analysis of gendered swearword habits. First, the goal is to show that even if there are certain gendered preferences in terms of the choice of swearwords, women and men frequently display similar patterns in using them, thus reinforcing the idea that they are not so linguistically different. Secondly, this paper provides insights into how collocational networks can be used to achieve this, and thus how focussing on differences can be one way to spot similarities across two sub-corpora.

Implementation of a Blended Learning Module to Teach Handling, Restraint, and Physical Examination of Cats in Undergraduate Veterinary Training

2021 ◽  
pp. e20200160
Author(s):  
Mirjam B.H.M. Duijvestijn ◽  
Bente M.W.K. Van der Wiel ◽  
Claudia M. Vinke ◽  
M. Montserrat Diaz Espineira ◽  
Harold G.J. Bok ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Examination ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
Learning Module ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Standard Module

Cats can be easily stressed in a clinical (training) setting and may show unpredictable reactions and patterns of defensive aggression. This can be a complicating factor in undergraduate veterinary training. Inexperienced veterinary students can evoke defensive feline behavior that negatively affects learning outcomes and animal welfare. As a result, restraint techniques and physical examination of cats was hardly practiced in pre-clinical training at Utrecht University. To overcome this, a new blended learning module was developed using a lecture on feline behavior; e-learning modules about feline behavior, handling, restraint, and physical examination skills; and redesigned practical sessions in which live animals and manikins were used. The aim of this study was to investigate how students’ perceptions of competence and confidence changed regarding feline behavior, handling, restraint, and physical examination skills after the new module was implemented. Questionnaires were used for quantitative analysis, and focus groups were used for qualitative analysis. The results show that compared with students who followed the standard module, students who participated in the blended learning module scored higher in feeling confident with handling animals, feeling competent to perform physical examination on cats, and ability to assess whether a cat is stressed. Students with less experience with cats were more likely to show improvement in assessing a cat’s stress level than students who had much experience with cats. The results demonstrate that the blended learning module improves students’ learning outcomes regarding feline skills training and adds to reduction, refinement, and replacement of the use of live cats.

scholarly journals JALT2013 Plenary Speaker article: A voyage of discovery

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Penny Ur
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Turning Points ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Plenary Talk ◽  
Teaching Career ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Abstract Learning ◽  
Key Events ◽  
The Way

Abstract Learning is indeed a lifelong voyage: a voyage of discovery. As teachers, we learn as we travel on; and the main goal is not to reach a destination, but rather the experience of the voyage itself and the knowledge, insights and skills that we acquire on the way. This plenary talk provides an opportunity for me to share with the audience my own voyage of discovery as a teacher and teacher educator: some of the key events in my professional life and their learning outcomes. These events are things like turning-points in my own early teaching career, encounters with memorable personalities, exposure to key books and articles. The learning outcomes are sometimes theoretical–principles that have informed my teaching ever since–and sometimes practical: techniques and procedures that work. I hope these will resonate with the audience and perhaps trigger further discussion and personal learning. 学習は一生続く旅、発見に満ちた航海のようなものである。教師として、我々は旅をしながら学んでおり、主な目標は、目的地に到着することではなく、航海そのものの経験や途中で獲得する知識、洞察力やスキルである。この基調講演は、教師でありティーチャートレーナーでもある私自身の航海を聴衆と分かち合う機会とし、私の職業人生のいくつかの重要な出来事とその時々の学習の結果を紹介したい。それらの出来事とは、教師というキャリアの初期の頃のいくつかの岐路や転機であり、記憶に残る忘れられない人々であり、素晴らしい本、記事や論文との出会いである。学習の結果とは、時には、ずっと私の教育方針に情報を与えてくれる理論的原理であり、時には、うまく行く授業テクニックや手続きなど実用的なものだったりする。これらの話題が、聴衆と共感し、場合によっては、さらなる議論や個々人の学習のきっかけになることを望んでいる。

scholarly journals Penerapan Model Blavo (Blended Learning Audio Video) Pada Perkuliahan Bahasa Indonesia Di PGSD FKIP Universitas Lambung Mangkurat

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Rizky Amelia
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Case Based Learning ◽  
Combination Of Methods ◽  
Video Model ◽  
Audio Video

Students need to have various abilities to be able to face the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. The abilities and skills needed to be able to compete globally are constantly changing every decade. The FKIP Primary School Teacher Education Study Program of Lambung Mangkurat University has the same goal, namely to produce graduates who are educated, trained and skilled workers who meet the competencies required by the world of work in relevant education fields and have broad insights on the development of education. This study aims to explain the application of the BLAVO (Blended Learning Audio Video) model in Indonesian Language lectures at PGSD FKIP Universitas Lambung Mangkurat. This study uses a quantitative approach. The results showed that the lecture model that involved students in the learning process and was more present would be more interesting than the existing methods. BLAVO which combines Blogging and case-based learning is a combination of methods that involve students with current methods in which students will be more interested and passion for learning.

scholarly journals Research as Improvisation: Dancing among Perspectives

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenda-mae Greene ◽  
Shirley Freed
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
The Way ◽  
Dissertation Chair

This article captures the way research methods were intertwined with core identities to understand the success development of Caribbean-Canadian women. It highlights the importance of researchers experimenting with a blend of perspectives to fit their problem as well as their identity. Viewing the research process through the eyes of the researcher and her dissertation chair, issues of validity and collaboration emerge. Ultimately both authors listen to family voices as they dance among research perspectives.

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