scholarly journals What Factors Determine the Value of an Online Teacher Education Experience from a Teacher’s Perspective?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moussa Boumadan ◽  
Roberto Soto-Varela ◽  
Myriam Ortiz-Padilla ◽  
César Poyatos-Dorado
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Form Part ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Net Promoter ◽  
Teacher's Perspective ◽  
And Training ◽  
Final Work

E-learning is currently at the center of interest in the educational community, in a situation of global pandemics that forces us to reduce attendance in all aspects of our lives. Online courses have had a bad reputation due to the distance between the tutor and the apprentice and the high dropout rates. The main purpose is to analyze the evaluations made by teachers on different features of a course, by examining variables like content, technology, activities, final work, and format. The analysis covers the 50 online courses that form part of the continuous training offer of the Regional Ministry of Education of the Community of Madrid in courses 17–18 and 18–19 in which 7501 teachers have participated. The opinion of each participant is collected from a questionnaire at the end of the training activity. This has been validated by a group of experts from the Regional Centre for Innovation and Training, belonging to the Community of Madrid, using the Delphi method. To develop the methodology, a linear multivariate model was calculated on the independent variables and the dependent variable Net Promoter Score (NPS). Most of the findings are related to two central variables in the educational approaches that occur in digital scenarios. What the group of teachers’ values most is the content of the proposal, while the factor that they consider least important is the technology that supports the development of the course. The rest of the variables analyzed have little impact on the recommendation of the courses. Nevertheless, conclusions suggest that combining factors such as content, technology, and pedagogy are essential in experiences like these.

scholarly journals Universally Designed Educational Material for Students with and without Disabilities: Would Its Development Be Possible without the Contribution of IT Applications?

2018 ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Gkyrtis ◽  
Maria Gelastopoulou ◽  
Vassilis Kourbetis
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Educational Material ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
School Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
And Training

The Institute of Educational Policy, seeking to realize inclusive policies and practices planned the project: “Design and Development of Universally Accessible Educational Material.” Its objectives are the development of universally designed digital educational materials for nursery primary and secondary school students with disabilities or special educational needs. The project focuses on developing new open source digital educational material and software for special education in Greece, adopting and using the popular platform OpenEdX of asynchronous e-learning that allows the organization of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), aimed at distance learning and training of the teachers of general and special education.

scholarly journals Teaching Challenges Using the Zoom Application That Focuses on Student Concentration in Online Classrooms

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Schruck Gillantes ◽  
Stephan Yreck
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Learning Phase ◽  
Noisy Environment ◽  
Process Outcomes ◽  
Online Classrooms ◽  
E Learning ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Training ◽  
Traditional Manner

The fast advancement in information technology stimulates educational creativity as well. Learning and training practices are often not only carried sout in the traditional manner, but also with the usage of a multitude of learning technologies options. The zoom program is one of the learning resources used in online courses. Zoom was an application developed during the Covid-19 timeframe to address the limitations between educators and students, especially in terms of space and time. With E-learning, educators and students are not limited to one dimension of time and space, and learning will run and neglect both. Learning by simulated children's attention, on the other hand, causes disruption in the learning phase. During the learning phase, students must maintain a high level of concentration. The level of concentration of students has a significant impact on the learning process' outcomes. Since attitude and focus have a beneficial association, high focus may often affect a person's attitude in a learning phase in order to produce optimal performance. Many factors may affect a person's attention, one of which is the learning environment. A peaceful atmosphere can undoubtedly improve a person's concentration level, while a silent / noisy environment will exacerbate one's focus during the learning phase.

Pedagogical Mediator as the Strategic Competence at University Professors Building in Constructionist Online Environment

2010 ◽  
pp. 140-149
Author(s):  
Flávia Amaral Rezende
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Face ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University

The rapid dissemination and integration of the World Wide Web (also known as Internet), and its related technologies, has resulted in major growth of the educational field through the Internet in such areas as e-learning and e-training. In August 2002, the Ministry of Education established the rules for distance education courses at the university level (Portaria nº 2.253) allowing up 20% of the total course hours to be administered through distance education. At the same time, the Comitê de Educação a Distância from the Distance Education Secretary – SEED/MEC published the Distance Education Quality Indicators, which presents pedagogical guidelines that are clearly constructionist, consistent with those adopted by the Brazilian informatics in education program developed during the 1980’s and 90’s. However an important question remains: how to prepare university professors to be able to function in highly interactive constructionist learning environments? How to develop competencies as planning, designing and implementing such constructionist courses? This research has simultaneously investigated two aspects: developing, implementing and evaluating the characteristics of a constructionist environment and, at the same time,the use of this environment as part of an introductory on-line course to prepare a group of professors from Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (Brazil) to be able to function as mediators in the constructionist online learning environment. The findings indicate that it is possible to create a constructionist learning environment and to prepare university professors through online courses based upon Inverted Symmetry concepts and upon the in-service course based on the estar-junto-virtual (“virtual being together”) approach, to build what we called In-vIsIble reflectIve network, thus allowing the professors to assume news roles not only in the online environment but in the face-to-face education situation as well. This course is the first step for continuous long life learning to be a “ciber teacher”.

scholarly journals Formación docente en línea a distancia. Un análisis de los perfiles y la opinión de los profesores

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melchor Gómez García ◽  
Moussa Boumadan Hamed ◽  
Cesar Poyatos Dorado ◽  
Roberto Soto Varela
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Online Learning Environments ◽  
Multimedia Education ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Formación Docente ◽  
Formación En Línea

Los cursos de formación en línea son considerados en ocasiones como poco motivadores debido a la ausencia de relación con el tutor y entre los participantes del curso. Pero cada día hay más cursos a distancia para formación docente, por ello, el objetivo del presente estudio es conocer qué perfil de docentes opta por la formación en línea y qué opinión genera en ellos. Se han analizado cincuenta cursos en línea pertenecientes a la oferta formativa de la Consejería de Educación de Madrid, obteniendo datos de los cuestionarios en línea realizados al final de cada uno de esos cursos. Se ha encontrado que esta oferta formativa en línea está promovida y canalizada fundamentalmente desde la web y los servicios de la propia consejería y que lo que más se valora por parte de los profesores que se están formando son los contenidos y actividades, más que el formato del propio curso o las tecnologías en que se apoya. Los cursos con temáticas pedagógicas son los que más se valoran, por encima de los tecnológicos. Las conclusiones apuntan hacia la necesidad de un refuerzo de la parte tecnopedagógica en los cursos que se desarrollan en entornos de aprendizaje en línea. Palabras clave Formación a distancia; formación de docentes en activo; enseñanza multimedia; formación contínua.     Online teacher training. An analysis of teachers´profiles and teachers´opinion.   Abstract The lack of a relationship between the tutor and the course participants makes this type of environment unmotivating for most online training course participants. But every day there is an increasing offer of online courses for teacher training, so the aim of the study is to know the profile of teachers who opt for online training and their opinion about them. Fifty online courses belonging to the educational offer of the Regional Ministry of Education of Madrid have been analysed, obtaining data from the online surveys carried out at the end of each of these courses. It has been found that this online training offer is promoted and channelled mainly from the web and the services of the council itself. What is most valued by the teachers surveyed are the contents and activities, rather than the format of the course or the technologies on which it is based. The courses with pedagogical themes are the ones that are most valued above the technological ones. The conclusions suggest that a boost in the technopedagogical part of the courses developed in online learning environments is needed. Key words e-learning; teacher training; multimedia education; lifelong learning. Los cursos de formación en línea son considerados en ocasiones como poco motivadores debido a la ausencia de relación con el tutor y entre los participantes del curso. Pero cada día hay más cursos a distancia para formación docente, por ello, el objetivo del presente estudio es conocer qué perfil de docentes opta por la formación en línea y qué opinión genera en ellos. Se han analizado cincuenta cursos en línea pertenecientes a la oferta formativa de la Consejería de Educación de Madrid, obteniendo datos de los cuestionarios en línea realizados al final de cada uno de esos cursos. Se ha encontrado que esta oferta formativa en línea está promovida y canalizada fundamentalmente desde la web y los servicios de la propia consejería y que lo que más se valora por parte de los profesores que se están formando son los contenidos y actividades, más que el formato del propio curso o las tecnologías en que se apoya. Los cursos con temáticas pedagógicas son los que más se valoran, por encima de los tecnológicos. Las conclusiones apuntan hacia la necesidad de un refuerzo de la parte tecnopedagógica en los cursos que se desarrollan en entornos de aprendizaje en línea. Palabras clave Formación a distancia; formación de docentes en activo; enseñanza multimedia; formación contínua.   Key words e-learning; teacher training; multimedia education; lifelong learning. The lack of a relationship between the tutor and the course participants makes this type of environment unmotivating for most online training course participants. But every day there is an increasing offer of online courses for teacher training, so the aim of the study is to know the profile of teachers who opt for online training and their opinion about them. Fifty online courses belonging to the educational offer of the Regional Ministry of Education of Madrid have been analysed, obtaining data from the online surveys carried out at the end of each of these courses. It has been found that this online training offer is promoted and channelled mainly from the web and the services of the council itself. What is most valued by the teachers surveyed are the contents and activities, rather than the format of the course or the technologies on which it is based. The courses with pedagogical themes are the ones that are most valued above the technological ones. The conclusions suggest that a boost in the technopedagogical part of the courses developed in online learning environments is needed.

scholarly journals Interactivity in professional online learning: A review of research based studies

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorit Maor ◽  
Simone Volet
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Pedagogical Innovations ◽  
And Training

<span>Over the last few years, the higher education and the vocational education and training sectors have increased the number of online learning courses available for professionals. Yet, research on e-learning opportunities for professionals has not developed at the same pace. This paper describes the results of a systematic search for research based, empirical studies on professional online learning that examined interactivity and other forms of social learning. Based on four selection criteria (online learning course, professionals, interactivity and research study), the search yielded 18 articles. These were examined first in relation to the characteristics and context of the professional online courses under scrutiny, and second in relation to four levels of interactivity focus in the research. The highest level represents studies where the interactivity was planned, supported and implemented successfully, and the lowest level studies where minimal opportunities for interactivity were available. Overall, although some studies were of a high academic and educational quality, there was little evidence of pedagogical innovations that would give this field of educational research and practice a clear direction for the future.</span>

scholarly journals LEARNING MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS IN MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES (MOOCs)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
Nur Faezah Jamal ◽  
Nor Mariyah Abdul Ghafar ◽  
Isma Liana Ismail ◽  
Mohd Zaki Awang Chek ◽  
Mohd Sapuan Baharuddin
Keyword(s):  
Global Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Mathematical Statistics ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Education Today

E-learning using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has attracted a great deal of attention among higher education providers. The use of MOOCs is one of the great ideas supported by the Malaysian Ministry of Education in making the standard of our country’s education system in line with global education. Today, there were a growing number of MOOCs that continually becoming available on commercial platforms such as Openlearning.com and MOOCs Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Like many other subjects, Mathematical Statistics is a challenging subject for teaching and learning. Certain skills in this subject require ongoing guidance on how to provide the best teaching. Hence, MOOCs for Mathematical Statistics has been created to provide knowledge and skills to teach mathematics and statistical modeling briefly, conveniently, and effectively. This study focuses on providing a general design for assessing learners who study Mathematical Statistics through MOOCs platform. The platform is developed in such a way that learners can discuss and reflect. The design of MOOCs is governed by the Guidelines for Development and Delivery of Malaysia MOOCs. With the development of these MOOCs, it is hoped that it could help learners to understand Mathematical Statistics in a more effective and efficient way.

scholarly journals Pandemic-Triggered Online Teaching in Romania. A Language Teacher’s Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-36
Author(s):  
Enikő Tankó
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Digital Language ◽  
Teacher's Perspective

Abstract With the restrictions caused by the pandemic, schools closed and classes went online in the spring of 2020. Suddenly, teachers found themselves in unexpected situations they had to deal with. With limited IT skills and no training courses offered by the Ministry of Education guiding them into the world of Google Classroom, Meet, or Zoom, teachers all over Romania had to cope with e-learning somehow. In the present study, I propose to investigate some of the positive and negative aspects of going online, to compare digital language classes involving different age groups (pupils of elementary schools or middle schools vs university students), as well as the diverse social background which influenced online learning to a large extent. I also intend to look at teaching different language skills: is there any relevant change in this respect as opposed to teaching face-to-face?

DESIGNING E-LEARNING RESOURCES FOR TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH ADOBE FLASH AND HTML5 SYSTEMS

2018 ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
N. A. Gluzman
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Multimedia Presentations ◽  
Adobe Flash ◽  
E Learning ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Training ◽  
Training Practice

In the modern educational space regarding the realities of the information society special importance is attached to issues related to the provision of a high level of informatization of education, which implies teachers’ mastering the necessary competencies and the ability to introduce e-learning resources into educational and training practice. Adobe Flash as one of the platforms for creating web applications and multimedia presentations enjoys greatest popularity with users including teachers. However, in connection with the announcement of discontinuing Adobe Flash support in 2020, the issue of choosing an analog to create web applications and presentations for use in teaching purposes is becoming particularly relevant. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of developing electronic educational resources by teachers using Adobe Flash and HTML5 for teaching math in primary school.

APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS IN ENROLLMENT AND STUDENT TRAINING AT VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 276-287
Author(s):  
The Vinh Tran ◽  
Tran Kim Thanh ◽  
Tran Manh Tuong ◽  
Vu Anh Linh Duy
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
High School Graduation ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Entrance Exam ◽  
Entrance Exams ◽  
School Graduation ◽  
And Training ◽  
Machine Learning Models

In Vietnam, since 2015, the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam has decided to abolish university entrance exams and advocates the use of high school graduation exam results of candidates for admission to go to universities. The 2015 and 2016 exam questions for the Math exam are the essay questions. From 2017 up to now, the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam has applied the form of multiple-choice exams for Mathematics in the high school graduation exam. There are many mixed opinions about the impact of this form of examination and admission on the quality of university students. In particular, the switch from the form of essay examination to multiple-choice exams led the entire Vietnam Mathematical Association at that time to send recommendations on continuing to maintain the form of essay examination for mathematics. The purposes of this article are analysis and evaluation the effects of relevant factors on the academic performance of advanced math students of university students, and offer solutions to optimize university entrance exam. The data set was provided by Training Management Department and Training Quality Control and Testing Laboratory of the University of Finance – Marketing. This dataset includes information about math high school graduation test scores, learning process scores (scores assessed by direct instructors), and advanced math course end test scores of 2834 students in courses from 2015 to 2019. Linear and non-linear regression machine learning models were used to solve the tasks given in this article. An analysis of the data was conducted to reveal the advantages and disadvantages of the change in university enrollment of the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training. Tools from the Python libraries have been supported and used effectively in the process of solving problems. Through building and surveying the model, there are suggestions and solutions to problems in enrollment and input quality assurance. Specifically, in the preparation of entrance exams, the entrance exam questions should not exceed 61-66 % of multiple choice questions.

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