scholarly journals Virtual Classroom: A Future of Education Post-COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 101-104
Author(s):  
Swapnil Alhat
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Large Section ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Human Contact ◽  
Research Scholar ◽  
Online Business ◽  
Future Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Foreign Universities

Unexpectedly, COVID-19 has impacted and affected our world, and our world surely be the changing world when the dust of corona settles down. As we have learned to live within four walls without a cringe moreover online business would be a preferred way of shopping for a large section of the population to avoid human contact and stay protected from the lethal virus. The like virtual classrooms would be a new normal for our educational institutes. Some of the foreign universities like St. Andrews recently awarded a Ph.D. degree to the research scholar who defended his dissertation through video conferencing. Therefore that day is not far away from where classes would be run at the convenience of the students. Online courses are gradually catching the speed; there would come a time when the whole degree would be awarded to students without attending the university or college. Like this, in this paper, the researcher has endeavored the possibility of Virtual Classroompost-COVID-19 world.

The Infusion of Technology Within the Classroom Facilitates Students' Autonomy in Their Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 2532-2544
Author(s):  
Fariel Mohan ◽  
Garry Soomarah
Keyword(s):  
Learning Community ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Pass Rate ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
Reflective Questions ◽  
The University

This experiment investigated whether the infusion of technology in teaching as a scaffolding tool can improve the pass rate of mathematics at the University of Trinidad & Tobago. The use of technology facilitated the building of a virtual classroom which was based on scaffolding thus aiding students by either peers or the instructor until they are comfortable to move onto a next level. The virtual classroom was used to stimulate discussions on students' knowledge of mathematics ensuring no focus was on the technology nor the instructor. These discussions provide opportunities for the students to discover his/her existing level within the learning community. Within this learning community, everybody was anonymous including the instructor thus motivating the students to comment on the reflective questions. This encouraged students to collaborate and provide prompt feedback. Suggestions obtained from the students into improving the virtual classroom were considered resulting into 4 virtual classrooms.

The Infusion of Technology Within the Classroom Facilitates Students' Autonomy in Their Learning

2019 ◽  
pp. 380-394
Author(s):  
Fariel Mohan ◽  
Garry Soomarah
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Pass Rate ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
Reflective Questions ◽  
The University

This experiment investigated whether the infusion of technology in teaching as a scaffolding tool can improve the pass rate of mathematics at the University of Trinidad and Tobago. The use of technology facilitated the building of a virtual classroom which was based on scaffolding, thus aiding students by either peers or the instructor until they are comfortable to move on to the next level. The virtual classroom was used to stimulate discussions on students' knowledge of mathematics ensuring no focus was on the technology nor the instructor. These discussions provide opportunities for the students to discover his/her existing level within the learning community. Within this learning community, everybody was anonymous including the instructor thus motivating the students to comment on the reflective questions. This encouraged students to collaborate and provide prompt feedback. Suggestions obtained from the students into improving the virtual classroom were considered resulting in four virtual classrooms.

scholarly journals Examining interactivity in synchronous virtual classrooms

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Martin ◽  
Michele A Parker ◽  
Deborah F Deale
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Immediate Feedback ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Technology Program ◽  
Visual Presence ◽  
To Receive

<p>Interaction is crucial to student satisfaction in online courses. Adding synchronous components (virtual classroom technologies) to online courses can facilitate interaction. In this study, interaction within a synchronous virtual classroom was investigated by surveying 21 graduate students in an instructional technology program in the southeastern United States. The students were asked about learner-learner, learner-instructor, learner-content, and learner-interface interactions. During an interview, the instructor was asked about strategies to promote these different forms of interaction. In addition, the academic, social, and technical aspects of interactions were examined in three course archives using Schullo’s (2005) schema. Participants reported that the Wimba interface was easy to use and that various features, such as text chat and the webcam, facilitated interaction among the students and with the instructor in the virtual classroom. The importance of students’ ability to receive immediate feedback and their experience as presenters was highlighted across the various kinds of interaction. The instructor’s teaching style and visual presence were instrumental in engaging students with the content. The results suggest that student interaction, and hence learning, was aided by the live communication that occurred through the virtual classroom. This study has implications for those who are considering adopting virtual classroom technologies for their online or blended teaching.</p>

scholarly journals THE ILLINOIS ONLINE NETWORK IS MAKING THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM A REALITY: STUDY OF AN EXEMPLARY FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Virgil E. Varvel ◽  
Michael Lindeman ◽  
Iris K. Stovall
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Faculty Development Program ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
Faculty Teaching ◽  
Online Format ◽  
The University

The Illinois Online Network (ION) is a faculty development partnership between all forty-eight community colleges in the state of Illinois and the University of Illinois. The goals of the ION program are to help faculty to develop and deliver courses in a completely online format, and also to produce online courses that incorporate best practices for engaging students in discussion and critical thinking. ION accomplishes its goals with a variety of programs, such as the Making the Virtual Classroom a Reality series of online faculty development courses. Evaluation surveys indicate that ION activities have had an impact on the satisfaction and confidence of faculty teaching online courses. This paper examines the programs and resources that ION provides, the effectiveness of the program as a whole, and the lessons ION has learned about providing a large-scale faculty development program.

scholarly journals Computer-Mediated Communication: A vehicle for learning

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda D. Grooms
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Effective Delivery ◽  
The University

<p>The axiom of humanity’s basic need to communicate provides the impetus to explore the nature and quality of computer-mediated communication as a vehicle for learning in higher education. This exploratory study examined the experiential communication perceptions of online doctoral students during the infancy of their program. Eighty-five students were electronically queried through a 32 item open-ended questionnaire within a 13 day time frame. Preliminary findings supported the experience of Seagren and Watwood (1996) at the Lincoln Campus of the University of Nebraska, that “more information widens learning opportunities, but without interaction, learning is not enhanced” (p. 514). The overarching implications stress that faculty development and instructional planning are essential for the effective delivery of online courses, and even more so when collaborative learning is used. Facilitating group communication and interaction are areas beckoning attention as we continue to effectively organize the online classroom of this new millennium.</p> <p><B>Key Words:</B> Computer-mediated communication, online instructional pedagogy, virtual classroom, online learning, higher education, interaction, immediacy</P>

scholarly journals Saudi Females Beginners’ Attitudes Towards Full-online Learning Through EFL Virtual Classrooms During COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Eilaf Eid Alotaibi
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Preparatory Year ◽  
The University

Mastery of English is indispensable for students to pursue their university major in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, it is mandatory for Saudi undergraduates studying at the preparatory year programs to get high scores in the EFL course to be eligible to enroll in the Bachelor’s degree programs. However, the sudden shift to distance learning worldwide to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic affects the university beginners’ attitudes to learn EFL. This article examines the general perceptions of Jubail University College EFL female students’ towards learning English through full online mode. Also, the study displays the benefits and drawbacks the EFL students have encountered while using the virtual classroom during the pandemic. Their views were investigated through in-depth one-on-one interviews and focused group discussion done virtually by the author. The results reveal that the majority of students have formed negative attitudes toward EFL virtual classrooms and preferred traditional classrooms. In addition, the results present solutions suggested by the participants to enhance the quality of full-online English language teaching, which could be useful for EFL language instructors

scholarly journals Las aulas virtuales y el aprendizaje en los posgrados de la universidad “UNIANDES” de Ambato- Ecuador: B-Learning en posgrados de UNIANDES / Virtual Classrooms and Learning in College Graduate UNIANDES Ambato – Ecuador: B -Learning postgraduate UNIANDES

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Eduardo Gustavo Fernández Villacrés
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Educational Model ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Graduate Department ◽  
Educación Virtual ◽  
The University ◽  
Virtual Support ◽  
Independent Work

ABSTRACTThis research work deals with the problems raised in the graduate department of the University UNIANDES Ambato - Ecuador, this problem essentially has to do with a decrease in the quality of learning. It is proposed as a solution, incorporating virtual classrooms, as critical to raising educational quality that element. Virtual classrooms involve the implementation of so-called B-learning educational model, in which education is mixed with virtual classroom. This educational model will be implemented by a specific department associated with the direction, the department of virtual support define the platform, the scheme of virtual classroom training, virtual classrooms and everything that has to do with the technological aspect. It is expected as a result of the implementation of this proposal, the independent work of the Grandee, who has more contact is improved.RESUMENEl presente trabajo investigativo aborda la problemática suscitada en el departamento de posgrados de la Universi-dad UNIANDES de Ambato-Ecuador, esta problemática esencialmente tiene que ver con una disminución en la calidad del aprendizaje. Se propone como solución, la incorporación de las aulas virtuales, como elemento fundamental para la elevación de dicha calidad educativa. Las aulas virtuales involucran la implementación del modelo educativo denominado B-learning, en el cual la educación virtual se mezcla con la presencial. Este modelo educativo será ejecutado por un departamento específico asociado a la dirección, dicho departamento de apoyo virtual define la plataforma, el esquema de las aulas virtuales, la capaci-tación, los salones virtuales de clase y todo lo que tiene que ver con el aspecto tecnológico. Se espera como resultado de la aplicación de esta propuesta, se mejore el trabajo autónomo de los maestrantes, que haya mayor contacto entre docentes y alumnos, además que estos se familiaricen más con los aspectos tecnológicos vigentes hoy en día. Contacto principal: [email protected]

scholarly journals On strategies to improve student engagement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Asunción García ◽  
Ana María Valle
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Spanish Higher Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

After Bologna declaration, the change of roles between student and instructor in Spanish Higher Education has meant the search of new strategies to improve student engagement. In fact, they are trying to transform the previous extremely instructor-centred model to a learner-centred model. In this line, many courses of Higher Education have used new learning methods, such as problem-based learning, project-based learning or flipped classroom, during the last decade. Faculty also is able to count on new tools, for example, virtual classrooms. In this paper, we analyse the use of  a virtual classroom in an elective course of the Degree in Mathematics at the University of the Basque Country to detect the assignments to improve student engagement and the impact on achievement of competences. We conclude that the inclusion of collaborative assignments in virtual classrooms increases their use and, hence, student engagement. Moreover, the acquisition of competences is also getting stronger, as the percentage of students that pass the course increases.

scholarly journals Going virtual, staying face-to-face: trajectory of ELT classes during the pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Nkemleke
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Hard Time ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

COVID-19 caught everyone by surprise, and even the most advanced higher education institutions around the world probably had challenges moving from Face-to-Face (F2F) to online teaching and learning. For Cameroon, where internet connectivity is still very low, both teachers and students have had a hard time switching to virtual classrooms. This chapter discusses the challenges they have faced in navigating this trajectory in the department of English at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) of the University of Yaoundé 1 (UYI) during the period of lockdown. Based on the experience of 14 teachers who grappled with 14 online courses and F2F mode, the study concludes that due to students’ inability to access the internet with ease, any online teaching/learning at ENS has to be largely complemented with F2F activities.

scholarly journals Saudi Females Beginners’ Attitudes Towards Full-online Learning Through EFL Virtual Classrooms During COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eilaf Eid Alotaibi
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Preparatory Year ◽  
The University

Mastery of English is indispensable for students to pursue their university major in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, it is mandatory for Saudi undergraduates studying at the preparatory year programs to get high scores in the EFL course to be eligible to enroll in the Bachelor’s degree programs. However, the sudden shift to distance learning worldwide to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic affects the university beginners’ attitudes to learn EFL. This article examines the general perceptions of Jubail University College EFL female students’ towards learning English through full online mode. Also, the study displays the benefits and drawbacks the EFL students have encountered while using the virtual classroom during the pandemic. Their views were investigated through in-depth one-on-one interviews and focused group discussion done virtually by the author. The results reveal that the majority of students have formed negative attitudes toward EFL virtual classrooms and preferred traditional classrooms. In addition, the results present solutions suggested by the participants to enhance the quality of full-online English language teaching, which could be useful for EFL language instructors.

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