Encouraging Learners Interactions in an Emergency Remote Environment

Relay Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 201-208
Author(s):  
Mizuka Tsukamoto
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Interaction ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Remote Environment ◽  
Made In

This paper provides reflections on my first semester of teaching emergency remote teaching (ERT), due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. After describing the context, I have described the choices I made in order to create and maintain an online learning environment, where student interaction is maximised, and enables the instructor to focus on the role of being a facilitator. Though it was not without a few challenges, overall, it could be considered a successful first attempt with possibly more teacher-student and student-student interaction achieved by the end of the semester.

scholarly journals Study Circles in Online Learning Environment in the Spirit of Learning-Centered Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Szilvia Simándi
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Community Learning ◽  
Study Circles ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Learning Centered

Abstract Introduction: In the era of information society and knowledge economy, learning in non-formal environments gets a highlighted role: it can supplement, replace or raise the knowledge and skills gained in the school system to a higher level (Forray & Juhász, 2008), as the so-called “valid” knowledge significantly changes due to the acceleration of development. With the appearance of information technology means and their booming development, the possibilities of gaining information have widened and, according to the forecasts, the role of learning communities will grow. Purpose: Our starting point is that today, with the involvement of community sites (e.g. Google+, Facebook etc.) there is a new possibility for inspiring learning communities: by utilizing the power of community and the possibilities of network-based learning (Ollé & Lévai, 2013). Methods: We intend to make a synthesis based on former research and literature focusing on the learning-centered approach, online learning environment, learning communities and study circles (Noesgaard & Ørngreen, 2015; Biggs & Tang, 2007; Kindström, 2010) Conclusions: The online learning environment can be well utilized for community learning. In the online learning environment, the process of learning is built on activity-oriented work for which active participation, and an intensive, initiative communication are necessary and cooperative and collaborative learning get an important role.

Teaching auditing using cases in an online learning environment: the role of ePortfolio assessment

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dessalegn Getie Mihret ◽  
Nadana Abayadeera ◽  
Kim Watty ◽  
Jade McKay
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Learning Environment

scholarly journals Teacher-Student Online Interactions During First and Second COVID-19 Related School Closures: Effects on Students’ Academic Achievement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Spitzer ◽  
Korbinian Moeller ◽  
Sebastian Musslick
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Mathematical Problems ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Second Period

A growing number of studies seek to evaluate the impact of school closures during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While most studies reported severe learning losses in students, some studies found positive effects of school closures on academic performance. However, it is still unclear which factors contribute to the differential effects observed in these studies. In this article, we examine the impact of assignment strategies for problem sets on the academic performance of students (n 24,000 from classes 4-10 who calculated 560,000 problem sets) in an online learning environment for mathematics, during the first and second period of pandemic-related school closures in Germany. We observed that, if teachers repeatedly assigned single problem sets (i.e., a small chunk of on average eight mathematical problems) to their class, students’ performance increased significantly during both periods of school closures compared to the same periods in the previous year (without school closures). In contrast, our analyses also indicated that, if teachers assigned bundles of problem sets (i.e., large chunks) or when students self-selected problem sets, students’ performance did not increase significantly. Moreover, students’ performance was generally higher when single problem sets were assigned, compared to the other two assignment types. We conclude that teachers’ way of using the online learning environment in general, and their strategy of assigning problem sets in particular can have a positive effect on students’ performance in mathematics.

Strategies for Engaging Students in the Online Environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 305-326
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Whiter
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Student Interaction ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Instructional Technologies ◽  
Course Content

Creating an engaging course environment requires a conscious effort from faculty to utilize course design, teaching methods, and instructional technologies that foster high levels of student interaction. Instructional technologies paired with effective pedagogies are making student engagement in online environments rich and meaningful. The use of instructional technologies is linked to student engagement in the online learning environment. Utilization of instructional technologies should address three major types of interaction: student interaction with course content, the faculty, and their learning peers. The use of instructional technologies to engage students can also increase students' motivation for their learning by increasing student value for course content. This chapter addresses specific strategies for utilization of course design, pedagogies, and instructional technologies to incorporate student interaction and develop and maintain students' motivation in their learning.

Pre-Service Teachers Engaging with Twitter as a Professional Online Learning Environment

2016 ◽  
pp. 1434-1464
Author(s):  
Narelle Lemon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Over Time

New ways of utilizing technology in the online space are challenging different ways teachers and students can interact with each other and learning content. Social media is one such technology that is a flexible and powerful tool in higher education; however, as yet, it is still under-researched. Twitter challenges notions of public global dialogue, continuous discussions in the online space beyond the four walls of a physical classroom, and the role of peer-to-peer interactions. This chapter discusses a project that aimed to address the need to understand more deeply what happens pedagogically in the classroom when integrating Twitter into learning activities. The case shared is of one undergraduate second-year class located in Teacher Education. The change over time with students' ability to professionally engage with Twitter demonstrated a shift in being able to confidently participate and critically think about this social media as a valuable online learning environment.

Asynchronous Teaching and Learning in IB English A

2021 ◽  
pp. 406-415
Author(s):  
Evangelos Syropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Student Collaboration ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Teaching Learning

This chapter focuses on the benefits of incorporating asynchronous tasks, activities, components in the teaching of IB English A: Literature Yr. 1. Taking into consideration the unique challenges of the new syllabus, the author shows how asynchronous teaching/learning may enable teachers to cover in depth many literary texts, by running concurrently F2F/synchronous and asynchronous classes. Particular emphasis is placed on how low-immediacy and low-bandwidth tools may contribute to teacher-student and student-student collaboration. The author also reflects on how the use of asynchronous components smoothened the transition to an exclusively online learning environment after the closing of the schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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