scholarly journals The Use of WhatsApp for Flexible Learning: Its Effectiveness in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Sierra Leone's Higher Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Emerson Abraham Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Flexible Learning ◽  
Instructor Interaction ◽  
The Right ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Made In

<p class="Body"><span>Despite its inherent limitations, Whatsapp messenger has proved beneficial in bridging the gap in technology provision for enhancing students' learning experiences in Sierra Leone. The need to make sure students dedicate time in using Whatsapp for the benefit of improving their learning experiences was emphasised; this as suggested can be done through participation in group collaboration, which involve peer-to-peer and peer-to-instructor interaction. Equally, to advance effective use of flexible learning opportunities, institutions must consider alternatives like Moodle / Blackboard, which already comes with the added capabilities of MIS synchronisation features of integration with students' record. In all of the aforementioned points, there is a need for government support in ensuring the right investment is made in bringing the country's HEIs integrated ICT learning provision to international standard. </span></p>

USE OF BLENDED LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION – SOME EXPERIENCES

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
R J Singh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
Made In

This article reports on the use of blended learning in higher education. Blended learning has become popular in higher education in recent years. It is a move beyond traditional lecturing to incorporate face-to-face learning with e-learning, thereby creating a blend of learning experiences. The problem is that learning in higher education is complex and learning situations differ across contexts. Whilst there is face-to-face contact at some institutions, others offer distance learning or correspondence learning. In each context, the mode of learning may differ. The challenge is to cater for various learning opportunities through a series of learning interactions and to incorporate a blended approach. The aim of this study was to examine various ways of defining blended learning in different contexts. This was done through an examination of experiences of the use of blended learning in different higher education contexts. The study presents a case of blended learning in a postgraduate course. The experiences from all these cases are summarised and conclusions and recommendations are made in the context of blended learning in higher education in South Africa.

scholarly journals PENGGUNAAN MULTIMEDIA INTERAKTIF GUNA MENCIPTAKAN PEMBELAJARAN YANG INOVATIF DI SEKOLAH

PERSPEKTIF ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atmawarni UMA
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Interactive Multimedia ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
Interactive Activity

Teaching and learning interaction ins chools is an interactive activity and the various components to realize the achievement of learning objectives have been established in the learning planning, to get there, first it need to be understood about the meaning of the term learning, teaching and interaction. These three terms will lead to the definition of teaching and learning interaction. The utilization of information technology in the making and using of interactive multimedia in learning in school be judged very effective in supporting the learning materials delivery. The use of interactive multimedia in the learning in school is one of solution to relieve stiffness, saturation, and the vacuum of students in learning so many kinds of subject in school. By steps and the process of the use of the right interactive multimedia, using interactive multimedia as the messaging media will stimulate thought, feelings, concerns and wishes of student so as to encourage the learning process more interactive and communicative and can enhance students learning experiences become more concrete.

scholarly journals Creatividad y ambientes virtuales en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje

2012 ◽  
pp. 115-129
Author(s):  
MC. Norma Angélica Sandoval Delgado ◽  
MC. María E. Loeza Corichi ◽  
MVZ. Francisco Javier Gómez Ordóñez ◽  
MC. Salvador Jiménez Vallejo
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Software ◽  
Teaching Material ◽  
Animal Science ◽  
New Form ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Self Learning ◽  
Made In

Frente al requerimiento hacia las escuelas para que hagan uso de medios educativos que apoyen la enseñanza-aprendizaje, se realizó un material didáctico que ayudó a los alumnos de Primer Nivel de la Licenciatura de Médico Veterinario y Zootecnista, mediante el uso de ambientes virtuales. Se pretende aportar un instrumento que automatice y facilite el acceso y la utilización eficaz en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. El instrumento en cuestión es un tutorial de fácil manejo que simplifica la administración de la asignatura. Este trabajo toma como base los fundamentos de la investigación y desarrollo para diseñar, crear y aplicar un programa de software educativo. El programa informático utilizado para la preparación del tutorial es el Hot Potatoes. Esta elección se debe a que este programa permite la preparación de material interactivo autoejecutable y de autoaprendizaje. El proyecto también se plantea como un tutorial que sea útil a los profesores y que a través del CD puedan orientarse sobre cómo actualizarse y disponer de un medio que les permita sacar el máximo partido de la didáctica que utilizan.AbstractFaced with schools’ requirement of making use of educational media to support teaching and learning, a new form of teaching material was made in order to help freshman students in the Bachelors’ of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, through the use of virtual environments. It aims to provide a tool that systematises and facilitates access and effective use in the teaching-learning process. The instrument is an easy-to-use tutorial that simplifies the management of the course. This work builds on the fundamentals of research and development to design, create and implement an educational software program. The software needed for this tutorial is ‘Hot Potatoes’, due to this program allowing for the preparation of an interactive self-learning and self-executing material. This project is also intended as a useful tutorial for teachers who, through the CD, can be orientated in how to bring themselves up to date and provides a way that allows them to take advantage of their methodology to the maximum capacity.Recibido: 3 de febrero de 2010Aceptado: 27 de agosto de 2010

scholarly journals Applications for virtual reality experiences in tertiary education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghaith Zakaria ◽  
Sonia Wilkie
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Virtual And Augmented Reality ◽  
Virtual Experiences ◽  
Authentic Learning Experiences

Providing authentic learning experiences is a stellar teaching and learning strategy to prepare students for their future careers. They cultivate and enhance students learning by providing hands- on, experiential learning opportunities. However, incorporating such activities can be challenging, logistically complicated and may encapsulate hazardous situations and safety concerns. When these challenges arise, Virtual and Augmented Reality can offer learning experiences to supplement the curriculum, and optimise the valuable time spent on location. This paper provides an overview of different pedagogical applications to incorporate virtual experiences, namely Virtual experiences to supplement and optimise real-world experiences; Simulations and virtual tours for inaccessible or remote locations; First-person point-of-view; and Virtual scenarios for dangerous situations, which is supported with examples of activities used in higher education.

scholarly journals Transformation of Knowledge in Teaching Learning Environment Adoption of Innovative Methodology in Teaching Software Engineering

2017 ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
P. Sridhar Acharya ◽  
P. S. Aithal
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Smart Learning ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Available Technology ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Right ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
And Control

Teaching is a noble profession which requires special skills for the transformation of knowledge from teaching domain to the learning domain. This profession requires deep knowledge, dedication in teaching, encouragement, and control over the activities of the learning domain, providing the knowledge to the learning domain, teaching the discipline ,behavior and smart skills as out of box teaching subjects. The teacher has to continuously upgrade himself in discharging the knowledge because whatever he has learned in his learning domain might be outdated. The Knowledge is always updating and it is the responsibility of all the teachers to update their knowledge so that they can effectively transform the same to the learning domain. The knowledge transformation in technical subject needs a rather different methodology than the traditional classroom based teaching. The subject like Software Engineering needs a different method of teaching than the traditional classroom based teaching. In this subject the learning domain should be active in looking into the various aspects of the software development. In this subject, the traditional classroom based teaching does not transform the knowledge to the learning domain because the learning domain cannot follow the subject since the domain does not have any idea about the subject. This paper explains the need for active teaching in software engineering where in the learning domain has to be active than the teaching domain. The teaching domain has to concentrate on various concepts which are supposed to be given to the learning domain and guide the learning domain how to get the knowledge, effective use of the available technology and its adoption at the right place. The objective of this paper is how to convert the learning domain into smart learning domain. This paper strongly recommends the case study based teaching and learning practice than the traditional unidirectional classroom teaching.

scholarly journals The implementation of online learning in efl classroom: its opportunities and drawbacks perceived by teachers and students

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 731
Author(s):  
Perta Rasia Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World ◽  
Result Show ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Made In

The spread of the corona virus in various parts of the world has led to policy changes in various sectors of life, including the education sector. In order to inhibit the spread of the corona virus and in an effort to break the chain of spread of viruses that have not yet found a vaccine, governments in various countries affected by the covid-19 virus have made policies to carry out online learning. Likewise in Indonesia, the Indonesian government has officially enforced rules for implementing online learning since March 16, 2020. In practice, however, there are various drawbacks perceived by teachers and students in addition to online learning opportunities. Therefore, this study has aimed to determine the opportunities and drawbacks perceived by teachers and students in the implementation of online learning in East Baturaja district during the covid-19 pandemic. The research was conducted in SMPN 32 OKU, East Baturaja district, OKU Regency. The participants were 7th grade students and English teachers who were selected by purposive sampling method. Interviews according to health protocols with 4 questions and observations were made in data collection. The result show that teachers and students perceived that online learning offered flexibility, offered latest news, offered rich and unrestricted tools, facilitated reading, and helped to become more active for less active students, and was fast and easier. However, considering the advantages for learners as online learning is integrated into teaching and learning, there are certain drawbacks that demand immediate attention.

Shifting lights through the interstices: Extending notions of what it means to learn music in higher education

2021 ◽  
pp. 1321103X2110280
Author(s):  
Rebecca Kan ◽  
Rose Martin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Institutional Structures ◽  
Made In ◽  
Learning Relationships

The purpose of this study is to explore interstitial spaces in higher music education. Interstitial spaces are small-scale settings where individuals interact around common activities. Drawing from the learning experiences of three students, the disparate feelings that students have within the interstices are unpacked. Specifically, we lean on Michel Foucault’s notions of power and hierarchy as a way to explore the dynamics in the teaching and learning relationships between students, and how the power that institutional structures might wield could shape the pocket conversations taking place. In the context of higher music education, we explore the ways that such spaces offer special moments where students see themselves in new ways. We explore how Mezirow’s theory of transformative learning might latch on to the potential that these interstitial spaces offer. We argue that potentials for transformative learning encounters described by the three students seem to be situated within interstitial spaces. The article considers what it means to be in the peripheral locations of student learning and contributes to the need to revisit interstices as an important location to understand how knowledge and creative interactions can be made in higher music education.

Understanding How Students Learn: Preparing Students to Become Professionals

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Lizbeth Curme Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Graduate Courses ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Academic Service Learning

Abstract The intent of this article is to share my research endeavors in order to raise awareness of issues relative to what and how we teach as a means to spark interest in applying the scholarship of teaching and learning to what we do as faculty in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). My own interest in teaching and learning emerged rather abruptly after I introduced academic service-learning (AS-L) into one of my graduate courses (Stevens, 2002). To better prepare students to enter our profession, I have provided them with unique learning opportunities working with various community partners including both speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and teachers who supported persons with severe communication disorders.

Pengaruh konsep diri, self efficacy dan motivasi terhadap Learning outcome mata pelajaran Aqidah Akhlak di kelas XI MA Pacet Mojokerto

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Happy Ikmal
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Regression Coefficient ◽  
T Test ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Working Hypothesis ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
The Right

Teaching and learning activities is a conscious activity and aims. Therefore, for these activities can be run well and achieve the expected goals, it must be done with the strategy or the right learning approach .. The purpose of this study were: 1) to describe the influence of Self-Concept on the results of studying chemistry at Class XI MA Pacet Mojokerto. 2) Describe the effect of self-efficacy on Learning outcomes chemistry in Class XI MA Pacet Mojokerto 3) Describe the effect of motivation on Learning outcomes chemistry in Class XI MA Pacet Mojokerto 4) Describe the relationship Self-concept, self-efficacy and motivation to Results studied chemistry at Class XI MA Pacet Mojokerto. From the results of the analysis can be summarized as follows: 1) There is a significant relationship between self-concept of the Learning outcomes chemistry inquiry model. T test against self-concept variables (X1) obtained regression coefficient (B) 0.440 (44.0%), coefficient (Beta) 0.091, tcount of 0.378 with significance 0.006 t. Because of the significance of t less than 5% (0.007 <0.05), the Nil Hypothesis (H0) is rejected and working hypothesis (Hi) is received. 2) There is a significant relationship between self-efficacy toward chemistry Learning outcomes inquiry model. T test for Self-efficacy variable (X2) obtained regression coefficient (B) 0.329 (32.9%), coefficient (Beta) 0.124, tcount of 0.436 with a significance of 0.009 t. Because of the significance of t less than 5% (0.008 <0.05), the Nil Hypothesis (H0) is rejected and working hypothesis (Hi) is received. 3) There is a significant relationship between motivation to learn chemistry results inquiry model. T test for motivation variable (X3) obtained regression coefficient (B) 0.130 (13.0%), coefficient (Beta) 0.065, tcount of 0.230 with a significance of 0.001 t. Because of the significance of t less than 5% (0.001 <0.05), the Nil Hypothesis (H0) is rejected and working hypothesis (Hi) received 4) From the calculation results obtained Fhitung value 2,249 (significance F = 0.001). So Fhitung> F table (2,249> 2:03) or Sig F <5% (0.001 <0.05). It means that together independent variables consisting of variable self-concept (X1), Self-efficacy (X2), motivation (X3) simultaneously to variable results of studying chemistry (Y).

Cancellation and Termination of Assignment Contract of Patrimonial Rights of the Author

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-201
Author(s):  
Tudor-Vlad Sfârlog
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Research ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
The Right ◽  
Made In

Abstract The present study offers the doctrine of the right of intellectual creation new perspectives on the study of the institution of termination of the assignment contract for the patrimonial rights resulting from the intellectual creation. We believe that the present study is rich in doctrinal contributions, formulating new theses and opening the prospect for new perspectives of scientific research. Last but not least, we appreciate that the proposals made in the present study contribute not only to the activity of opinionated in the field, but also to the work of practitioners and direct beneficiaries of the legal provisions on the assignment of patrimonial rights of authors.

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