scholarly journals Accelerating the Move Towards Online Learning Through Cloud Platforms in Higher Education Sectors Using Smart Devices during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Arul Leena Rose P.J. ◽  
Ananthi Claral Mary T
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Time Duration

<p>Education is essential for the progress of humankind. The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and critically. Education policies are entering into a new pathway. Due to climatic and geographical conditions in many areas of the world, it is challenging to establish classes. Many students feel difficulties in leaving their motherland for further education due to the limited economy. Learning using technological components like smart devices is continually growing. Several education institutions provide services through the web using cloud-based technology to ease the students and cultivate their education. The employment of smart devices has a great perspective on teaching and learning. During COVID-19, the cloud platform helps students and faculties learn and even stay in their residential areas. This paper aims to outline: attitude and opinion of smart devices used by higher education students and their self-efficacy in participating in online classes. This teaching strategy makes a significant contribution to digital pedagogy. It includes approximately 360 respondents. The results revealed that students' perceptions of device usage, connectivity, and time duration had a statistically significant effect on cloud-based online learning, and self-efficacy depicts a positive impact on their online classes. Thus smart devices play a vital role in extending learning out of the classroom anywhere, anytime.</p>

Overconfidence of vocational education students when entering higher education

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark P. Bowden ◽  
Subhash Abhayawansa ◽  
John Bahtsevanoglou
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
First Year ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – There is evidence that students who attend Technical and Further Education (TAFE) prior to entering higher education underperform in their first year of study. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of self-efficacy in understanding the performance of students who completed TAFE in the previous year in a first year subject of microeconomics in a dual sector university in Melbourne, Australia. Design/methodology/approach – The study utilises data collected by surveys of 151 students. Findings – A student’s self-efficacy is positively associated with their marks in a first year subject of microeconomics. However, the relationship between final marks and self-efficacy is negative for those students who attended TAFE in the previous year suggesting that they suffer from the problem of overconfidence. When holding self-efficacy constant, using econometric techniques, TAFE attendance is found to be positively related to final marks. Research limitations/implications – The findings are exploratory (based on a small sample) and lead to a need to conduct cross institutional studies. Practical implications – The research points to the need for early interventions so that TAFE students perform well in their first year of higher education. It also points to potential issues in the development of Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) programs. Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper to examine the inter-related impact of attendance at TAFE in the previous year and self-efficacy on the subsequent academic performance of TAFE students.

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Become a Lifelong Learner

2013 ◽  
pp. 322-339
Author(s):  
Kathleen P. King ◽  
Christina M. Partin ◽  
Hidelisa C. Manibusan ◽  
Gillian M. Sadhi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Adult Learning ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Economic Capital ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Lifelong Learner ◽  
New Perspective

In this chapter, the authors propose examining online learning in higher education as a mechanism for promoting lifelong learning skills, and thus, as a way to provide capital to students. With that in mind, they provide a theoretical foundation to demonstrate the need for workforce development as well as interdisciplinary perspectives on the skills and requisites necessary for successful lifelong learning, and how both are important to the central mission of higher education. This chapter explores the literature and major issues surrounding the importance and use of capital and lifelong learning skills, and how both can be gained through online learning. The authors argue that lifelong learning skills can be generated through transformative leaning experiences and that facilitating these experiences should be a goal of online learning in higher education in order to ensure that students have the skills necessary to gain social, cultural, and economic capital in order to remain relevant through their lives in a 21st century, learning society. In this chapter, the authors discuss several relevant examples of “Tools for Lifelong Learning” including specific examples to demonstrate how online classes can serve as a mechanism to generate capital for students in higher education settings. They provide a model and build upon theory across higher education, sociology, adult learning, and educational psychology to provide a new perspective of the importance of lifelong learning as well as best practices for achieving these goals.

Can Self-Regulated Learning Intervention Improve Student Reading Performance in Flipped Classrooms?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Christopher C. Y. Yang ◽  
Irene Y. L. Chen ◽  
Anna Y. Q. Huang ◽  
Qian-Ru Lin ◽  
Hiroaki Ogata
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Book Reading ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Student Reading ◽  
Reading System

The advancement in network technology has stimulated the proliferation of online learning. Online learning platforms, such as the learning management systems (LMS) and e-book reading systems, are widely used in higher education to enhance students' reflection and planning of the learning process. Although many studies have explored the relationships between students' reading patterns and learning performances, few have examined the effects of self-regulated learning, learning strategy, and self-efficacy on the learning performance of students. Here, the authors collected the reading logs from an e-book reading system BookRoll and investigated the correlations between students' abilities of self-regulated learning, learning strategy, self-efficacy, and learning performance. The results of this study provide valuable insights to the teachers in higher education regarding designing courses helpful for students to improve their learning performance.

scholarly journals Switching from Face-to-Face to Online Instruction Midsemester

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Debora Herold ◽  
Tina Chen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Instruction ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Limited Perspective ◽  
Technology Changes ◽  
Before And After

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted higher education during Spring 2020 by forcing all face-to-face classes to unexpectedly transition to online learning. To better understand how switching to remote learning affected students and the factors that impacted their ability to successfully complete classes, 168 undergraduate students in three different psychology classes (six sections total) were asked in the last week of the semester about their experiences from before and after the switch. Students reported some decreased access to technology, changes in work responsibilities, some amount of physical illness, and the need to care for others who were physically ill. Notably, students consistently reported increased stress and decreased ability to focus. Students varied in how much they prioritized classes after the switch, which predicted their performance in the class, measured by exam grade, overall grade, and completion of attendance before and after the switch. Importantly, survey respondents significantly differed from non-respondents in their class performance, which suggests that results from voluntary surveys may capture a limited perspective and possibly underestimate the detrimental effects of the shift to online instruction. Implications for planning for future online classes in a global pandemic are discussed.

scholarly journals Face-to-Face and Online Instructional Delivery Formats: a Mixed-Methods Study of Teacher Self-Efficacy in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Colin William Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Instructional Delivery ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Face To Face

The COVID-19 pandemic forced higher education institutions in South Korea to administer Spring 2020 semesters online. This mixed-methods study examined instructor/professor competence for the instructional delivery formats of Face-to-Face and online teaching. Quantitatively, the researcher measured teacher competence for Face-to-Face and online instruction by measuring the Teacher Self-Efficacy levels of non-Korean instructors/professors in South Korean higher education institutions. The qualitative questions assessed the advantages and drawbacks of each instructional delivery format. Findings indicate that instructors/professors are significantly more effective teaching Face-to-Face courses than online courses. However, instructors/professors with online learning experience were significantly more effective teaching online courses than those without online learning experience. It is recommended that all instructors/professors engage in professional development geared towards equipping educators with the tools needed to succeed in the online education environment.

An extension of Delone and McLean IS success model with self-efficacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Aldholay ◽  
Osama Isaac ◽  
Zaini Abdullah ◽  
Rasheed Abdulsalam ◽  
Ahmed Hamoud Al-Shibami
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Performance Impact ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Actual Usage ◽  
Proposed Model

PurposeWhile many researchers have investigated the adoption and usage of online learning in different settings, one area that has yet to be examined thoroughly, particularly in the context of online learning in Yemen, is the self-efficacy role. The purpose of this paper is to extend the Delone and McLean information system success model by incorporating a self-efficacy construct as an antecedent to user satisfaction and actual usage to predict student performance.Design/methodology/approachQuestionnaire survey method was used to collect primary data from 448 students in nine public universities in Yemen. The six constructs in the proposed model were measured using existing scales. The data analysed using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling via AMOS.FindingsThree main results were revealed, namely that overall quality (system, information and service quality) and self-efficacy have a positive impact on user satisfaction and actual usage; that actual usage significantly predicts user satisfaction; and that both user satisfaction and actual usage have a positive impact on student performance.Research limitations/implicationsFirst as the study population were students from nine public universities, it excluded academics and administrative staff. Second, the study depends on self-reported measures to test the proposed research model. This is because getting objective data about the performance was not probable due to the issue of privacy.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study can be a guideline for Yemeni higher education institutions to develop efficient and effective plans to improve the performance of education institutions, and train and develop student ability to use online learning. Additionally, it highlights the areas that university management needs to concentrate on, namely information systems (IS) tools that will contribute to higher student enrolment, address the lack of infrastructure and improve the quality of education outcomes, things which represent Yemen’s main challenges in the higher education sector.Originality/valueThis paper adds to the existing literature of IS by combining overall quality, self-efficacy, actual usage and user satisfaction to predict performance impact of online learning among students in nine public universities in Yemen. Furthermore, the predictive power of the proposed model has a higher ability to explain and predict performance impact compared to those obtained from some of the previous studies.

Communication and Collaboration Strategies for an Effective Online Professor

2018 ◽  
pp. 302-316
Author(s):  
Heather Miller ◽  
Tom Cavanagh ◽  
Annissa Furr
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Online Faculty ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds

Online classes in higher education bring unique challenges to faculty. This chapter identifies best practices for effectively communicating and collaborating with students online. The information presented was gained via “crowd science” qualitative methodology, in which online faculty responded via email and a blog post requesting best practices for effectively communicating and collaborating with peers and students online. Faculty were from diverse backgrounds and teaching experiences. Data are presented in concert with recent research in the field of effective online learning and communication with students. The current literature in tandem with the data provides an effective collection of practices to provide online instructors with a guide to successfully facilitate online classes.

Communication and Collaboration Strategies for an Effective Online Professor

2014 ◽  
pp. 388-401
Author(s):  
Heather Miller ◽  
Tom Cavanagh ◽  
Annissa Furr
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Online Faculty ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds

Online classes in higher education bring unique challenges to faculty. This chapter identifies best practices for effectively communicating and collaborating with students online. The information presented was gained via “crowd science” qualitative methodology, in which online faculty responded via email and a blog post requesting best practices for effectively communicating and collaborating with peers and students online. Faculty were from diverse backgrounds and teaching experiences. Data are presented in concert with recent research in the field of effective online learning and communication with students. The current literature in tandem with the data provides an effective collection of practices to provide online instructors with a guide to successfully facilitate online classes.

scholarly journals Examining Students’ Confidence to Learn Online, Self-Regulation Skills and Perceptions of Satisfaction and Usefulness of Online Classes

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany Landrum
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Online Class

As online class offerings continue to proliferate and more students take at least one online class in college, more research is needed to explore factors that impact students’ perceptions of their online classes. Past research has found a positive relationship between students’ computer self-efficacy and their satisfaction with online learning, but little research has explored how learning management system and online learning self-efficacy relate to perceptions of satisfaction and perceived usefulness of online classes. In addition to confidence, students must also implement and apply their learning skills in an online environment; thus self-regulation and time management as well as past online learning experience are additional factors that have been shown to be related to satisfaction with and usefulness of online learning. This study explores how students’ confidence regarding their ability to use online learning platforms, utilize self-regulation strategies, and their confidence in their ability to learn in online classes predict both their satisfaction with and perceived usefulness of online classes. Multiple regression analyses revealed that students’ confidence to learn online was the strongest positive predictor of satisfaction and usefulness of online classes. The results indicate that exploring students’ purpose and reasons for taking online classes, beyond a students’ skill set and learning strategies, are fruitful directions to pursue when assessing evaluations of online classes. 

scholarly journals Students’ Understanding and Learning: Mediation Effects of Cognitive Engagement in Online Classes

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2932-2939
Author(s):  
Dr. C.Nagadeepa Et al.
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Cognitive Engagement ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Beneath the perils of pandemic, this trend has moved very fast and in a professional manner to fill in the space produced as a result of suspended classroom learning. During this pandemic the educational institutions have been forced to adopt online learning without practicing it. As a consequence, there are several challenges to be encountered by the facilitator as well as learners to benefit from it. This paper is a descriptive study of e learning scenario among the learners of    higher education in commerce deanery. This paper aims at finding out the factors which lead to student’s active engagement in the online classes. 1065 students from various colleges who had attended online classes in the last six months responded through a structured questionnaire and the data was analyzed to find out the students’ understanding and learning.

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