Faculty Development Needs for Distance Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 1705-1720
Author(s):  
Anne Saylor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Management System ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Online Instructor

This report presents the results of a review that looked at what college resources are needed to support an online environment and how a small liberal arts college can prepare faculty for a shift in pedagogy is one of today's major issues, when using a Learning Management System (LMS) to teach. A literature review was done to review the ideas of what college resources are needed to support an online learning environment in Higher Education and the implications for faculty development in a small liberal arts college. The main themes surveyed were faculty and the support needed to move a classroom instructor to an online instructor. The research focused on how constructivist learning could support faculty development.

Faculty Development Needs for Distance Education

2015 ◽  
pp. 249-263
Author(s):  
Anne Saylor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Management System ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Online Instructor

This report presents the results of a review that looked at what college resources are needed to support an online environment and how a small liberal arts college can prepare faculty for a shift in pedagogy is one of today's major issues, when using a Learning Management System (LMS) to teach. A literature review was done to review the ideas of what college resources are needed to support an online learning environment in Higher Education and the implications for faculty development in a small liberal arts college. The main themes surveyed were faculty and the support needed to move a classroom instructor to an online instructor. The research focused on how constructivist learning could support faculty development.

scholarly journals Student Opinions Regarding Microsoft Teams App used as an Educational Online Learning Environment During Pandemic Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 53-62
Author(s):  
Ezgi Pelin YILDIZ ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Management

With the emergence of smart phone applications and the continuous widespread use of the internet, Learning Management Systems have been used as educational online learning environment. Learning management systems have gained an important position worldwide as an e-learning system in different education institutions with the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020. These educational institutions include higher education. In this process, higher education institutions in continue to frequently use learning management systems such as Moodle, Blackboard, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Adobe Connect, Canvas, Advancity. In this context, it is important to evaluate these learning management systems, which are used with the transition to distance education during the pandemic process, in terms of different criteria. This context, in this study it is aimed to evaluate the Microsoft Teams app used within the scope of distance education by students in terms of different criteria. The study is an example of a case study within the scope of qualitative research. The study group of the research consists of 15 students studying at Vocational School of Technical Sciences in university. The opinions of the students about the app were taken through the interview form prepared by the researcher. As a result, when the opinions of the students are evaluated in general, they found the app effective in terms of student-student, student-teacher two-way interaction and also it has been demonstrated that they have problems with some technical issues

scholarly journals Increasing Access to Higher Education: A study of the diffusion of online teaching among 913 college faculty

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Shea ◽  
Alexandra Pickett ◽  
Chun Sau Li
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Faculty Satisfaction ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Discipline Area

<p>Online learning environments provide an unprecedented opportunity to increase student access to higher education. Accomplishing this much needed goal requires the active participation and cooperation of university faculty from a broad spectrum of institutional settings. Although online learning has seen rapid growth in recent years, it remains a relatively small percentage of the entire curriculum of higher education today. As a relatively recent development, online teaching can be viewed through the lens of diffusion of innovation research. This paper reports on research from 913 professors from community colleges, four-year colleges, and university centers in an attempt to determine potential barriers to the continued growth in adoption of online teaching in higher education. It is concluded through factor and regression analysis that four variables are significantly associated with faculty satisfaction and their likelihood, therefore, to adopt or continue online teaching – these include levels of interaction in their online course, technical support, a positive learning experience in developing and teaching the course, and the discipline area in which they taught. Recommendations for institutional policy, faculty development, and further research are included. </p> <p><b>Keywords: </b>online teaching, faculty satisfaction, faculty development, diffusion of innovation, access, higher education, study </p>

scholarly journals Conceptual Framework for Teaching Sustainable Development Course in Blended Learning Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Tilagavati Subramaniam ◽  
Muthu Alagan Thangavelu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Framework For Teaching

Purposes: This paper presents a conceptual framework for teaching sustainable development courses in an online learning environment in institutions of higher education.  Sustainability development courses are becoming essential in higher education institutions mainly to educate the younger generations who will be part of the community to make it happen. Higher education institutions are experiencing dramatic shift to cater a young generation of prospective students, to integrate technical innovations in teaching practices and to concentrate on increasing concerns about global sustainability issues. There has been little research to promote an innovative learning in the teaching of sustainable development. The goal of this paper was to create a framework for teaching sustainable development in a virtual learning environment (blended learning) due to the lack of a conceptual framework that could direct this implementation. Findings: Hence, the blended learning method is eco-friendly, whereby protects global environmental resources. For hands-on experiences, students will develop projects to make their campus and community more sustainable. In the process, students learn how to analyse sustainability and able to apply online learning knowledge into practice. Implication: The conceptual framework proposed will support all educators in higher education institutions engaged in the promotion of quality online education in this pandemic circumstance to develop an effective online practise that are aligned with the corresponding learning needs, skills and facilities.

scholarly journals The Physical Learning Environment of Online Distance Learners in Higher Education – A Conceptual Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheuk Fan Ng
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Distance Learning ◽  
Online Distance

Online distance learning is offered not only in post-secondary distance education institutions but in traditional universities as well. With advances in mobile and wireless technologies, completing academic studies anywhere anytime should become feasible. Research in distance education and online learning has focused on computer-mediated communication, instructional design, learner characteristics, educational technology, and learning outcomes. However, little attention has been given to where exactly learners do their learning and studying and how the physical and social aspects of the physical environment within which the online learner is physically embedded (e.g., the home) supports and constrains learning activities. In this paper, the author proposes a conceptual model for understanding the role that the physical environment plays in online distance learning in higher education, drawing on theories and research in environmental psychology, online learning, telework and mobile work, and higher education. Several gaps in research are identified, and suggestions for future research are proposed.

scholarly journals Centering the Margins: Knowledge Production in the Introductory Archaeology Course

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kylie Quave ◽  
Shannon Fie ◽  
AmySue Qing Qing Greiff ◽  
Drew Alis Agnew
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students Of Color ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Course Structure ◽  
Student Reflection ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Us ◽  
Full Picture

Teaching introductory archaeology courses in US higher education typically falls short in two important ways: the courses do not represent the full picture of who contributes to reconstructing the past and do not portray the contemporary and future relevance of the archaeological past. In this paper, we use anti-colonial and decolonial theories to explain the urgency of revising the introductory archaeology curriculum for promoting equity in the discipline and beyond. We detail the pedagogical theories we employed in revising an introductory archaeology course at a small liberal arts college in the US and the specific changes we made to course structure, content, and teaching strategies. To examine the impacts on enrolled students and on who chose to enroll in the revised archaeology curriculum, we analyze student reflection essays and enrollment demographics. We find that students developed more complex understandings of the benefits and harms of archaeological knowledge production and could articulate how to address archaeology’s inequities. We also found that enrollment in archaeology courses at the college shifted to include greater proportions of students of color. These results support the notion that introductory archaeology courses should be substantially and continually revised.

PROBLEMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL DIGITALIZATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
V. E. Melnikov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Organization

The article considers the system of digitalization of higher education, where the problems associated with the introduction of digital technologies and tools into the educational process with the transition to online learning are identified. It is shown that digitalization makes significant changes in modern higher education. The transition to online education creates a need to change the management of an educational organization.

Positive Psychology

2021 ◽  
pp. 191-221
Author(s):  
Christine A. DeLucia
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mindfulness Practice ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Interest In Research ◽  
The Impact

The application of mindfulness practice in education has been a growing area of interest in research. Some of the benefits of mindfulness practice in education include increased focus and concentration, decreased stress and anxiety, and improved overall well-being. While mindfulness in education has been studied in preschool, elementary, secondary, and tertiary settings, little research has been done examining the benefits of mindfulness in an online learning environment. As online learning continues to be an emerging trend in higher education, it is important for educators to consider alternative ways to support the holistic needs of online learners. This chapter explores the impact of mindfulness resources on the academic and emotional experience of the online learner.

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