Distance Learning From Itinerant Teachers to Cloud-Based Technologies

2021 ◽  
pp. 855-869
Author(s):  
Linda D. Grooms
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Current State ◽  
Nature Of Technology ◽  
Itinerant Teachers ◽  
State Of Affairs

The knowledge explosion, the increased complexity of human life, and the ubiquitous, 24/7 nature of technology coupled with the globalization of the marketplace herald the need to embrace the most effective methods and platforms of teaching and learning. Currently providing powerful educational opportunities, the science and technology of distance teaching and learning continues to multiply at unprecedented rates. While historically traveling from village to village verbally disseminating knowledge was the only process of training those at a distance, today's learners eagerly embrace the rapidly expanding cloud-based technologies of the 21st century, offering a plethora of informational and educational opportunities. With this exponentially expanding global educational landscape, one must question what exactly distance teaching and learning is, how it has evolved, what the current state of affairs is, and what we anticipate in the future?

Distance Teaching and Learning Platforms

2019 ◽  
pp. 291-303
Author(s):  
Linda D. Grooms
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Nature Of Technology ◽  
Educational Alternatives ◽  
Learning Platforms

The knowledge explosion, the increased complexity of human life, and the ubiquitous, 24/7 nature of technology coupled with the globalization of the marketplace herald the need to embrace the most effective methods and formats of teaching and learning. Currently providing powerful educational opportunities, the science and technology of distance learning continues to multiply at unprecedented rates. Where historically traveling from village to village verbally disseminating knowledge was the only process of training those at a distance, today's learners eagerly embrace the rapidly expanding web-based delivery systems of the 21st century, which offer a plethora of educational alternatives. So, with this rapidly changing distance educational landscape, one must question, what exactly is distance teaching and learning, how has it evolved, and what is its future?

scholarly journals Synchronous distance teaching of radiology clerkship promotes medical students’ learning and engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Alamer ◽  
Fawaz Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Student Attendance ◽  
Perceived Satisfaction ◽  
Fourth Year Medical Students ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted education in myriad ways, primarily leading to an abrupt paradigm shift in teaching and learning practices towards distance learning. The study aims to assess the effectiveness of teaching radiology to undergraduate medical students using synchronous distance learning compared to traditional on-campus learning through exploring students’ perceived satisfaction and concerns. Students’ perceptions were correlated with their attendance, grades, and frequency of technical difficulties. Methods The study was designed as an observational study involving fourth-year medical students (2019/2020) from two institutions. The cohort students were exposed to traditional learning, distance learning, or both. Students completed an online self-administered questionnaire concerning their perceptions of distance learning. Students’ attendance, engagement, technical difficulties, and post-clerkship knowledge assessments were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results A total of 145 participants completed the clerkship using the following strategies: traditional learning (n = 66), both traditional and distance learning (n = 67), and distance learning alone (n = 12). The most important result indicates that the abrupt transition to distance learning was well perceived. Most students preferred distance learning over traditional learning in the radiology clerkship (p = .05). During the synchronous sessions, student attendance was high, reaching to 100%. Technical difficulties were limited (1.9%), and they did not affect learning. Conclusion Synchronous distance teaching promotes learning, interaction, and enjoyment in undergraduate radiology education, and it can be as effective as traditional on-campus learning. The technical difficulties encountered, although they were limited, can be overcome by recording the synchronous sessions.

scholarly journals Attitudes and Perceptions of Students to Open and Distance Learning in Nigeria

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Olugbenga Ojo ◽  
Felix Kayode Olakulehin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
African Region ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
The Face ◽  
Open And Distance Learning

In the West African Region of Africa, the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is the first full fledged university that operates in an exclusively open and distance learning (ODL) mode of education. NOUN focuses mainly on open and distance teaching and learning system, and delivers its courses materials via print in conjunction with information and communication technology (ICT), when applicable. This 'single mode' of open education is different from the integration of distance learning system into the face- to- face teaching and learning system, which is more typical of conventional Universities in Nigeria and other parts of the world. Thus, NOUN reflects a novel development in the provision of higher education in Nigeria. This study assesses the attitudes and perceptions of distance teaching and learning by students enrolled in the NOUN and of the National Teachers' Institute (NTI) compared to their experiences at conventional universities. One hundred and twenty (n = 120) randomly selected NOUN and NTI students of NOUN were the subjects of the study. The Students' Attitude and Perception Rating of Open and Distance Learning Institutions Inventory (SAPRODLII), developed by the researchers, was administered to the subjects to measure their attitudes and experiences. Results of the study showed that students generally have a positive perception and attitude towards ODL, compared to traditional forms of higher education.

scholarly journals German Teachers’ Digital Habitus and Their Pandemic Pedagogy

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 879-905
Author(s):  
Carolyn Blume
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Teacher Professionalization ◽  
Current State ◽  
Explanatory Account ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Near Future

Abstract After closing public schools in early 2020 to slow the spread of Covid-19, attempts to provide continuity of education in Germany by means of digital tools faltered in variety of ways, with insufficient competence and inadequate technology leading to inequitable access and uneven implementation. Understanding how German teachers were caught unprepared in this time of crisis, especially in comparison with their European neighbors, requires an examination of their habitus as discussed by Bourdieu and Wacquant (1992) that accounts for their behaviors beyond existing models regarding technology acceptance. Drawing on existing sociological and media-related studies, this contribution will describe the attitudes of German teachers and educational decision-makers in light of their digital, cultural, and educational habitus to provide a partial explanatory account for the current state of affairs. It will show how traditional skepticism for innovation among teachers in general, and German teachers in particular, is reinforced by demographic and sociological characteristics of the German teacher population and the nature of German schooling. After describing extant conditions regarding digitally mediated educational experiences during the initial Covid-19 phase in Germany based on emerging data, this article will subsequently identify prospective issues in this area in the near future. While the transition to digital teaching and learning has the potential to bring about a number of challenges, early data suggests that a possibility of significant positive development may occur as well. Based on these indications, the article will conclude with implications for teacher professionalization going forward.

scholarly journals Metamodernism and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-74
Author(s):  
Smiljka Jovanović
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Cultural Logic ◽  
Current State ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Global Events ◽  
State Of Affairs

Metamodernism is understood as the dominant cultural logic of the 21st century. Metamodernism’s breadth and complexity, as well as its theory’s advocacy for contemporaneity, invite for consideration whether the notion could address the most recent global events and the crises after 2020. Therefore, this study designates and explains the five key concepts of metamodernism – metaxy, abstraction, reconstruction, historicity, and a structure of feeling – and uses them to discuss the current state of affairs, the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The study evaluates the interpretative and discursive potentials of metamodernism, finding that the crisis we now live in can be well-conceptualized from the metamodern perspective, yet at the same time the enormous impact of the crisis brings the usual metamodern perspectives into question and puts the key concepts to test.

scholarly journals Implementasi Sistem Mobile Learning pada MI Taufiqul Athfal Bogor

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 597
Author(s):  
Andi Prastomo
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Distance Learning System ◽  
Iso 9126

The application of technology in education is being developed very intensively today, especially the use of technology to support the teaching and learning process. The transfer of conventional learning methods such as face-to-face in the classroom towards a modern direction such as distance learning using computer-based systems or smartphones (Mobile Learning) has become a common thing implemented in today's education world. But not all educational institutions implement the same thing as MI Taufiqul Athfal Bogor. The purpose of this study was to design and implement a distance learning system based on android with smartphone media (Mobile Learning) to help MI Taufiqul Athfal Bogor in the teaching and learning process. The research method used is the Research & Development (R&D) method. System testing was carried out using the ISO 9126 method by distributing questionnaires to 20 respondents who were teachers at MI Taufiqul Athfal. The test results with four aspects of ISO 9126, namely aspects of Fuctionality, Reliability, Usability, and Efficiency produce an overall Actual Total score, namely Total% Actual of 90%, thus concluding that the quality of the system is Very Good to implement. The final result of this research is an Andiroid-based Mobile Learning system designed by researchers which is implemented very well at MI Taufiqul Athfal and helps support the distance teaching and learning process.

scholarly journals The role of the ICT teacher in e-learning-based teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Fetri Sukisworo ◽  
Marsono Marsono ◽  
Widiyanti Widiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
E Learning

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a fundamental impact on various aspects of humanity. Starting from attacking health, this pandemic has hit the education sector which is quite influential on human life. Enforcement of regulations while maintaining a distance of about one meter has implications for the education process in Indonesia. Therefore, the educational element must encourage the distance learning process. The term arises because it sees distance learning as an alternative to face-to-face methods so that education can always be held without controversy under any circumstances. This activity raises the use of technology that is used as teaching material for distance education. Distance learning techniques allow users to take advantage of technologies such as online learning. Teachers will be required to abandon using traditional techniques whose methods are somewhat indifferent. Online learning creates internet connectivity and the use of information technology in helping the teaching and learning process that can be applied in Google Classroom. In this article, researchers focus on using Google Classroom in the context of implementing distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Agility in Teacher Training: Distance Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Yonit Nissim ◽  
Eitan Simon
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Survey Responses

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic forced the world to respond in new and unconventional ways. Quick thinking and unusual flexibility were required whilst operating under conditions of uncertainty and fear. This article deals with agility in the implementation of distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic as it occurred at Ohalo College of Education with the outbreak of the epidemic in Israel in March 2020. Within 48 hours from the moment that Israel’s government announced a nation-wide lockdown, the College shifted from frontal teaching and learning to social distancing and distance teaching. The College adopted agile leadership that led to moving 700 courses to distance learning and teaching, with 150 lecturers and 1,500 students in their homes; the semester continued, but differently, in light of the lockdown and limitations ordered by the government. It is clear that such swift organization, executed with maximum flexibility, did not benefit from proper planning and was far perfect. This article offers a look at academic agility as demonstrated during the transition of a college of education to distance learning under emergency conditions. It will be examined through an analysis of survey responses from students. The goal of the survey was to assess students’ attitudes toward the implementation of this strategy.

Visions, Voices, and Virtual Journeys

2011 ◽  
pp. 269-289
Author(s):  
Tony L. Talbert ◽  
Adeline Meira
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
The Future ◽  
Task Oriented

The future of distance education is certainly promising but frenetic as well. With the aid of technologies easily accessible to students and teachers alike the geographic barriers that once allowed only the few to engage in educational opportunities are now geographic bridges that promote distance learning where students and teachers from diverse latitudes and attitudes are able to engage in real time teaching and learning interactions. This teaching and learning environment is called “Viral Education,” where the process of education can be symmetrical or asymmetrical in the teaching and learning process as well as multi-task oriented in both product and idea development. This chapter looks at the future of distance education and provides a brief survey of emerging technologies that are just moments or months away from reality. In addition, this chapter explores the notion of customized education which is a continuation of democratic movements within and outside the classroom.

Peran Orang Tua untuk Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar Anak Dalam Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh (PJJ) di Musim Pandemi Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-223
Author(s):  
Haryono Haryono ◽  
Sunhaji Sunhaji
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Human Life ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The Government ◽  
Role Of Parents

Abstract   This study describes the role of parents in increasing children's learning motivation at MI Ma'arif NU 01 Sokanegara Purbalingga. This study used a descriptive survey research method. Sampling using purposive sampling technique with the criteria of the parents of MI Ma'arif NU 01 Sokanegara students, Purbalingga. The sample in this study were 10 respondents who were conducted in February 2021. To obtain data, researchers used interview and observation methods. As we all know, the Covid-19 pandemic that has hit the world has had many impacts in various fields of human life, including education. Likewise in our country, Indonesia. Since the Covid-19 pandemic occurred in early 2020, the government immediately took a system change policy in the delivery of education. So far, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, teaching and learning activities were carried out directly and centered on schools. Now, in the Covid-19 pandemic season, distance learning has been chosen as the best alternative for students to take. In the implementation of distance learning (PJJ) via online or online, students learn independently from their respective homes, teachers deliver learning materials, provide learning assignments through online learning media. To achieve the success of online learning, of course, requires good participation and cooperation between the school / teacher, students, and parents. The role of parents to motivate children's interest in learning is needed. From the results of the research, the roles played by parents as motivators for children include giving attention, affection, learning facilities, praise, gifts, rewards, and punishments.   Keywords: parents, motivation to learn, children, the Covid-19 pandemic   Abstrak   Penelitian  ini mendeskripsikan tentang peran orang tua dalam meningkatkan motivasi belajar anak di MI Ma’arif NU 01 Sokanegara Purbalingga.  Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian survei deskriptif. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan kriteria orang tua siswa MI Ma’arif NU 01 Sokanegara Purbalingga. Sampel pada penelitian ini sebanyak 10 responden yang dilakukan pada bulan Februari 2021. Untuk memperoleh data, peneliti menggunakan metode wawancara dan observasi. Sebagaimana yang telah kita ketahui bersama bahwa pandemi Covid-19 yang melanda dunia, berdampak banyak di berbagai bidang kehidupan manusia, tak terkecuali bidang pendidikan. Demikian pula di negara kita, Indonesia. Sejak terjadi pandemi Covid-19 pada awal tahun 2020, pemerintah segera mengambil kebijakan perubahan sistem pada penyelenggaraan pendidikan. Selama ini, sebelum terjadi pandemi Covid-19, kegiatan belajar mengajar dilaksanakan secara langsung dan berpusat di sekolah-sekolah. Kini, di musim pandemi Covid-19, pembelajaran jarak jauh dipilih sebagai alternatif terbaik yang harus ditempuh oleh para siswa. Dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran jarak jauh (PJJ)  via online atau daring, siswa belajar secara mandiri dari rumah masing-masing, guru menyampaikan materi pembelajaran, memberikan tugas-tugas belajar melalui media pembelajaran daring. Untuk mencapai keberhasilan pembelajaran daring ini tentu membutuhkan peran serta dan kerjasama yang baik antara pihak sekolah/guru, siswa, dan orang tua siswa. Peran orang tua untuk memotivasi minat belajar anak sangat dibutuhkan. Dari hasil penelitian, peran yang  dilakukan oleh orang tua sebagai motivator untuk  anak diantaranya adalah memberikan perhatian, kasih sayang, fasilitas belajar, pujian, hadiah, penghargaan, dan hukuman. Kata kunci: orang tua, motivasi belajar, anak, pandemi Covid-19

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