Effective Coaching Through Webinar-Integrated Tools

2021 ◽  
pp. 209-237
Author(s):  
Stephen Kyakulumbye
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
Classroom Learning Environment ◽  
Classroom Learning ◽  
Implementation Framework ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Effective Coaching

Webinars are very powerful yet less used strategies for building the capacity of teachers to improve their pedagogical and andragogical practice, let alone to be used by teachers to offer education to their learners. The classroom learning environment has evolved to meet the needs of today and tomorrow by providing students with access to technology and online resources that support instruction especially during times when face-to-face interactions are impossible. This chapter offers research-based experience for the limitations and framework solution for effectively applying webinar through integrative tools as a framework for coaching educationists to promote active learning in blended environments. This chapter proposes an implementation framework based on a situation awareness model within empathetic participatory design principles. This model results in empowering and motivational outcomes for the instructors to extend the application of the use of the webinar tools among their fellow instructors.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF BIOLOGY CLASSROOM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (36) ◽  
pp. 94-113
Author(s):  
Loh Su Ling ◽  
Pang Vincent ◽  
Denis Lajium
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Classroom Learning Environment ◽  
Classroom Learning ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Biology Learning ◽  
The Difference

Students’ feedback about their classroom learning environment can be used to provide information about the strengths and problems that need to be addressed. This study assessed the students’ perceptions of their biology learning environment. The difference between male and female students’ perceptions of their learning environment was also investigated. Learning environment instrument What is Happening in this Class (WIHIC) questionnaire was employed to evaluate the perception of 437 Form Four students who took Biology as one of their subjects in a local district. The data were analysed based on the Rasch (1961) measurement model using the Winsteps software. Overall, the students perceived quite favourably on their biology classroom learning environment. Apart from that, there is no difference between the boys and girls in their general perception of the biology classroom learning environment. Further analysis on each scale showed the scales of Students Cohesiveness and Cooperation were perceived positively in the Biology classroom. However, students find it difficult to agree on the scale of Investigation and Involvement. DIF analysis of the items revealed some differences in their perceptions in the scales as well as some of the items between male and female students. Several suggestions were given in the hope of improving and create an effective classroom learning environment. With such feedbacks, Biology teachers and the school administration can strive to improve and create an effective classroom learning environment, provide useful background information for further evaluation phases and inform on the best approach to carry out Biology lessons in the classroom.

The Gamification of Code

2022 ◽  
pp. 838-863
Author(s):  
Kristin Carlson ◽  
Rick Valentin
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Video Lecture ◽  
Lecture Material ◽  
Games For Learning ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
Face To Face Learning

Teaching an introductory web design course is already a blended environment. Students meet face-to-face, yet have access to a myriad of online resources, YouTube videos, blogs, and forums to support their learning. However, the challenges of learning to understand code can inhibit students and diminish their motivation to look for resources. The authors have attempted to address this issue by focusing on the use and design of games for learning to code, as well as providing video lecture material in combination with the traditional face-to-face learning environment. By using games and gamification in the course design, the authors have found that students are able not only to bridge their knowledge between modalities more smoothly, but that they understand that there are multiple ways to solve a problem and feel empowered to search for solutions in innovative ways.

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