Opportunities and Challenges of E-Learning in Spanish Institutions of Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 112-127
Author(s):  
Vanessa Izquierdo-Álvarez ◽  
Ana María Pinto-Llorente
Keyword(s):  
Training Programme ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Learning Framework ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

The global health crisis caused by COVID-19 led to the confinement of millions of people all over the world and generated an unprecedented global alarm. A consequence of the confinement was the suspension of face-to-face educational activity in all centres and levels of education, and the adoption of online modality. The aim of the chapter is to facilitate the understanding of the learning framework in online contexts and to explains some of the e-learning practices carried out by the University of Salamanca along the 2019-2020 academic year. It also offers a compilation of the strategies and lines of actions adopted by the university for the next academic year to guarantee the quality of the teaching learning process, to reinforce the technological equipment and telematic networks, to carry out a strong digital transformation of the institution, to bridge the digital divide, and to implement a training programme for teachers and students.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Outbreak: Insights about Teaching Tasks in a Chemical Engineering Laboratory

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Nogales-Delgado ◽  
Silvia Román Suero ◽  
José María Encinar Martín
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Virtual Tools ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Government ◽  
Online Library ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

Apart from the evident tragedy that the COVID-19 outbreak has meant regarding both personal and economic costs, the normal functioning of the academic year has been drastically altered at all educational levels. Regarding Spain, the state of alert implemented by the government from mid-March to June has affected traditional face-to-face sessions at universities, as they were forbidden and replaced by online lessons. The aim of this work was to explain our own experience during the COVID-19 outbreak in a chemical engineering laboratory at the University of Extremadura, concerning the university teaching and the final degree project follow-up, whose method of teaching was active and participatory, based on constructivism and focused on the student as the center of the learning process. Thus, the confinement affected both the teachers and students differently, depending on the degree of completion of their main tasks and their previous skills with computing and virtual tools, among other factors. The existence of an operating virtual campus and an online library has made the transition to total e-learning and telework easier for teachers and students.

scholarly journals Beyond e-learning: from blended methodology to transmedia education

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Favrin ◽  
Elisabetta Gola ◽  
Emiliano Ilardi
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Dynamic Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Convergence Culture ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Collaborative Working ◽  
The University ◽  
Traditional Activity

Abstract Nowadays, at the time of convergence culture, social network, and transmedia storytelling – when social interactions are constantly remediated – e-learning, especially in universities, should be conceived as a sharing educational activity. Different learning experiences should become smoother and able to fade out the closed learning environments (as software platform and classrooms (either virtual or not)). In this paper, we will show some experiences of the Communication Sciences degree program of the University of Cagliari, which is supplied through an e-learning method. In the ten years since its foundation, the approach has evolved from a blended learning with two kinds of traditional activity (online activities and face-to-face lessons) to a much more dynamic learning experience. Many new actors (communication companies, local government, public-service corporations, new media and social media) – indeed – have been involved in educational and teaching process. But also these processes changed: collaborative working, new media comprehension, self-guided problem solving are examples of the new literacies and approaches that can be reached as new learning objectives.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Distance Teaching: Perceptions, Practices and Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (08) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Ziani Melouka ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Great Majority ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Sanitary Conditions ◽  
Teaching Perceptions

The present study is an investiagtion of distance teaching as an alternative to in-person classes during a lockdown. The study aims at unveiling the teachers and students’ perceptions and attitudes towards e-teaching/learning during a pandemic crisis. As an alternative to face -to face interviews with the teachers and the students because of the sanitary conditions, the tools have been adapted to existing conditions. To obtain data, two tools have been used online, a semi- structured interview with (n 51) master students and a lickert scale questionnaire for (n 18) teachers in the department of English in the university Abdelhamid Ibn Badis in Algeria.Findings revealed the reluctance in the exclusive use of distance teaching by the majority of teachers and the students. The great majority of them also prefers in person classes.This is justified by technical difficulties, lack of comprehension, poor internet flow and a lack of training.

scholarly journals Los procesos de evaluación en asignaturas presenciales, semipresenciales y no presenciales de la universidad de Lleida. Opinión de profesorado y estudiantes.

2011 ◽  
pp. a176
Author(s):  
Òscar Flores Alarcia ◽  
Isabel Del Arco Bravo
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Assessment Strategies

El artículo está basado en un estudio realizado con el objetivo de observar el desarrollo de los procesos de evaluación en diferentes asignaturas presenciales, semipresenciales y no presenciales de la Universidad de Lleida. Se recogieron datos a través de análisis documental de planificaciones, un cuestionario a  profesorado y estudiantado y entrevistas a profesorado. Los datos mostraron diferentes percepciones sobre las estrategias de evaluación entre docentes y discentes. También que a medida que aumenta la no presencialidad se desarrollan más estrategias de evaluación continuada.Assessment processes in face-to-face, blended-learning and e-learning subjects at the university of Lleida. Opinion of teachers and students.AbstractThe article is based on a study carried out to observe the development of the assessment processes in face-to-face, blended-learning and e-learning subjects at the University of Lleida. We took data from documental analyses of the schedules, questionnaires at teachers and students and interviews at teachers. The data showed different perceptions of assessment strategies between teachers and students, as well as that continued assessment is more used in e-learning subjects than face-to-face subjects.

scholarly journals Implementing E-Learning as a Tool: Solution for Pandemic Disease in Case of Wollega University

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
Etana Fikadu Dinsa
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institution ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

Wollega University is a public higher educational institution established in February 2007 in western part of Ethiopia. After that, the university is making a valuable contribution to the overall development of the country by producing high-level professionals, conducting problem-solving research and providing services to the surrounding communities, working in partnership with all stakeholders. This university provides teaching learning system face to face learning approaches. Due to this during this pandemic disease the university closes the teaching learning method to reduce transmissions of the virus. The researcher can able to propose E-learning as a solution to keep the continuity of education during this pandemic disease. In this paper the benefits of e-learning, features and the challenges to advancement and implementation of new educational system (E-learning) opportunities for this university are also briefly outlined.

scholarly journals Going virtual, staying face-to-face: trajectory of ELT classes during the pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Nkemleke
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Hard Time ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

COVID-19 caught everyone by surprise, and even the most advanced higher education institutions around the world probably had challenges moving from Face-to-Face (F2F) to online teaching and learning. For Cameroon, where internet connectivity is still very low, both teachers and students have had a hard time switching to virtual classrooms. This chapter discusses the challenges they have faced in navigating this trajectory in the department of English at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) of the University of Yaoundé 1 (UYI) during the period of lockdown. Based on the experience of 14 teachers who grappled with 14 online courses and F2F mode, the study concludes that due to students’ inability to access the internet with ease, any online teaching/learning at ENS has to be largely complemented with F2F activities.

scholarly journals Usefulness of Digital Game-Based Learning in Nursing and Occupational Therapy Degrees: A Comparative Study at the University of Burgos

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11757
Author(s):  
María Consuelo Sáiz-Manzanares ◽  
Caroline Françoise Martin ◽  
Laura Alonso-Martínez ◽  
Leandro S. Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

Teaching in higher education in the 21st century is moving towards e-Learning or b-Learning teaching models. This situation has increased due to the SARS CoV-2 health crisis. Therefore, teaching–learning models must be based on the use of active methodologies that facilitate students’ motivation to work in learning management systems (LMS). One of the most current resources is the digital game-based learning (DGBL) use, specifically in health sciences degrees (e.g., nursing). In this study, we worked with 225 third-year students of degrees in nursing (ND) and occupational therapy (OTD). The objectives were (1) to find out if there were significant differences between students who had worked with DGBL techniques vs. those who had not, and (2) to find out if there were significant differences depending on the type of degree (ND vs. OTD) regarding access to the LMS, learning outcomes and students’ satisfaction with teachers’ performance. A mixed-method research approach was applied. In the quantitative study, significant differences were found in the accesses to the LMS in favor of the groups that had worked with DGBL techniques. Significant differences were also found in ND students with respect to learning outcomes in the group that worked with DGBL. Regarding the results of the qualitative study, differences were found in the frequency of interaction and in the preference of DGBL activities depending on the type of degree. Further studies will investigate the possible causes of these differences.

Is Distance Teaching-Learning-Evaluation Triad a Form of Digital Art?

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Tatiana Antipova ◽  
Ioana Riurean ◽  
Simona Riurean
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Software Support ◽  
Alternative Teaching ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Learning Evaluation ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Computer Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Learning

The pandemic situation at the beginning of March 2020 forced teachers to develop alternative teaching methods, and most important to find the best ways to keep teaching for every student no matter the situation, as for example, the lack of computer knowledge or hardware/software support. Teachers worldwide struggled to support, encourage, find the best ways not only to help students to keep learning but support them emotionally. At the end of the academic year, teachers made efforts to develop fair, appropriate evaluation procedures adapted to distance education. This paper summarizes the Distance Teaching-Learning-Evaluation (DTLE) evolution in Russia and Romania and some methods developed from March to December 2020 to support the educational activity. Some benefits, challenges and difficulties are identified during the same period of time in different DTLE scenarios, from the point of view of teachers and students, as well. Examples of new adapted methods, dedicated to the DTLE scenarios are al-so addressed in this work.

scholarly journals COVD-26. TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS IN NEURO-ONCOLOGY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: LEVELS OF PATIENT SATISFACTION AND COMPARISON WITH TRADITIONAL FACE-TO-FACE CONSULTATIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. ii26-ii26
Author(s):  
Emma Toman ◽  
Claire Goddard ◽  
Frederick Berki ◽  
William Garratt ◽  
Teresa Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Telephone Consultation ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Face ◽  
The University

Abstract INTRODUCTION Controversy exists as to whether telephone clinics are appropriate in neurosurgical-oncology. The COVID-19 pandemic forced neuro-oncology services worldwide to re-design and at the University Hospitals Birmingham UK, telephone clinics were quickly implemented in select patients to limit numbers of patients attending hospital. It was important to determine how these changes were perceived by patients. METHODS A 20-question patient satisfaction questionnaire was distributed to patients who attended neuro-oncology clinic in person (“face-to-face”), or via the telephone. Fisher’s exact test was used to determine significance, which was set at p< 0.05. RESULTS Eighty questionnaires were distributed between June 2020 and August 2020. Overall, 50% (n=40) of patients returned the questionnaire, 50% (n=23) of face-to-face and 50% (n=17) telephone patients. Of those who received telephone consultations, 88% (n=15) felt the consultation was convenient, 88% (n=15) were satisfied with their consultation and 18% (n=3) felt they would have preferred to have a face-to-face appointment. Of those who attended clinic in person, 96% (n=22) felt their consultation was convenient, 100% (n=23) were satisfied with their consultation and 13% (n=3) would have preferred a telephone consultation. Within the face-to-face clinic attendees, only 13% (n=3) were concerned regarding the COVID risk associated with attending hospital. There was no significant difference in patient convenience or satisfaction (p=0.565 and p=0.174 respectively) between face-to-face and telephone clinics. There was no significant difference in whether patients would’ve preferred the alternative method of consultation (p > 0.999). CONCLUSION Our study suggests that careful patient selection for neuro-oncology telephone clinic is not inferior to face-to-face clinic. Telephone clinic during COVID-19 pandemic proved to be convenient, safe and effective. This global health crisis has transformed telephone neuro-oncology consultations from an experimental innovation into established practice and should be continued beyond the pandemic in select cases.

Trade statistics capacity building beyond borders

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Onno Hoffmeister ◽  
Barbara D’Andrea Adrian ◽  
Mark Assaf ◽  
Nour Barnat ◽  
Dominique Chantrel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Global Coverage ◽  
Satisfaction Rates

We report on five years of capacity building designed to improve the skills of producers and users of international trade statistics all over the world, with a particular focus on developing countries. This training programme is a joint activity between UNCTAD, UNSD and WTO, based on an innovative (Blended Learning) approach, combining e-learning and face-to-face workshops. It is adapted to local needs, uses the pool of experts working at international organisations, and ensures continuous review and enhancement of the applied methods and tools. The results reviewed in this paper confirm that the program has reached the target population. Furthermore, it has global coverage and is gender-balanced. During the five years since the programme has begun, participation in the courses has increased considerably; success rates have risen from 72% to 79% and satisfaction rates from 77% to 88%. Plans for the future include delivering training in additional languages, increasing interactivity, and adding new components addressing specific training needs.

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