scholarly journals How to Teach Online? Recommendations for the assessment of online exams with University students in the USA in times of pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 188-202
Author(s):  
Juan Rivera Mata
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
Detection Algorithms ◽  
Cheating Detection ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Basic Statistical Analysis ◽  
Us University

We evaluated 350 US University Business Students, comparing in-class and online exams to see differences in type of student and class and evaluating possible cheating impact. After basic statistical analysis (T-Student and correlations), we found that differences in grades related to type of students and type of class are more significant that those associated to online with in-class exams. Results are aligned with literature. In accordance with the results of this and previous studies, we do not expect significant higher level of cheating in online exams versus traditional in-class exams. We justify this based upon the reality, broadly reflected in the literature, that cheating is already quite present, before the coronavirus pandemic Many countries have 50%-85% of University students reporting cheating at least once. Cheating is not an specific online problem. Teaching online brings new challenges and opportunities. We recommend to re-evaluate pedagogical methods and engage more in continuous evaluations, relaying less in exams. Code of Conducts, the use of cheating detection algorithms, data analytics from the online Learning Management Systems for assessment and cheating checking programs available (Turnitin and others) to review online exams is recommended. We should help students understand the importance of learning over grades. Also faculty should online teaching faster be at the same level than students in technology and digital capabilities; the closer we are with our students the more effective we can assess them and, more important, we can contribute more and better to their learning and education.

Utilizing a 5-Stage Learning Model for Planning and Teaching Online Courses

2020 ◽  
pp. 138-147
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Instructional Delivery ◽  
Instructional Technologies ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Since the 5Ds Model for Planning and Teaching Online Courses was republished for the second time in 2009 and updated in the years beyond, numerous relevant models and approaches for online teaching have been emerging. Also, the utilization of the internet as an instructional delivery medium for both formal education and training has been widened as the number of online learners of all kinds has been on the rise. This is all happening as the web-based and instructional technologies are constantly changing and new challenges and opportunities in the online learning arena are evolving. This chapter presents some summaries of the emerging online learning research, web-based instructional technologies, and identifies some of the opportunities in this online learning field.

scholarly journals University Students’ Readiness for Using Digital Media and Online Learning—Comparison between Germany and the USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 313
Author(s):  
Julian Küsel ◽  
Florence Martin ◽  
Silvija Markic
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Research Goal

The year 2020 brought many changes to our everyday life but also our education system. Universities needed to change their teaching practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Words like “digital media”, “online teaching” and “online learning” were present in all of the discussions. The main issues here were the technical infrastructure of students and universities all over the world. However, to have good technical infrastructure does not mean that everybody is also ready to use it. Thus, the present study focused on the issue of university students’ readiness for online learning. The quantitative research goal was to evaluate German university students’ readiness for using digital media and online learning in their tertiary education and compare them with students from the United States. Overall, 72 students from the researchers’ university in Germany and 176 students from multiple universities in the United States completed the Student Readiness of Online Learning (SROL) questionnaire. Results show substantial differences between the two groups of students, with U.S. students being more ready for online learning. The results and limitations were discussed, and practical implications and further ideas were provided.

scholarly journals The Psychological Impact of Strict and Prolonged Confinement on Business Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Spanish University

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Marie Garvey ◽  
Inmaculada Jimeno García ◽  
Sara Helena Otal Franco ◽  
Carlos Mir Fernández
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Severe Anxiety

The study was carried out to examine the situation of university students from one month after the beginning of a very strict confinement process in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students responded to a survey which included the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) together with other questions relating to their general well-being from the European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS). A total of 198 university students answered the web-based survey. The questionnaire was generated using Microsoft Forms and was explained and distributed online. The results indicated that around 18.7% of students were suffering from severe anxiety and 70.2% were suffering either mild or moderate anxiety at this point of the strict confinement process. The findings show that when emotional well-being (quality of sleep, the perception of feeling fear, death of a relative) is reduced and material well-being is negatively affected (income level) anxiety levels are increased. On the other hand, the results show that having good interpersonal relationships with family members and taking care of personal development (routines and habits that make them feel good) help reduce anxiety levels. The female students in the sample also suffered higher levels of anxiety than males during strict confinement.

scholarly journals Toolbox of teaching strategies

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-255
Author(s):  
Lei Pan ◽  
Hui-Qin Xi ◽  
Xiao-Wei Shen ◽  
Chen-Yu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Clinical Teaching ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Traditional Learning Environments

AbstractA teaching strategy is a method, which can help students to gain knowledge, deliver information, and improve their learning. Different learning environments, such as clinical teaching, online teaching, and face-to-face traditional learning environments, require different teaching strategies for students. Choosing teaching strategies for a course is very important for nurse educators because various factors should be taken into account to make students meet the learning outcomes. The use of modern technologies in teaching strategies can improve students’ competencies and confidences. The purpose of this article is to create a toolbox integrating ten teaching strategies that can be used in different teaching environments.

scholarly journals INSIGHTS ON TEACHING CHESS TO UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
William Bart
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
First Year ◽  
State University ◽  
Correct Usage ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Computer Based

The purpose of this study was to explore how undergraduate university students react to chess instruction. Certain patterns emerged from 10 offerings of a Freshman Seminar entitled “Beginners’ Chess and 21st Century Thinking Skills”. The course enrolled only first-year and second-year undergraduate students at a large public state university in the USA. The students tended to have little or no knowledge of chess prior to the course. The course made extensive use of chess-related websites available on the Internet such as chess.com, lichess.org, and chessgames.com. The instruction involved the projection of a chess-related website projected onto a large classroom screen with the use of an instructor’s computer connected to a projector that projected the computer-based image onto the screen. The course had 10-20 students in each annual offering of the course that lasted 15 weeks. The student evaluations of the course were very positive, indicating that the students enjoyed the course very much. The course involved instruction in chess on topics such as tactics and basic checkmates along with instruction on the cognitive psychological foundations of chess on topics such as problem solving and critical thinking. The primary task in the course was that each student had to prepare a critical evaluation of two of their own chess games that included correct usage of proper algebraic notation for the chess moves. The chess activity that the students enjoyed the most was group competition.

scholarly journals Disruptive Changing Higher Education Ecosystems: Have University Academics Been Gazumped?

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. p12
Author(s):  
Dr Warrick Long ◽  
Associate Professor Lisa Barnes ◽  
Professor Maria Northcote ◽  
Professor Anthony Williams
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Disruptive Change ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Teaching Workload

Continual reforms in the Australian Higher Education Sector result in ongoing significant changes to the experiences of the Australian academic. As a result, massification, internationalisation and corporatization form the landscape of academia in Australia. The Australian University Accounting Academic (AUAA) faces ongoing challenges and opportunities within this dynamic academic environment, and this study explores these challenges in relation to teaching themed issues that confront the AUAA. By using a questionnaire and interviews with AUAAs, three themes emerged, being curriculum, teaching workload, and the impact of online teaching. The “ASSET” support framework is developed from these conversations with the AUAA’s to help them become an “asset” to the university during these times of disruptive change instead of allowing the system to “gazump” them.

scholarly journals THE CHALLENGES OF ENGLISH TEACHERS IN REMOTE AREAS TOWARD ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 728
Author(s):  
Niely Fawaidah Virgin ◽  
Imam Qalyubi ◽  
Zaitun Qamariah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Interactive Media ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Additional Time ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Financial Condition ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study aimed at investigating the challenges and  identifying the way the English teachers solve the challenges toward online teaching during Covid-19 pandemic. This study was qualitative research. Three instruments were used to collect the data, those are: open-ended questionnaire, interview and documentation. As a result, this study showed that there were eight challenges experienced by the English teachers in remote areas toward online teaching during Covid-19 pandemic, those are: (1) inadequate infrastructure; (2) student’s learning attention; (3) financial condition; (4) students readiness; (5) parent’s concern; (6) designing materials; (7) measuring student’s understanding, and (8) the instability of student’s motivation. During teaching-learning process, there were various ways in overcoming the challenges done by the English teachers, those are: (1) create an interactive media; (2) decide the most suitable online learning tool; (3) give additional time for the students; (4) provide adequate facilities for both teacher and student in remote areas. Keywords:  Challenge, Covid-19 Pandemic, English Teaching, Online Learning

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