scholarly journals Perception and Expectation of EFL Students on Ideal Online Learning: A Survey Study in an Indonesian Islamic Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-257
Author(s):  
Soni Ariawan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
The Other ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Potential Problems ◽  
Efl Students

The present study is aimed to investigate EFL students’ perception on the use of Google Classroom as an online learning platform and their expectation on an ideal online learning. 112 EFL students at State Islamic University of Mataram responded the survey study which was designed with open-ended questions. Students’ responses were qualitatively analyzed to find the main themes and sub-themes. The finding reveals that most students, 67%, perceived the use of Google classroom negatively due to the potential problems such as technical and financial problems  that lead to misunderstanding on materials delivered by the teachers. On the other hand, 27% of the students have a positive perception in terms of the ease of use and its flexibility and accessibility. The least perception from the students is neutral especially from those who play safe by perceiving the perception from both positive and negative side. Furthermore, the students proposed an ideal online learning that employ an effective teaching method and curriculum, provide such complete facilities as well combine both online and offline mode (blended learning).

scholarly journals Gender Differences And Psychological Impacts In Higher Education During Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 290
Author(s):  
Iswadi Iswadi ◽  
Apriyanto Apriyanto
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Difference

<p><em>E-learning during covid-19 pandemic gives positive and negative effects on students’ psychology. One of the effects of E-Learning is students whose negative and positive perception towards the process of E-Learning. The objectives of the study are to know (1)  The difference perception between male and female EFL post-graduate students of the use of online learning platforms? (2). Impacts psychologically of E-learning during Covid-19 to female and male EFL students in higher education. The method of the study is mixed research with the explanatory sequential design. The participants were 31 EFL postgraduate students in PGRI Indraprasta University. The data collection technique of the study was questionnaires with a Likert scale and an open interview. The data analysis technique of the study is an independent sample t-test with SPSS 22.0 version and collection, reduction, display, and conclusion. The results of the study are: (1) There is no significant difference perception between male and female EFL postgraduate students of the use of online learning platform because the significance value (0.695) which is bigger than 0.05. (2)  E-learning during the Covid-19 pandemic did not  give anxiety, fear, fatigue, and saturation to female and male EFL students in higher education. Implication of this research is University must develop LMS (Learning Management System) for teaching EFL students</em></p>

EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF MS TEAMS IN CONDUCTING WEBINAR: EVIDENCE FROM INTERNATIONAL ONLINE PROGRAM CONDUCTED IN OMAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 159-175
Author(s):  
Shad Ahmad Khan ◽  
Hesham Magd
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
Feedback Form ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Online Activities

The quick adoption of digital platforms in the education sector will always give credit to covid-19. The imposition of lock downs and closure of border as remedial measures forced educational institutes to shift to online platforms for their routine teaching and learning activities. The higher education institutes (HEIs) were found to be more dynamic, as they utilised their online presence in interacting with external members by way of other online activities predominantly webinars. The researchers suggest that online learning will remain to be a vital part of higher education and is going to stay along with other online activities like webinar as it is flexible, accessible, and convenient for the larger section of the students. This study examines the MS team’s platform from the learner’s perspective through technology acceptance model. The 320 responses were gathered from the participants of 22 countries who participated in one-week international webinar organised by two leading HEIs in Oman an online feedback form was analysed through PLS-SEM in SmartPLS 3.3.3. The study aimed to test the degree to which the participants were able to accept MS teams, a popular online learning platform in Oman, as a suitable webinar platform. The results indicate that MS teams is found to be a sufficiently good platform to conduct webinars however, it lags in terms of ease of use or user-friendliness. The study also confirms that attitude towards e-learning influences behavioural intention that subsequently influences the actual use of the platform.

scholarly journals A Study on Traditional Teaching Method Transferring to E-Learning Under the Covid-19 Pandemic: From Chinese Students' Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Qing Jin ◽  
Chien-Liang Lin ◽  
Qun Zhao ◽  
Sung-Wen Yu ◽  
Yu-Sheng Su
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Perceived Security

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, online learning has been carried out in many countries with different types of online learning models being promoted and implemented. In the global pandemic continues, the education environment is forced to change from traditional classroom or blended teaching mode to online learning teaching model. With the outbreak of COVID-19, China was the first to announce that online courses are to be implemented in February 2020. In China, whether online learning can replace traditional offline teaching has become a topic worth discussing. Therefore, this study investigates university students in China by questionnaires and discussions of this topic. The study is based on the Push–Pull Mooring model. Based on 854 valid responses collected from an online survey questionnaire, structural equation modeling was employed to examine the research model. The results show that push effects (Perceived security risk, Learning convenience, and Service quality), pull effects (Usefulness, Ease of use, Teacher's Teaching Attitude, Task-technology Fit), and mooring effects (habit) all significantly influence users' switching intentions from offline to online learning platform. Finally, this study explores whether push–pull–mooring can be a reference for promoting and implementing online learning courses in Chinese colleges and universities in the future after the pandemic.

scholarly journals Google Classroom: Understanding EFL Students’ Attitudes towards Its Use as an Online Learning Platform

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Jitlada Moonma
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Tutoring ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Students Attitudes

The closure of educational institutions across Thailand, as well as the maintenance of social distancing as a preventive and precautionary step against COVID-19, has thrown a wrench in the traditional method of teaching, which has given way to online learning. As a result, most online learning is managed through a learning management system, the most popular of which is Google Classroom. The purpose of this study was to find out how students felt about using levels as a virtual learning tool. One hundred and eleven second-year Thai EFL students from 7 majors who are taking English for Work participated in this study. They were mostly female (79.28%) and between 19 and 23 years old. They had attended online learning on Google Classroom. To obtain participants&rsquo; feedback, a Google Form questionnaire and a semi-structured interview were used. Means and Standard deviation were used as descriptive statistics. According to the results of the study, students indicated positive attitudes towards using Google Classroom in the aspect of ease of use (Mean = 4.41), usefulness (Mean = 4.12), and intention to use (Mean = 4.02). The results showed Google Classroom was well perceived by students. They perceived Google Classroom to be useful in submitting assignments and reminding class announcements. The results help teachers to consider arranging activities such as live online tutoring and discussion using Google Classroom to enhance students&rsquo; learning engagement or using blended learning (integrating online learning mode with face-to-face classroom).

scholarly journals EFL Student Difficulties of Online Learning During Coronavirus Pandemic at IAIN Langsa

At-Tafkir ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-167
Author(s):  
Muslem Muslem
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
English Education ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Student Difficulties ◽  
Internet Connection ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Subject

This research was aimed to find out the EFL students’ difficulties and psychological impact of online learning during coronavirus (COVID-19 ) at IAIN Langsa. This research used a qualitative approach. Documentation and interview were used to collect the data in this research. The subject of this research was EFL students of the English education department at the sixth-semester students of IAIN Langsa. The result of this research showed that the students encountered several difficulties in learning online consisting of; Internet data, internet connection, difficulties in doing assignments, intrusion, lack of experience in using technology, comprehending the lesson of EFL and interaction between students and lecturer. On the other hand, the psychological impact of online learning encountered by the students such as; frustration and feeling sadness

scholarly journals Research on the differences of students’ learning styles and knowledge integration in SPOC learning: a case study of course “Basic Portuguese”

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-26
Author(s):  
Jing Hu ◽  
Silva Maria Do Carmo Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Learning Behaviors ◽  
Learning Platform

Problem and goal. With the advent of the information age, Internet-based online learning has also become one of the learning methods chosen by many learners. They can use these online learning platforms to complete knowledge construction while learning offline. Methodology. Most studies of learning behaviors focus on the discovery of the best learning model and disregard the possible impact of different learning behaviors on knowledge construction. Therefore, based on the Felder - Silverman learning style model, this article uses the Solomon learning style scale to improve the design of the questionnaire and collect four-dimensional differential learning behaviors data. In order to further understand the influence of learning styles on the effectiveness of online learning, we also use online learning data on the Small Private Online Course platform and general cognitive intelligence knowledge integration theory to clarify the relation between learning modes and individuals differences. Results. This study observes and analyzes the learning behavior data of 46 students of Nankai University in the SPOC learning platform, also analyzes the differences in learning styles and knowledge construction of students in the SPOC environment. Compared with the traditional Basic Portuguese teaching method, the blended teaching model based on the Chaoxing Learning platform has unparalleled advantages. Interactions inside and outside the classroom, improving student participation and promoting teaching diagnosis. Conclusion. Through a comprehensive analysis of questionnaire data and online data, we found that some learning styles have different effects on the effectiveness of online learning, ignoring the individual differences of learners will still cause problems in knowledge construction.

scholarly journals Factors that Influence the Adoption of Postgraduate Online Courses

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domingos Santos Martinho ◽  
Eulália Maria Santos ◽  
Maria Isabel Miguel ◽  
Dina Sousa Cordeiro
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use

A research about factors that lead students to choose online courses, as well as the acceptance of these courses, can provide very relevant information for higher education institutions’ decision makers to amend these offers to students’ interests and needs. An investigation through questionnaire was developed involving students who attended online post-graduate courses. It was intended to know which factors affect students' decision to opt for postgraduate online courses. A model, based on the TAM (Technology Acceptance Model), was tested to find out what factors determine the intention to use online learning. The results shows that most respondents favour online courses and that their decision, when choosing this type of course, is mainly influenced by time management flexibility, avoiding going to school and the course curriculum interest. The test of the model, with structural equations, shows that attitude regarding online courses and perceived usefulness are factors that predict the intention to use. It was also concluded that the perceived ease of use induces a direct and indirect effect on the intention to use. The most significant results are consistent with published studies and can help the higher education institutions to define offer and communication strategies to reach a greater number of candidates for online learning.

scholarly journals LEARNING AMID CRISIS: EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Kasyfur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Virtual Classes ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Instructor Characteristics

This paper investigated tertiary EFL students’ overall perception of the use of fully online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. By administering a survey to 125 students of the English Language Education Program in a State Islamic University in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, using 26 items of a questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale, this study unravelled students’ responses in terms of three constructs including Perceived Usefulness (PU), Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) and Perceived Instructor Characteristics (PIC). The findings suggested that in terms of PU, even though the data mostly demonstrated neutral responses for most of the questionnaire items, the students tended to perceive online learning as to provide flexible time for their learning and foster their autonomy/independence and confidence. However, the students tended to perceive online learning as less facilitating for their understanding of subjects. In terms of PEOU, the responses reflected the students’ readiness to employ online learning as the data suggested that they possessed both the technology and the knowledge to use it. However, they tended to encounter problems when operating the technology, especially concerning the internet connection. On the other hand, these students perceived instructor characteristics as mostly positive. Therefore, online learning seemed to have not been designed to engage all students, yet seemed to be an inevitable option during the outbreak as the report from the interviews demonstrated that F2F classes were still preferred over online learning. Finally, these findings imply the need for redesigning online learning to better engage students in virtual classes.

scholarly journals Consideration on Online Education in Romania

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janusz Grabara ◽  
Petre Bosun
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Reduced Costs ◽  
Online Access ◽  
The One ◽  
Conventional Systems

Using the online learning platform provides a dynamic training program at substantially reduced costs compared with the conventional systems. They ensure the development of a scalable products, secure online access to thousands of students even for distance learning, offering them the books available online, multimedia support, etc.. Outside the curriculum it was developed a flexible verification and scoring system, uploading projects, maintaining a permanent online contact between students on the one side and between students and lecturers on the other side. In the online lessons there may be audio or video links between students and lecturer, when the session administrator believes that certain aspects need to be developed in this way. Ensuring for a convenient program of resources access may allow students to structure better the learning period.

Fostering NCL in Higher Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 331-351
Author(s):  
Serena Alvino ◽  
Guglielmo Trentin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Faculty Training ◽  
The Other ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Everyday Activity ◽  
Specific Proposal ◽  
The One ◽  
Quality Learning

Networked Collaborative Learning (NCL) is undeniably a double-edged sword. On the one hand it can yield high-quality learning and enhance both teachers’ and learners’ satisfaction. On the other hand, however, it requires careful planning and specific skills for the design and management of online learning activities. This is one of the main reasons for the limited adoption of NCL in a number of educational contexts. The focus of this chapter is a specific proposal aimed to foster the wide diffusion of Educational Technology (ET) and NCL in higher education (HE). In this perspective the chapter analyses the main barriers that limit the diffusion of Network-Based Educational Technology (NBET) approaches, in particular NCL, and then, in order to overcome them, presents an innovative approach to faculty training in Educational Technology Instructional Design. This approach is founded on multidimensional scaffolding, which supports teachers to integrate rules, heuristics, and best practices for design of active and collaborative online learning into their everyday activity.

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