Designing the  Model  of Student Support System  in the Virtual  Learning Environment: A Necessity in the Face of the Corona Crisis

Abstract Background: Student support services are a broad and important concept in education, each of which is related to a specific set of hypotheses related to the subject. This lack of theoretical and conceptual ambiguity has led to poor understanding and communication between researchers and policymakers and problems in comparing studies in different fields. The purpose of this study is to explain the student support system in virtual learning environment for medical education.Methods: This study was a qualitative research. An extensive search in scientific databases was carried out based on predetermined strategies, and 53 documents were reviewed from 1996 until 2019. Data were analyzed based on Hugh McKenna’s nine-step approach. Results: According to the literature review, determining the support services of students in virtual learning, providing academic and non-academic services is the responsibility of students' cognitive, emotional and social needs. These services lead to greater student participation in the process of self-learning and academic achievement, which is done at three levels: (pre-program, learning process and post-graduate support services). Student support services were categorized into conceptual areas (level, dimensions, and purpose) and the relationship between these conceptual areas was identified.Conclusions: Based on the findings of this study, student support services in virtual learning can be divided into two categories: academic and non-academic with relevant subcomponents. It is recommended that educators and policy makers use these results to facilitate student support for different types of virtual learning.

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A student look on the use of virtual learning environment tools in the face to face teaching learning

2018 13th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI) ◽

10.23919/cisti.2018.8399198 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Luciani Vieira Gomes Alvareli ◽

Maria Cristina Marcelino Bento ◽

Neide Aparecida Arruda de Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Virtual Learning ◽

Virtual Learning Environment ◽

Face To Face ◽

The Face ◽

Teaching Learning

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Open Source Software Virtual Learning Environment (OSS-VLEs) in Library Science Schools

Research Anthology on Usage and Development of Open Source Software ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-9158-1.ch020 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 378-388

Author(s):

Rosy Jan

Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Learning Environments ◽

Virtual Learning ◽

Development Trend ◽

Virtual Learning Environment ◽

Library Science ◽

Virtual Learning Environments ◽

Future Research ◽

Face To Face ◽

The Face

A Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is a software system designed to facilitate teachers in the management of educational courses. The system can often track the learners' progress, which can be monitored by both teachers and learners. While often thought of as primarily tools for distance education, they are most often used to supplement the face-to-face classroom as well as blended learning. Plethora of research conducted on VLEs has reported positive impacts from various contexts. Keeping in view the benefits, the work has been initiated to review concept, features and issues of virtual learning environments. Some of the most used OSS VLEs are discussed. Further it determines the suitability of a VLE for higher education. The chapter also explore and identify the recent contributions to the concept by analyzing ongoing virtual learning initiatives and projects by different organizations and information centres to stimulate future Research and development trend in the field.

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Investigation of Face-to-Face Class Attendance, Virtual Learning Engagement and Academic Performance in a Blended Learning Environment

International Journal of Information and Education Technology ◽

10.18178/ijiet.2021.11.3.1498 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 112-118

Author(s):

Na Li ◽

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Jie Wang ◽

Xiaojun Zhang ◽

Roland Sherwood

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Learning Environment ◽

Blended Learning ◽

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Virtual Learning ◽

Virtual Learning Environment ◽

Learning Engagement ◽

Face To Face ◽

Class Attendance ◽

The Face

The purpose of this research is to investigate the correlation within three key variables in relation to students’ learning outcomes: face-to-face class attendance, virtual learning engagement, and academic performance. A sample course with 3783 students’ data were analysed by applying a quantitative research methodology. The research data included one semester’s attendance records, students’ virtual learning engagement on the university centralized virtual learning environment and the average academic performance Both Spearman’s correlation coefficient and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were used for the hypothesis’s tests according to the variables’ data characteristics. This research has verified the positive correlations between face-to-face class attendance and academic performance, virtual learning engagement and academic performance in a blended learning environment at a Chinese transnational university, which are consistent with existing research. The finding about the positive correlation between the face-to-face class attendance and virtual learning engagement suggests that students can benefit from both traditional and contemporary teaching formats by integrating the virtual learning elements into the face-to-face class delivery.

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Open Source Software Virtual Learning Environment (OSS-VLEs) in Library Science Schools

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch688 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 7912-7921

Author(s):

Rosy Jan

Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Learning Environments ◽

Virtual Learning ◽

Development Trend ◽

Virtual Learning Environment ◽

Library Science ◽

Virtual Learning Environments ◽

Future Research ◽

Face To Face ◽

The Face

A Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is a software system designed to facilitate teachers in the management of educational courses. The system can often track the learners' progress, which can be monitored by both teachers and learners. While often thought of as primarily tools for distance education, they are most often used to supplement the face-to-face classroom as well as blended learning. Plethora of research conducted on VLEs has reported positive impacts from various contexts. Keeping in view the benefits, the work has been initiated to review concept, features and issues of virtual learning environments. Some of the most used OSS VLEs are discussed. Further it determines the suitability of a VLE for higher education. The chapter also explore and identify the recent contributions to the concept by analyzing ongoing virtual learning initiatives and projects by different organizations and information centres to stimulate future Research and development trend in the field.

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The Effects of a Pedagogical Agent’s Smiling Expression on the Learner’s Emotions and Motivation in a Virtual Learning Environment

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning ◽

10.19173/irrodl.v17i5.2350 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Tze Wei Liew ◽

Nor Azan Mat Zin ◽

Noraidah Sahari ◽

Su-Mae Tan

Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Virtual Learning ◽

Virtual Learning Environment ◽

Pedagogical Agents ◽

Pedagogical Agent ◽

Motivational States ◽

The Social ◽

The Face ◽

Negative Perceptions ◽

Motivation And Learning

<p class="2">The present study aimed to test the hypothesis that a smiling expression on the face of a talking pedagogical agent could positively affect a learner’s emotions, motivation, and learning outcomes in a virtual learning environment. Contrary to the hypothesis, results from Experiment 1 demonstrated that the pedagogical agent’s smile induced negative emotional and motivational responses in learners. Experiment 2 showed that the social meaning of a pedagogical agent’s smile might be perceived by learners as polite or fake. In addition, qualitative data provided insights into factors that may cause negative perceptions of a pedagogical agent’s smile, which in turn lead to negative affective (emotional and motivational) states in learners. Theoretical and design implications for pedagogical agents in virtual learning environment are discussed in the concluding section of the paper.</p>

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Proposal of an instrument to evaluate interaction spaces in a VLE

Journal of Teaching and Educational Research ◽

10.35429/jter.2019.15.5.1.13 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Rubí Estela Morales-Salas ◽

Daniel Montes-Ponce

Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Design Space ◽

Collaborative Work ◽

Virtual Learning ◽

Interaction Space ◽

Learning Objects ◽

Traditional Education ◽

Virtual Learning Environment ◽

Discussion Forums ◽

Exhibition Space

A virtual learning environment is conceived as an interaction space that ease the realization of mediated activities by technology, in this case the internet; besides using multimedia materials, learning objects, social networks, among others; which have changed imminently the traditional education. In this article an instrument is proposed in a checklist format, to evaluate any platform that has interaction spaces such as a Virtual Learning Environment, in this case responding to four spaces or general indicators: information Space, Mediation / Interaction Space, Instructional Design Space and Exhibition Space. Criteria are used according to the interactions and activities carried out by the consultant and virtual student. These, in turn, come up from the analysis and interaction of the advisers achieved in the discussion forums and portfolio activities through collaborative work. It was situated as a qualitative research, with a descriptive nature since it is not limited to data collection only, but also it refers and analyzes the interaction of the advisers achieved in the discussion forums and portfolio activities through the collaborative work of the workshop course "Virtual Learning Environments" developed in a virtual learning environment.

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