scholarly journals Technology enhanced learning environments in higher education: A cross-discipline study on teacher and student perceptions

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 147-168
Author(s):  
Sue Downie ◽  
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Xiaoping Gao ◽  
Simon Bedford ◽  
Kenton Bell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Education Student ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
The Future ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Teacher And Student Perceptions ◽  
Enhanced Learning

Teacher and student perceptions of using technology enhanced learning (TEL) in higher education have received growing attention, particularly during COVID-19, however existing studies are mainly disciplinespecific. This study adopts a holistic cross-disciplinary approach. It compares teacher and student perceptions on defining TEL, promotors and barriers for its use, and solutions offered for better use of TEL in the future. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from an Australian university. A total of 75 teachers and 48 students completed an online survey, and of these participants, 24 teachers and 29 students participated in follow-up focus group interviews that included Kahoot! surveys. Quantitative results show that teacher and student perceptions on TEL were generally aligned except that self-reported technology savviness and confidence was rated higher than how students and staff rated each other. Qualitative analyses reveal that both teachers and students identified the main promoters for TEL as being: modern and expected in higher education, while being equalising, efficient, engaging, authentic, collaborative and flexible. The common barriers for using TEL were identified as fear, time, organisational culture, knowledge and technical/support issues, along with the perceived pitfalls of distraction, and superficial student learning. Solutions offered for TEL in the future from staff focused on the institution and a desire for strategic, pedagogical and holistic approaches, while students focussed on the accessibility, flexibility and collaborative potential of TEL. This cross-discipline pre-COVID-19 study of TEL perceptions offered by teachers and students has contributed to knowledge in this area by identifying barriers and solutions for TEL common to all disciplines that have the potential to be applied to whole of institution strategic approaches for the more effective use of TEL in teaching and learning in higher education. Student accessibility to TEL and the development of pedagogically sound digital learning resources bringing together educational developers and discipline experts are of particular relevance during and post-COVID-19.

scholarly journals The future of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is in the hands of the anonymous, grey non-descript mid-level professional manager.

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
New Managerialism ◽  
Professional Managers ◽  
Professional Manager ◽  
The Future ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
Enhanced Learning ◽  
Education Process

Much of the research into the implementation of TEL has centred on teaching approaches and the change (or not) in the role of the academic, which is reflective of the importance of the academic to what takes place in a Higher Education Institute (HEI).  Technology enhanced learning (TEL), however, poses a considerable challenge to how the Higher Education (HE) sector operates, as it has done with numerous other sectors.  Typically, technology confronts existing practices and boundaries.  For HEIs, TEL has accelerated the move away from the discipline-based academics as being at the centre of the education process and replaced them with students.  This displacement of the academic for the student has been complemented by changing approaches to teaching, (the growth of network learning for example) and the introduction of new work practices from the private sector in the guise of new managerialism. With the academic’s role reduced from controller to that of participant, the space left is being filled by client-focused mid-level professional managers.  Distinct from academic managers, mid-level professional managers are situated between academics and senior management, which is a key position for the implementation of TEL at a time when its future rests on bridging the gap between the bottom up initiatives of the past and the institute-wide initiatives of the future.  This discussion piece reflects on the changing role of the academic in a new managerialist TEL HE sector and argues for the overdue recognition of the importance of the mid-level professional manager to the future of TEL.  

scholarly journals The Future of Internationalization of Higher Education in Europe

2015 ◽  
pp. 2-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans De Wit ◽  
Fiona Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Delphi Process ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
European Context ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Future

A study has been made for the European Parliament on the understanding of internationalization of higher education (IoHE) in the European context, based on two surveys, an analysis of the role of digital learning, ten national reports from Europe and seven from outside Europe. The study results in conclusions and recommendations on the future of internationalization of higher education in Europe, based on the national reports and a Delphi process among experts in international higher education. This is a summary of the key findings of the study, including a redefinition of the meaning of internationalization.

scholarly journals Teachers 'and students' ideas about the existing advantages and possible risks of using digital products in the educational environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 95-109
Author(s):  
Elena B. Puchkova ◽  
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Elena A. Sorokoumova ◽  
Elena I. Chardymova ◽  
Larisa V. Temnova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Digital Products ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Teachers And Students

An integral feature and an urgent task of the modern education system is the use of digital products in educational practice. The forced implementation of mass distance learning in the period 2020-21 showed both the advantages and disadvantages of digital learning and set new horizons for optimizing this process. In May-June 2021, a study consisting of two parts was conducted: 1) an online survey of teachers of the general education system in order to determine the ideas about the advantages and risks for students when using digital products in educational practice; 2) an online survey of adolescent students in order to determine their ideas and experience of using digital products in the learning process. The sample consisted of 482 adolescents aged 13-15 years; 147 teachers of basic education with work experience from 3 to 23 years. Online surveys were conducted anonymously in the form of questionnaires using Google Forms. It was found that 80% of teachers and 98% of students highly appreciate the need to use digital products in educational practice. The majority of teachers noted the predominance of advantages provided by digital products as opposed to risks, the same idea was revealed in the survey of students. Conclusions are drawn about the similarities and differences in the understanding of teachers and students of the goals, forms and advantages of using digital educational products. For example, teachers believe that digital products should be used to copy educational materials and perform independent work tasks; they do not welcome their use during the lesson, which, on the contrary, is the main goal for students. The revealed discrepancies in the views of teachers and students regarding the goals, advantages and risks of using digital products makes the question of finding ways to coordinate and optimize relevant.

EVALUATION OF CONSECUTION OF TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan-Carlos Cuevas-Martínez ◽  
Antonio-Jesús Yuste-Delgado ◽  
Alicia Triviño-Cabrera
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Education Student

Mobile Technology-Enhanced Learning

2015 ◽  
pp. 541-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwo-Jen Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Real World Learning ◽  
Learning Scenarios ◽  
Enhanced Learning

Educators have pointed out the necessity of situating students in real-world learning scenarios. They have also indicated the importance of providing a technology-enhanced learning environment that enables students to access digital learning resources in anywhere and at any time. The popularity of mobile and wireless communication technologies has provided a good opportunity to accomplish these objectives. In the past decade, many studies that employ those technologies in various practical educational settings, such as the learning activities of computer, mathematics, engineering, social science and natural science courses, have been reported. In addition, various strategies and tools have been proposed to help students more effectively learn with mobile devices. In this article, the strategies, applications and trends of mobile technology-enhanced learning are reported based on the literature. It is expected that the article would benefit those who are interested in applying mobile technologies to learning activities or training programs.

Measuring and Profiling Self-Regulated Learning in the Online Environment

2010 ◽  
pp. 27-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Barnard-Brak ◽  
William Y. Lan ◽  
Valerie Osland Paton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Cognitive Perspective ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Enhanced Learning

While the presence of technology-enhanced learning environments (TELEs) will only increase in higher education, this book chapter examines current literature concerning the measurement of online SRL behaviors and the application of this online SRL measurement with regard to profiling SRL behaviors in TELEs. The methodologies and issues associated with the measurement of SRL behaviors in TELEs is discussed in view of extant research. The organization of SRL behaviors into five, distinct profiles is then discussed in view of a social cognitive perspective concerning the development of SRL (e.g. Zimmerman & Schunk, 2001). The book chapter concludes with recommendations for future research concerning the presence of SRL profiles and their relationship to other metacognitive factors and academic achievement.

Student Perceptions of Virtual Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 132-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Kumar ◽  
Poonam Kumar ◽  
Suvojit Choton Basu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Virtual Education ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Traditional Classrooms ◽  
Electronic Classroom ◽  
Perceptions Of Students ◽  
The Future

Over the years instructors and administrators have worked together to provide education to students in academic institutions. The role of the participants in this educational system were well-defined. Instructors and administrators were responsible for the dissemination of knowledge and the methodology used was simple: the instructor transferred the knowledge to the students. The merging of computers and communications technology is transforming the way we teach and learn. Physical classrooms are being replaced by electronic classrooms. The roles of the participants are being redefined where the instructor is becoming a facilitator in the electronic classroom and students are participating in these classes from anywhere and at anytime. Questions that arise for universities include: Is this the future of higher education? Will electronic classrooms replace traditional classrooms? In this study we explore and discuss the perceptions of students in a mid-western rural university regarding virtual education. Implications for the participants in the educational system are also discussed.

scholarly journals Experiences and perspectives of Technology-enhanced learning and teaching in higher education – Serbian case

2018 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 1351-1359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjana Ivanović ◽  
Aleksandra Klašnja Milićević ◽  
Veljko Aleksić ◽  
Brankica Bratić ◽  
Milinko Mandić
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education ◽  
Enhanced Learning
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