scholarly journals Relevancy of New Higher Education Approaches in ‘Second Republic Zimbabwe’

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kudakwashe Keche
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
World Order ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
Second Republic ◽  
Face Model ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The World ◽  
And Training

Through face-to-face interviews with lecturers, this research explored the relevancy of new higher education approaches in Zimbabwe particularly Education 5.0 and virtual learning environments (VLEs). The main finding suggests that the five missions of Education 5.0 are not new in higher education and training in the country. However, they being nigh on greased following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID 19) is exceptional and unplanned for up take. Education 5.0 charges that turned to be virtually oiled have already been cherished under the auspices of Education 3.0. Thus, lecturers do not perceive it as new. But, only the means and ways upon which it is delivered to learners in the COVID 19 era. The hype around it coming from the ‘Second Republic’ government is factory-made and politically calculated. Besides, it is difficult to underpin the development given the economic problems the country is currently facing. This research also finds out that VLEs are just more than a saga in Zimbabwe since she still lags behind the world order of internet of things. A few of the interviewees were of the view that teaching and learning though virtual means and ways is not different from the old face-to-face model.

Developing information literacy courses for students through virtual learning environments in Tanzania: Prospects and challenges

IFLA Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 034003522110182
Author(s):  
Evans F Wema
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
The Face

This article reviews literature on the use of virtual learning environments by highlighting their potential and the challenges of introducing the same in Tanzania. It introduces the concept of virtual learning environments by demonstrating their applications to support teaching and learning. The article discusses the use of virtual learning environments in teaching information literacy courses by highlighting the success of using such tools in facilitating the teaching of information literacy courses to library users. In this review, special emphasis is placed on attempts by Tanzanian institutions of higher learning to introduce web-based teaching of information literacy and the challenges faced. The review reveals the need for Tanzanian institutions of higher learning to develop virtual learning environments to facilitate the teaching of information literacy courses to students and faculty so as to reach many of those who may not manage to attend the face-to-face information literacy sessions that are offered by librarians on a regular basis.

VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ESL COURSES

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-243
Author(s):  
Ana-Maria CHISEGA-NEGRILĂ
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Esl Students ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Face To Face

Abstract: As the time in which online teaching and learning was still an element of novelty has long been gone, virtual learning environments have to be studied thoroughly so that they will provide students not only with the necessary knowledge, but also with the proper tools to meet their learning objectives. The advancement in information technology and the access to an almost inordinate number of learning and teaching tools should have already been fructified and, as a result, not only teachers, but also learners should have already picked up the fruit of knowledge grown in the vast virtual environment of the Internet. However, as education has recently moved almost entirely online, some questions have arisen. Are the Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) enough to offer ESL students both motivation and knowledge? Will foreign languages benefit from this growing trend or will traditional, face-to-face interaction, prove to have been more efficient? The present article will look into some of these questions and into the benefits of VLEs in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals What’s in a Name? The Experience of the Other in Online Classrooms

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy Adams
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
The Other ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Classrooms

Educational research has explored the potentials and problems inherent in student anonymity and pseudonymity in virtual learning environments. But few studies have attended to onymity, that is, the use of ones own and others given names in online courses. In part, this lack of attention is due to the taken-for-granted nature of using our names in everyday, “face-to-face” classrooms as well as in online learning situations. This research explores the experiential significance of student names in online classrooms. Specifically, the paper reports on one relational thematic that surfaced in a phenomenological study investigating experiences of teaching and learning online. 

The Potential of Distance Education for the Inclusion of Students in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 379-401
Author(s):  
Carla Freire ◽  
Catarina Mangas ◽  
Rogério Costa ◽  
Adriana Lage Costa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Design For Learning

We live in a changing world, where the role of educational institutions is being transformed. The available technologies allow new conditions to access learning; however, as they evolve very fast, sometimes it is challenging to track this evolution regarding the changes that entail to all of us, which may contribute to a digital divide if it is not well addressed. This chapter intends to present distance education as a reliable modality to include students in higher education. For that, it presents the universal design for learning and its crucial role to make inclusive virtual learning environments. Like every modality that exists, there are some challenges that need to be addressed, as well as some benefits that allow to see the potential of this modality to learning, overcoming some adversities that may occur, like the lack of time to go to face-to-face education or even the need of social isolation by risk of getting a disease.

Virtual Learning Environments in Health

2009 ◽  
pp. 382-389
Author(s):  
Stamatia Ilioudi
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The World ◽  
E Learning

This chapter aims to present various virtual learning environments for medical purposes in the world. More than ever, medical students and healthcare professionals are faced to with floods of data of which the relevant information has to be selected and applied. The internet and the new media are a fertile ground to meet these requirements. More and more physicians unravel e-learning as new tool and as attractive adjunct to the traditional face-to-face teaching in medicine. This chapter describes the most important benefits for all parties of the simulation and learning environments in health sciences.

scholarly journals Teaching and learning during COVID 19: Perspectives of undergraduate Oral Health students.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manorika Ratnaweera ◽  
Rohini Khareedi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The World ◽  
Better Than

Introduction: COVID -19 has caused disruptions in higher education across the world. Our university adapted a blended model of learning, moving between traditional campus-based sessions and online sessions. Material and Methods: The purpose of this study was to investigate the students’ perceptions of their experience of teaching and learning during the pandemic. An anonymous electronic questionnaire-based survey was sent to students. The data was subject to analysis. Results: 67 students responded to the survey.32.8% of the participants felt face to face sessions were better than online sessions and 37.3% said that face to face and online sessions offer similar benefits. 37.3% preferred live online sessions while 46.3% preferred recorded videos. 40.3% of students reported finding transitioning into practical sessions challenging. 65.7% reported having been moderately impacted by COVID-19. Adaptation to online sessions, the level of engagement, the ability to seek clarifications, preparation for assessments and the ease of transition into practical sessions were all positively correlated to the level of impact by COVID-19 with p<0.05. Conclusion: The adaptability to and acceptability of online teaching and learning sessions has been high. A significant number of participants have reported finding the transitioning into practical sessions challenging. Keywords: COVID-19, Online learning and teaching, blended learning, higher education

Education in Emergencies, Inequities, and the Digital Divide

2021 ◽  
pp. 529-553
Author(s):  
M. Mahruf C. Shohel ◽  
Md. Ashrafuzzaman ◽  
Muhammad Shajjad Ahsan ◽  
Arif Mahmud ◽  
Atm Shafiul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Inequality ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The World ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Online Distance

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the daily life of every individual throughout the world and has had an impact on every sphere of life. However, its impact on education, especially higher education, is profound. This chapter is based on a recent study, which explored teaching and learning in higher education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 lockdown. The chapter focuses on how switching from face-to-face to online distance teaching and learning within a short period of time has created educational inequality and the digital divide among teachers and students in higher education in Bangladesh. Based on the findings from the recent surveys (teachers' and students' perspectives), this chapter provides recommendations for the stakeholders to support teachers and students during the emergency remote teaching and learning. It also shows how different strategies could minimize educational inequality and the digital divide during the time of crisis and how the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown impacted on the transition and transformation of teaching and learning in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals 10 simple rules for supporting a temporary online pivot in higher education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Nordmann ◽  
Chiara Horlin ◽  
Jacqui Hutchison ◽  
Jo-Anne Murray ◽  
Louise Robson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The World ◽  
Simple Rules ◽  
Contingency Plans ◽  
Academic Year

As continued COVID-19 disruption looks likely across the world, perhaps until 2021, contingency plans are evolving in case of further disruption in the 2020-2021 academic year. This includes delivering face-to-face programmes fully-online for at least part of the upcoming academic year for new and continuing cohorts This temporary pivot will necessitate distance teaching and learning across almost every conceivable pedagogy, from fundamental degrees to professionally accredited ones. Each institution, programme, and course will have its own myriad of individualised needs , however, there is a common question that unites us all: how do we provide teaching and assessment to students in a manner that is accessible, fair, equitable, and provides the best learning whilst acknowledging the temporary nature of the Pivot? No ‘one size fits all’ solution exists and many of the choices that need to be made will be far from simple, however, this paper provides a starting point and basic principles to facilitate discussions taking place around the globe by balancing what we know from the pedagogy of online learning with the practicalities imposed by this crisis.

scholarly journals PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN MENGGUNAKAN POWERPOINT SCREEN RECORDING BAGI GURU DI SMP KESATRIAN 2 SEMARANG

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 749
Author(s):  
Iryan Dwi Handayani ◽  
Seno Suharyo ◽  
Diah Aryati Puji Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Identification Problem ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The World ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
Microsoft Office ◽  
Office Software ◽  
And Training

ABSTRAKPandemi covid 19 memang membawa dampak yang sangat besar bagi dunia dan bagi bangsa Indonesia pada khususnya. Dunia pendidikan yang biasanya bisa bertemu tatap muka antara siswa dan guru atauu mahasiswa dengan dosen, karena pandemi maka pembelajaran dilaksanakan secara online atau pembelajaran jarak jauh. Tantangan yang dihadapi oleh para pendidik di era pandemi ini adalah bagaimana harus merevisi dan merubah media pembelajaran dan strategi pembelajaran yang harus dibuat supaya siswa bisa memahami materi yang diberikan. Powerpoint merupakan salah satu bagian dari software Microsoft office yang biasa digunakan untuk membuat presentasi ataupun media pembelajaran. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pelatihan tentang pemanfaatan powerpoint screen recording. Metode pelaksanaan pengabdian ini yaitu identifikasi permasalahan, pendekatan penyelesaian masalah dan hasilnya 40 peserta akan menggunakan manfaat dari pelatihan untuk proses belajar mengajar di sekolah, dan 42 peserta menyatkan bahwa pelatihan tersebut sangat bermanfaat dalam proses kegiatan pembelajaran. Kata kunci: powerpoint screen recording; PJJ ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the world and the Indonesian people in particular. The world of education is usually able to meet face-to-face between students and teachers or students and lecturers, because of the pandemic, learning is carried out online or distance learning. The challenge faced by educators in this pandemic era is how to revise and change learning media and learning strategies that must be made so that students can understand the material provided. Powerpoint is one part of Microsoft office software which is commonly used to make presentations or learning media. The purpose of this activity is to increase knowledge and training on the use of powerpoint screen recording. The method of implementing this service is problem identification, problem solving approach and the result is that 40 participants will use the benefits of the training for the teaching and learning process in schools, and 42 participants stated that the training was very useful in the process of learning activities. Keywords: powerpoint screen recording; PJJ 

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