Wide Survey on Online Teaching and Learning During Movement Control Order in Malaysia due to Covid-19 Pandemic

The Malaysian government’s ongoing movement control order (MCO) to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread, has disrupted the teaching and learning (T&L) activities of higher education institutions in the country. This paper seeks to outline the steps taken by the Department of Family Medicine of the International Medical University (IMU), Malaysia, to adapt its online teaching and learning activities. The five tips are: i) understand how to use online T&L platforms; ii) teachers should create multiple communication channels; iii) ensure attendance is captured; iv) enhance the online T&L experience and v) conduct online formative assessments.

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APLIKASI PEMBELAJARAN ABAD KE-21 DALAM TALIAN: CABARAN GURU PENDIDIKAN MORAL [21ST CENTURY ONLINE LEARNING APPLICATIONS: THE CHALLENGE OF MORAL EDUCATION TEACHERS]

Muallim Journal of Social Science and Humanities ◽

10.33306/mjssh/174 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 16-35

Author(s):

NURUL AZWANI I MOHD IDRIK ◽

TAN BEE PIANG

Keyword(s):

Moral Education ◽

21St Century ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Movement Control ◽

Traditional Teaching ◽

Online Classroom ◽

Online Teaching And Learning ◽

Face To Face ◽

Control Order

The Covid-19 pandemic phenomenon has unfolded in Malaysia since 2020, it has brought far-reaching changes to all aspects of society includes education. Due to the Movement Control Order (PKP), educational institutions in Malaysia were ordered to close, student started fully learning online from home. This situation has become a challenge to the implementation of the 21st Century learning approach inteaching. As this fully online teaching and learning are happening for the first time in Malaysian education, this study aims to explore the challenges faced by Malaysian Moral Education teachers on the implementation of the 21st Century skill in an online classroom. This study uses a qualitative method by interviewing 5 Moral Education teachers as respondents. The findings of this study show that the change of online teaching and learning has caused unexpected challenges to Moral Education teachers, the traditional teaching techniques which have been applied in face-to-face classrooms are not effective when moving to online teaching and learning. To achieve the objectives of Moral Education which involve aspects of cognition, feeling, and action, the factors of internet access at home, cooperation from the parents, and the teacher’s skill of using technology need to be considered.

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New Norms of Online Teaching and Learning: Covid-19 Semester Experience for Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Students

Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies ◽

10.36941/ajis-2021-0114 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 248

Author(s):

Noor Rohana Mansor ◽

Asyraf Hj Ab Rahman ◽

Ahmad Tajuddin Azza J. ◽

Roswati Abd Rashid ◽

Nurul Ain Chua

Keyword(s):

Digital Literacy ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Movement Control ◽

Online Teaching And Learning ◽

National Education ◽

Face To Face ◽

Education Agenda ◽

High Level ◽

The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the national education agenda at all levels of education. New Teaching and Learning (T&L) online norms have been executed except for specific academic programs and subjects only since 18 March 2020 when the Movement Control Order (MCO) was administered and continued to this day. To guarantee students’ continuity of education without online T&L dropout, online face-to-face (Synchronous) or not face-to-face (Asynchronous) is now become the primary approach and method platform with many virtual education applications. Therefore, this research examined students’ readiness to follow online teaching and learning and analysed the impact of online T&L on the national education agenda. This study involved 133 students of Diploma in Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, for the first semester of 2020-21. Data were obtained through a questionnaire using Google Form and presented to students by sharing links to their WhatsApp group in the final week of study. The questionnaire was adapted from several instruments related to various aspects of online T&L during the COVID-19 pandemic. The outcomes revealed that most students were among Gen-Z with digital literacy background. Thus, it was assisting them having a high level of readiness to face online T&L. In terms of the availability of device infrastructure, internet access, e-Learning, and computers, most (80%) have mastered it. Only (20%) have low proficiency due to limited experience using computers and gadgets due to family constraints and their literacy levels. The research conclusion recommends a consecutive enhancement in curriculum structure flexibility, delivery, evaluation; internet accessibility and digital gap, and self-motivation of students entering the era of the self-regulated learner. Transformation demands the strategic cooperation of various parties in educational institutions, government agencies, the private sector, NGOs, and people’s leaders in the interest of the country’s advancing education relevant to the era of global technology-oriented education and digital infrastructure. Received: 4 March 2021 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021

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Perception of Medical Students Towards COVID-19 Outbreak and Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia and Impact on Education

10.21203/rs.3.rs-646716/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mogesh Sababathy ◽

Aida Hani Mohd Kalok ◽

Abdul Muzhill Hannaan Abdul Hafizz ◽

Shalisah Sharip ◽

Zulkifli Md Zainud ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Control Measure ◽

Movement Control ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Modes Of Transmission ◽

Control Order

Abstract Background: A Movement Control Order (MCO) was imposed as a control measure to curb the spread of COVID-19 virus in Malaysia, eventually led to the closing of all public premises including educational institutions nationwide. The purpose of this study is to offer an understanding of undergraduate medical students’ perception towards the occurrence of COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of MCO and their impacts on education. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used to collect data from 772 medical students over 2 weeks in September 2020 through an online self-reported survey. Results: In total, 80% of the participants were aware about the COVID-19 outbreak ranging from the modes of transmission, global and local scenario of the pandemic, its seriousness and measures to break the chain of transmission. Conclusions: Majority of them agreed on the implementation of MCO in the country, however it’s reported to have caused psychological and physical distress in various degrees. The present finding also provides evidence of a high prevalence of anxiety and worriness in regard to the teaching and learning process during the MCO and agreed that online teaching is not as effective as face-to-face teaching.

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Digital Readiness for Social Educators in Health Care and Online Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Analysis

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM) ◽

10.3991/ijim.v15i18.25529 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (18) ◽

pp. 104

Author(s):

Nguyen Thuy Van ◽

Alhamzah F. Abbas ◽

Hassan Abuhassna ◽

Fareed Awae ◽

Daniel Dike

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Online Courses ◽

Movement Control ◽

Home Based ◽

Long Time ◽

Development Outcomes ◽

Control Order

<p class="0abstract">Digital technologies have been earsplittingly discussed for a long time with multi-sides of enormous benefits and challenges in educational application. When the Covid19 pandemic has outbreak worldwide, global governments have popularly employed the movement control order (MCO) and social distances policies, international borders closed, schools and higher education applied for fully online courses. Several studies show that digital readiness is the crucial factor that significantly impacts students' satisfaction and success in online learning. This study will analyze the overall resources and digital readiness in multi-sides to enhance student learning and development outcomes through an online learning environment. For this purpose, Scopus and web of science databases are used to find the literature. The final 32 articles are select for the S.L.R. (systematic literature review). The bibliometric analysis will conduct for text frequency co-occurrence to identify the cluster themes. The vital step of data classification will process according to the author's segmentation and published research settings. In the last findings of the study, reports will explain past literature and recent outbreak. The findings cover three main themes: digital readiness in learning management, digital readiness for learners, and digital readiness for educators. During the covid19 pandemic, the concept of digital readiness for educators concealed in both healthcare advising and lesson teaching in home-based learning models. These findings are expected to benefit stakeholders involved in online teaching and learning during and resilient post-Covid-19 pandemic.</p>

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