scholarly journals Virtual Learning Environments as a Remedy for Universities Against the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 3/2021 (93) ◽  
pp. 122-137
Author(s):  
Tomasz Eisenbardt ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Organizational Changes ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The One ◽  
The University ◽  
Short Time

Purpose: The aim of the paper is to assess the level of interest in the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) during and before the pandemic, as well as to identify and compare solutions implemented at selected Polish universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research methodology: The preliminary study was based on bibliometric analysis. The frequency of the VLE notion in the scientific literature was verified. Then a case study was applied. Six universities in Poland were analyzed, which had to make radical organizational changes in a short time, allowing them to conduct classes with students almost exclusively remotely. Findings: The conducted analysis led to the identification of significant similarities in the procedures undertaken and organizational changes of the universities described. Some variation has been observed in terms of the software used that builds the university’s VLE. Research limitations: Only cases of universities in Poland have been described. The choice of the university was intentional. Value: The value of the paper is to draw attention to: on the one hand, the versatility of the VLE, and on the other, certain common features that university VLEs should have in order to ensure the work of the university (and other institutions dealing with education) in a crisis situation.

CAL-CBT Based Virtual Learning and Training in Machining Engineering. A Case Study: CNC Lathe

2009 ◽  
Vol 625 ◽  
pp. 19-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moisés Batista ◽  
Miguel Álvarez ◽  
Manuel Sánchez-Carrilero ◽  
Jorge Salguero ◽  
Mariano Marcos Bárcena
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Teaching Objectives ◽  
Cnc Lathe ◽  
The University ◽  
Computer Aided Learning ◽  
And Training ◽  
Special Relevance

Computer-Aided Learning is currently applied for improving educational methods in order to reach teaching objectives in experimental fields, which are in a continuous renovation process. So, handling new machines learning cannot be usually carried out in Teaching Centres because of the high economical inversion required. Furthermore, the number of students / number of machines ratio is too high. This acquires special relevance in technical studies where practical learning is essential. In this work, a virtual learning and training application for a CNC lathe is presented into a virtual learning environment developed in the Manufacturing Engineering Labs of the University of Cadiz.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of the Use of a New Virtual Learning Environment for a Postgraduate Hospital Pharmacist Programme

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isobel Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Hospital Pharmacist ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
The University

As part of the collaboration with the University of Brighton a new VLE has been developed. This case study describes what was required of the VLE and how it has been developed and used to date.Requirements that the new VLE needed to address included:Students based externally being able to access course materials.Students on the same course being registered at two universities.Academic staff based at two universities being able to share teaching materials.Work-based tutors working across twelve hospital NHS Trusts being able to access course materials.

scholarly journals Exergy As a Measure of Sustainable Retrofitting of Buildings

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Fernández Bandera ◽  
Ana Muñoz Mardones ◽  
Hu Du ◽  
Juan Echevarría Trueba ◽  
Germán Ramos Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Exergy Analysis ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
Primary Selection ◽  
Optimization Methodology ◽  
The One ◽  
Reference Environment ◽  
Architectural Characteristics ◽  
The University

This study presents a novel optimization methodology for choosing optimal building retrofitting strategies based on the concept of exergy analysis. The study demonstrates that the building exergy analysis may open new opportunities in the design of an optimal retrofit solution despite being a theoretical approach based on the high performance of a Carnot reverse cycle. This exergy-based solution is different from the one selected through traditional efficient retrofits where minimizing energy consumption is the primary selection criteria. The new solution connects the building with the reference environment, which acts as “an unlimited sink or unlimited sources of energy”, and it adapts the building to maximize the intake of energy resources from the reference environment. The building hosting the School of Architecture at the University of Navarra has been chosen as the case study building. The unique architectural appearance and bespoke architectural characteristics of the building limit the choices of retrofitting solutions; therefore, retrofitting solutions on the façade, roof, roof skylight and windows are considered in multi-objective optimization using the jEPlus package. It is remarkable that different retrofitting solutions have been obtained for energy-driven and exergy-driven optimization, respectively. Considering the local contexts and all possible reference environments for the building, three “unlimited sinks or unlimited sources of energy” are selected for the case study building to explore exergy-driven optimization: the external air, the ground in the surrounding area and the nearby river. The evidence shows that no matter which reference environment is chosen, an identical envelope retrofitting solution has been obtained.

THE “SCHOOL. MY CHANCE!” PROJECT – A CASE STUDY FOR PREVENTING PUPILS’ SCHOOL DROPOUT IN ROMANIA

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Valentin Cosmin Blândul
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Formal Learning ◽  
School Year ◽  
School Subjects ◽  
Early School ◽  
The University ◽  
Short Time

Pupils’ school dropout could be defined as an early and final abandonment of school before graduation, which prevents the pupil from registering in the following stage of education, losing in this way the possibility of benefiting from a proper and higher education. The statistics show that, unfortunately, in recent years school dropout rates have been increasing among secondary school pupils. The University of Oradea and The Bihor County School Inspectorate, Romania, have implemented a project called “School. My chance!” The aim of the project was to prevent and reduce the phenomenon of early school leaving by 100 pupils. The pupils attended five schools in Avram Iancu, Bogei, Carasau, Les and Suncuius, all village in Bihor, Romania, and were identified with higher school dropout risks. This paper proposes to present the partial results obtained at the end of the first period of the project implementation – the second semester of the 2010 / 2011 school year. The sample was represented by those 100 pupils from the above mentioned schools, who were included in Cognitive Therapy, implemented with the help of the project. The method consisted of analysing and comparing the pupils' school marks at the beginning and at the end of the relevant period. The results proved that, after one school semester, the pupils' marks remained rather unchanged, but in a few specific cases (schools or school subjects) small progresses were made. These results can, however, be seen as a significant success, because in education it is very difficult to obtain some spectacular improvements in such a short time and the most important aim of our project was to help those pupils to remain in the formal learning system so that that the positive conditions were created for their personal development. Key words: formal learning system, prevention, school dropout, school performance.

The Making of the University Life Café

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Shalin Hai-Jew
Keyword(s):  
Field Potential ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Student Voices ◽  
University Life ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
The University ◽  
Educational Modules

The building of an interactive, user-driven website for college students to promote mental health and wellness (and to combat suicide) has revealed important strategies in the construction of such a sociotechnical virtual learning environment. This project used a number of strategies to create allure to the site and to provide learning opportunities—through educational modules, virtual community mores of care for others, user interactivity, the support for student voices, and the use of artificial intelligence to enhance the security measures. Virtual learning environments that involve life-critical issues require an understanding of the domain field, potential site users, and thought-out strategies.

Exploring embodied social presence of youth with Autism in 3D collaborative virtual learning environment: A case study

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 310-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianhui Wang ◽  
James Laffey ◽  
Wanli Xing ◽  
Yanfei Ma ◽  
Janine Stichter
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment

scholarly journals El papel de la movilidad estudiantil en el desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa intercultural: un estudio de caso

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
Marjana Šifrar Kalan
Keyword(s):  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Limited Sample ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The University ◽  
Interpretative Research

The objective of this case study is to investigate the role of student mobility in the development of intercultural communicative competence in university students. In order to indicate the changes in the participants, especially about their attitudes towards Spanish culture, Spaniards and their stereotypes, an interpretative research with an ethnographic approach has been carried out, namely, we have interviewed several students of Hispanic Philology from the University of Ljubljana (level C1 of Spanish), who had spent at least one semester with the Erasmus scholarship studying in Spain. The article does not pretend to achieve a statistical generalization due to its limited sample, however it can be useful as a preliminary study.

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