Assessing the impact of e-learning system of higher education institution’s instructors and students

Burac, Michael Angelo P.; Fernandez, Jane M.; Cruz, M M A; Cruz, J Dela

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/482/1/012009

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“…In contrast to our study, most studies indicate students have positive attitudes towards online learning (Burac, Fernandez, Cruz & Cruz, 2019;Odit-Dookhan, 2018), despite sometimes encountering technical issues (Alsaaty, Carter, Abrahams & Alshameri, 2016). Analogous to our study Coman et al (2020) confirm that most students' preference for face-to-face instruction and blended and hybrid models that include contact with lecturers and peers in lecture halls.…”

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The Digital Divide and Higher Education Challenge With Emergency Online Learning: Analysis of Tweets in the Wake of the Covid-19 Lockdown

Azionya¹,

Nhedzi²

2021

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

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While literature reveals the positive perception of online learning, this study examines the issues caused by the digital divide for students at South African universities during the 2020 academic year. The study reveals the perceptions and experiences of university students from historically marginalised and privileged universities. This research ventures into relatively unexplored territory by examining the digital divide in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and radical shift to online learning. Using netnography, 678 tweets were analysed using qualitative content analysis and the concept of "digital divide," "online learning" and "student voice." We argue that digital media in the digital divide suffuses socio-economic relationships between university students and management. The study provides insights into the role of 4IR, the technological, digital inequalities, environmental, situational and institutional barriers/disparities students faced during remote learning and assessment. Results reveal, online learning did not increase the accessibility of university education during the pandemic for students attending marginalised universities. Network coverage, device type, time of day, socio-economic status and digital competence negatively affect synchronous lecture participation and attendance. More inclusive and flexible pedagogy based on a university's resources and student profile is needed to mitigate digital and educational inequalities affecting students from rural and/ low-income households.

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The Digital Divide and Higher Education Challenge With Emergency Online Learning: Analysis of Tweets in the Wake of the Covid-19 Lockdown

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Nhedzi²

2021

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

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“…If we study the benefits of learning online, some of the most important ones are time and cost efficiency [ 13 , 49 , 50 , 51 ]. Other stated benefits are flexible access to content and instruction at any time [ 13 , 52 , 53 , 54 ], from any place, and increase the availability of learning experiences for learners who are marginalized [ 50 ], cannot, or who choose not to attend onsite offerings. At the same time, low achieving and high achieving students benefit from more attention or personalized task allocation [ 55 ].…”

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Facing COVID-19 Challenges: 1st-Year Students’ Experience with the Romanian Hybrid Higher Educational System

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First-year students undergo several transformations like the transition from high school to university schedules, teaching methods, and discipline specificities to social changes that come with meeting new colleagues or moving to other locations far from family and friends. The COVID-19 outbreak brought additional concerns and uncertainties once educational systems implemented distance learning schemes for public health management. Nevertheless, higher educational organizations preferred to implement hybrid approaches for student engagement motivation and high dropout rate avoidance. In Romania, such an educational system has been applied with caution. Since the pandemic needs to be understood as an opportunity for adaptation and education improvements, the purpose of the present paper is to uncover lessons learned and to develop a systematized model based on students’ perception regarding face-to-face, online and hybrid systems. For this reason, a grounded theory approach has been preferred. Thus, 149 Romanian students enrolled in the first year in engineering specialities with ages between 18–26 years both male (50.3%) and female (49.7%) have answered the research questions in an online environment due to pandemic restrictions. Based on the online asynchronous student interviews, 220 codes and a further 13 categories have been developed. After a pertinent analysis of the relationships between categories and relevant literature sorting, a theoretical model for the Romanian higher educational current pandemic situation has been proposed. The main face-to-face and online education characteristics are outlined, the hybrid approach becoming a bridge between the two systems. Management implications are outlined together with further research directions.

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“…16 A study by Abbasi S shows that e-learning is discerned to be less effective as compared to face to face learning, whereas our findings suggest that even with a lack of face to face learning students could provide timely responses to teachers and also ask questions. 17 However, previously, e-learning was always combined with tasks that had to be performed in person like small group discussions and demonstrations or problem based learning as reported by Burac M. 18 Students also displayed that online teaching and the greater available of resources provided them with a better understanding of lessons. This suggests that e-learning has helped improve teaching concepts and has led to a reform with a student centred model being preferred by instructors.…”

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E-Learning amid the COVID-19 Lockdown: Standpoint of Medical and Dental Undergraduates

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Background and Objective: The corona-virus (COVID-19) pandemic has had devastating impacts on not only the health and socio-economic conditions but also on the education sector in various countries. Consequently, the world of education entered a new era of E-learning. This descriptive study, thus, aims to evaluate the standpoint of medical and dental undergraduates regarding E-learning amid the Covid-19 lockdown. Methods: A descriptive online questionnaire was used to gather responses via Google forms. The questionnaire consisted of questions categorized as technology access, online skills and relationships, students’ views, and student’s perception of possible advantages of E-learning. Two hundred and eighty three medical and dental students of CMH Lahore Medical College participated in the study. Results: One hundred and seventy nine female and 104 male students responded to the questionnaire. The results of the study showed students encouraging the accommodation of E-learning into current teaching practices. Students agreed online study material not only provides flexibility in the learning process (p=0.003) but also saves time (p = 0.012). Female participants showed a more positive readiness response towards e learning than males (p =0.001). Results also showed students have easier access to online teaching resources. Regarding online lectures, the students believe that online lectures were more organized (p= 0.001) and stimulated student interest (p=0.026). Students believe that frequent participation in the learning process is important for success in online education (p=0.002). Conclusion: Undergraduate medical and dental students from the said private medical college are well equipped and ready to shift towards online education. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.1.3124 How to cite this:Anwar A, Mansoor H, Faisal D, Khan HS. E-Learning amid the COVID-19 Lockdown: Standpoint of Medical and Dental Undergraduates. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(1):217-222. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.1.3124 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Assessing the impact of e-learning system of higher education institution’s instructors and students

Cited by 37 publications

References 12 publications

The Digital Divide and Higher Education Challenge With Emergency Online Learning: Analysis of Tweets in the Wake of the Covid-19 Lockdown

The Digital Divide and Higher Education Challenge With Emergency Online Learning: Analysis of Tweets in the Wake of the Covid-19 Lockdown

Facing COVID-19 Challenges: 1st-Year Students’ Experience with the Romanian Hybrid Higher Educational System

E-Learning amid the COVID-19 Lockdown: Standpoint of Medical and Dental Undergraduates

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