Impacts of the Migration of Cross-Cutting Courses of a Traditional University in Distance Learning

Ba, Mouhamadou Lamine; Gueye, Bounama; Gueye, Amadou Dahirou; Kasse, Omar; Mballo, Marie Hélène Wassa

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“…In the USA, they pay special attention to the support of distance learning, its equality and accessibility, and several students’ needs for effective education (Reich et al, 2020 ), which was also noted by the researchers. A study at the Classical University of Senegal resulted in positive outcomes of distance learning (Ba et al, 2019 ), which is similar to those herein. Chinese studies show rapid adaptation of teachers and students (Tiejun, 2020 ), which was also noted herein.…”

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Online education of engineering students: Educational platforms and their influence on the level of academic performance

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The World Health Organization announced the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to considerable disruption of the global education system and required an early adaptation of the educational process. In addition to the resumption of the educational process, it was necessary to preserve the academic performance of students of higher educational institutions, including engineering ones. This study aims to develop a curriculum for engineering students to increase their level of success. Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine) hosted the study. The sample consisted of 354 fourth-year students of the Engineering and Chemistry Faculty: 131 “Applied Mechanics”, 133 “Industrial Engineering”, and 151 “Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies”. The sample included students of the Faculty of Computer Science and Computer Engineering: 121 “Software Engineering”, and 126 “Information Systems and Technologies” – 154 students from the 1st year and 60 students from the 2nd year. The study was conducted during 2019–2020. The data includes grades for in-line classes and final test scores. The result of the research has shown that modern digital tools such as Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Quizlet, YouTube, Skype, and Zoom, among others, have provided a highly effective educational process. The results of the educational process are as follows: 63 + 23 + 10 students received “Excellent/Perfect” (A) in 2019, 65 + 44 + 8 in 2020; 146 + 64 + 20 and 159 + 81 + 18 received “Good (B, C)”, respectively; 135 + 64 + 30 and 120 + 27 + 31 “Satisfactory” (D, E), respectively; – 10 + 3 + 0 and 10 + 2 + 3 “Unsatisfactory” (F), respectively. There was a tendency to increase the average score. The researchers found that the learning models were different before (offline) and during (online) the COVID-19 epidemic. However, the academic results of students were not different. The authors can conclude that e-learning (distance, online) is possible when training engineering students. The introduction of a new, jointly developed author’s course “Technology of mechanical engineering in Medicine and Pharmacy” will also allow future engineers to be more competitive in the labor market.

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Online education of engineering students: Educational platforms and their influence on the level of academic performance

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“…• Digital learning management systems: one example is the globally supported open learning platform MOODLE (with more than 60 partners in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the United Kingdom, America, and Africa) [15]. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a wide range of activities (ranging from the simple submission of documents, to forums, online exercises, and online chat, etc.)…”

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Remote Knowledge Acquisition and Assessment During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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On 16 March 2020, as a result of the unprecedented global health crisis linked to the emergence of a new form of coronavirus (COVID-19), the 74 universities of France closed their doors, forcing nearly 1.6 million students, as well as their teachers, to find solutions and initiatives that could ensure continuity in teaching. In the reliance on videoconferencing tools, chat, the sharing of documents/tutorials/videos/podcasts, and the use of social networks, many ideas have emerged, but no consensus has developed nor has a common way of doing things been adopted by a majority of teachers. Some software tools, such as Zoom, have also been questioned over data security issues or excessive intrusion into the student learning process. Nevertheless, in these uncertain times, much had to be done so that students can acquire the requisite knowledge, develop skills, and build on what they have learned. How can we ensure that the learning process is as smooth as possible for everyone involved? How can we evaluate knowledge and skills learned at a distance, and their relevance? Four groups of electronic and electrical engineering students in France were monitored during the containment period in order to provide answers to these questions. Lectures, tutorials, practical work, and projects were carried out using the Microsoft Teams and Zoom video conferencing and chat tools to complement activities made available through the digital work environment. In order to ensure equity among all students, especially in view of the digital divide, open access tools/software/applications have been promoted. In the various surveys completed, the engineering students asserted their complete satisfaction with the learning process, the use of distance tools, and the level of mastery of these tools by their teachers. The results of the various knowledge tests show that, for the same course, distance learning does not reduce the performance of the engineering students. Indeed, they obtained local grades similar to those expected in face-to-face teaching. The results presented in this article are not intended to highlight the virtues of distance education, but rather to open up a debate and reflect more widely on the sustainability of this transformation of education in universities.

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Impacts of the Migration of Cross-Cutting Courses of a Traditional University in Distance Learning

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Online education of engineering students: Educational platforms and their influence on the level of academic performance

Online education of engineering students: Educational platforms and their influence on the level of academic performance

Remote Knowledge Acquisition and Assessment During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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