University Virtual Learning in Covid Times

Abstract

Online training is demanded in the ubiquitous society we live in, and this is especially true if we consider the current situation at universities due to the Government issuing a state of alarm decree which requests all citizens to remain at home. The goal of this study is to determine the opinion of university students from different Spanish campuses on e-learning platforms, by the means of a descriptive and correlational study design, with N = 431. The results reveal that there is still a long road ahead to ensure that these tools work optimally to enable professors to fully exert their teaching profession. We can conclude that the online teaching system needs to be improved regarding the technical service that the university offers.

UAE university students’ experiences of virtual classroom learning during Covid 19

“…A vital aspect of virtual learning is the teachers and instructors who prepare and deliver the online learning materials. Marín-Díaz et al, ( 2021 ) noted that students viewed the instructor’s role as one primarily of guidance and evaluation of completed work. Tang et al, ( 2020 ) also found that students placed communication with the teacher as highly important and were dissatisfied with virtual learning when there was poor communication.…”

“…The convenience to work at the time and place of the student choice is very valuable when undertaking virtual learning (Marín-Díaz et al, 2021 ). VC learning was seen by students as being very convenient (Hande, 2014 ).…”

“…Almuraqab, ( 2020 ) also found that students in the UAE enjoyed the flexibility of virtual learning. Marín-Díaz et al, ( 2021 ) found that after surveying 431 students, that students did not use all the tools available on an online platform, with blogs, email and podcasts being the most popular forms of learning. There have even been differences seen in students’ perceptions of online learning related to location (urban or rural) and socioeconomic status, with Purushotham et al, ( 2020 ) finding both Urban students and those with higher income background felt more positive towards learning English through virtual learning compared with those in rural area with lower income backgrounds.…”

“…Virtual learning platforms, when set up and optimized, can provide good collaboration between instructors and students (Marín-Díaz et al, 2021 ). Whilst students have an important part to play within the virtual classroom, there is an important role for instructors and teachers too.…”

Investigating an online learning service management on students’ learning activeness: A Rasch model analysis

“…This can be due to the balance between online and face-to-face learning. In online learning, teachers can use various learning media and with face-to-face learning students and teachers can interact directly for material that is not understood when online learning (Di Giacomo & Di Paolo, 2021;Marín-Díaz et al, 2021;Torda & Shulruf, 2021). In PJHS Z, full online learning has the highest percentage where many data sources use full online learning.…”