Abstract
The outbreak of Covid-19 has forced educational institutions to initiate online teaching to maintain the process of student learning at all levels. This paper focuses on online education at Saigon University, during which the local government has been mandating social distancing in most of the regions. This paper aims to investigate the students' attitudes towards using online learning tools, which are comprised of learning management systems (Moodle and digital support for core materials) via virtual classrooms (Google meet). A survey questionnaire was designed to evaluate attitudes towards using the above online teaching and learning package from 222 non-English major undergraduates who took part in General English courses at Saigon University in July 2021. The results indicate that a majority of students show favorable attitudes towards online education; in the meantime, health and social issues also concern their learning process. Some recommendations are also offered for improving the efficiency of the online education process at Saigon University. Since the study focused on non-English major college students, it is hoped to have particular relevance to other institutions of higher education.
Highlights
The outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and its rapid spread into a worldwide pandemic has greatly affected people in any job field
This study has examined the adoption of these three platforms, hereby called online education platforms, in Saigon University (SGU) during the summer semester
The participants were aware of learners' attitudes towards learning which had a major influence on their learning during the online sessions, whereas technological impairment was the main problem
Summary
The outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and its rapid spread into a worldwide pandemic has greatly affected people in any job field. There existed a substantial infrastructure for online education in many countries before the pandemic (Mishra et al, 2020). No university was ready for a complete shift to online education. Students missed the help they received from their peers in classrooms and laboratories and access to the library (Patricia, 2020). Students felt that online education helped them to continue their studies during the pandemic (Mishra et al, 2020). Universities were using innovative strategies to ensure continuity of education for their students (Zhu & Liu, 2020)
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