The impact of interactive online learning by Pear Deck during COVID-19 pandemic era

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic surprises the world, switches every learning activity to online learning and increases online education platforms’ demand. However, teachers must be careful in choosing online education platforms as some online learning applications may look exciting but not give meaningful learning for students. This study uses the Pear Deck to build meaningful learning by establishing the interaction in a mindful activity. As an add-on application of PowerPoint or Google slides, Pear Deck is one solution for teachers to engage students in active and meaningful learning even though the learning mode is changed online. The participants of this study are 20 students from Linear Algebra class. After the class is over, the researcher distributes the questionnaire adopted from the Triple E Framework to assess online learning effectiveness. More than 75% of students responded that teaching and learning by using Pear Deck not only built the interaction as well as the engagement between teachers and students but also allowed them to enhance their knowledge and extend their knowledge through the learning activities. Finally, this research suggests that using the Pear Deck should be followed by the flexible type problem to enhance the higher-order thinking skill.