When Technology Disrupts Teaching and Learning: A Private Higher Education Students' Perceptions on the Challenges of Technology-based Teaching Tool

Reynold Padagas,Ruth Gutierrez,Lucero Trangia

doi:10.13189/ujer.2019.071107

Abstract

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have always been confronted by several conflicting views of whether or not online platforms are indeed efficient and effective methods of quality teaching and learning since information age renewed almost all aspects of human development. The pedagogy, curriculum, and assessment of student learning become the center of many discussions as to how online platforms recalibrate and accelerate quality education. Putting up students and teachers in the cloud accentuated debates, but this never stops HEIs to push through with the use of online platforms. To improve delivery, the online platforms must intensify co-creation among the students and teachers to maximize utilization despite of reverberating challenges. This exploratory research revealed several challenges encountered by 22 students in blended learning classes utilizing Canvas as a major platform. Course of actions are proposed to revitalize the utilization of Canvas despite of pedagogical, curricular, and learning assessment adversities. As posited, technology is a means to an end (Heidegger, 1954).

Highlights

IntroductionThe continuous use of online platforms is changing educational principles on effective teaching designed to improve students’ learning progress
The continuous use of online platforms is changing educational principles on effective teaching designed to improve students’ learning progress. Online platforms such as the Learning Management System (LMS) continuously affect the way education is enforced among students in class
Through Canvas, the teachers learn to organize their lessons through modules, create engaging and meaningful activities and facilitate several forms of learning assessments

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The continuous use of online platforms is changing educational principles on effective teaching designed to improve students’ learning progress. Online platforms such as the Learning Management System (LMS) continuously affect the way education is enforced among students in class. Intensive training of university faculty members and students in the employment of the LMS in an optimal way increases its effectiveness in teaching and learning (Alshorman & Bawaneh, 2018). The locale of this study is a private university in the Philippines. This University newly adopted Canvas as a software application to deliver and manage instructional content in various courses. In particular, continuously cope with these challenges despite the disruptions that Canvas generated

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