Implementation Of Online Education Research Articles

Online teaching and learning at Chinese universities during COVID-19: Insiders’ perspectives

During attempts to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic in China, higher education programs shifted their traditional educational models to online models. This paper aimed to explore how Chinese universities organized online teaching and learning during the pandemic. It investigated the factors affecting the implementation of online teaching and provided policy recommendations for improving the quality of education in the post-pandemic period. The primary data for this study came from in-depth interviews with nine students and five teaching and administrative staff at eight major universities in mainland China. Literature was obtained in both English and Chinese from January 2020 to September 2021. Peer-reviewed journals, policy reports, and university documents regarding online education in Chinese universities were reviewed, and their challenges and countermeasures were investigated. The paper found that the implementation of online education was affected by various sources, including technologies, teachers’ teaching skills, network information literacy, and students’ learning motivations and self-directed learning skills. Based on the insiders’ views, the paper suggested that to promote the quality of online education in the post-COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutes and programs could develop their infrastructure construction, improve teachers’ quality of teaching, and focus on students’ learning motivations.

Constructive dialogue on the internet and development of critical thinking skills and responsible expression of thoughts

This article is dedicated to the importance of adhering to netiquette rules on the Internet, which are critical for ensuring safety, respect, and effectiveness in online communication. It explores the key aspects of network etiquette that should be considered by both adults and children in their daily interactions online. The author emphasizes the necessity to remember that behind every message is a real person, therefore empathy and politeness should be the foundation of virtual communication. The article also highlights the importance of avoiding conflicts, understanding and forgiving others' mistakes, emphasizing the significance of a tolerant attitude towards the shortcomings of interlocutors. Furthermore, it focuses on the necessity of respecting the time and opportunities of other network participants, as well as the importance of correct information formatting and adherence to copyright laws. The author reminds of the importance of ensuring safety online, especially when it comes to sharing personal information. This article aims to describe and analyze effective methods and rules of online communication, particularly in the realm of distance learning during wartime and the pandemic in Ukraine. It concentrates on examining the challenges, faced by students, teachers, and educators who encounter displacement and instability, and how these circumstances affect communication methods on the Internet. Considering the unique requirements and characteristics of each child and their family environment, these specialized cases offer thoroughly developed methodologies for effective planning and implementation of online education. Special attention is given to the development of skills necessary for safe and productive communication on the Internet, ensuring that children not only learn academic subjects, but also develop critical thinking and responsibility in the digital space. At the same time, the individual peculiarities and needs of families are taken into account to provide the most comfortable and effective learning environment for each child. The article serves as a vital resource for understanding and practicing netiquette rules that promote positive and safe online communication

Analysis of the modern school in times of pandemic in Ecuador

This research examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted education in Ecuador. The challenges in the implementation of online education are analyzed, and the solutions adopted to guarantee educational continuity amid the health crisis are explored. In addition, the pandemic has revealed gaps in access to technology and connectivity in the country, making equitable access to online education difficult for all students. Likewise, the emotional and psychological impact that the pandemic has had is addressed, and the importance of providing psychosocial support during these difficult times is highlighted. The main results show different factors associated with school dropout during the pandemic, including the lack of families' financial resources and the need for technological equipment to sustain connectivity between the student and the teacher.

Multi-Access Techniques Comparison for Remote Lab System

Remote lab systems are one of the essential requirements for an increased academic productivity in the modern digital world. These systems support and facilitate effective migration from face-to-face classroom education to online education. Digital technology applications and processes are required to easily build a remote lab system. With the availability of multiple access techniques, users can comfortably share laboratory equipment among themselves. The sharing of resources using the remote lab system is highly required for a smooth deployment and implementation of online education. This paper therefore proposed and tested some techniques that combine Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) in remote lab systems. The tested techniques are Multi-Carrier Direct Sequence CDMA (MC-DS-CDMA), Multi-Tone CDMA (MT-CDMA), Multi-Carrier CDMA (MC-CDMA), and Spread Spectrum Multi-Carrier Multiple Access (SS-MC-MA). The first step proposed in this work had to do with the setting of the comparison criteria. At the second step, the solutions cited previously in the real equipment was tested and the best option that met the criteria was selected for the eLab system since the performance technique varies with the laboratory equipment characteristic. The four techniques that were tested demonstrated high performance in telecommunications and online laboratory systems. The implementation of these techniques will benefit universities in several ways, which include reduction of remote lab cost and optimization of sharing of online resources among users. This will further provide students with conducive learning environment by addressing the challenges of reservation and time slot limit. It is therefore recommended that MC-CDMA should be integrated into remote lab system.

ANALYSIS OF THE URGENCY OF USING DIGITAL LITERACY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATION DURING A PANDEMIC IN SDN 106790 SEI MENCIRIM KAB.DELI SERDANG

Along with increasingly rapid technological developments, the use of digital literacy in the implementation of education is very much needed, especially in the era of the Covid 19 pandemic which requires all parties involved in the learning process to be skilled in the use of facilities and various platforms that can facilitate all learning activities. Therefore, the urgency in using digital literacy during the educational period during this pandemic is a top priority and a necessity. The purpose of carrying out this literacy study is to determine the urgency of using digital literacy in the implementation of education during the pandemic at SDN 106780 Sei Mencirem. The method used is literature study. The steps taken are identifying, reviewing, evaluating, and interpreting all available research that is relevant with a study of the urgency of digital literacy in the implementation of online education. The results obtained are that digital literacy is needed and a priority that must be developed in education, especially during the pandemic of online-based education, digital literacy in education is no longer just important but has become a necessity.

STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE EFFICIENCY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF TRAINING SPECIALISTS IN ECONOMICS BASED ON THE APPLICATION OF INTERNET PLATFORMS

Modern extraordinary conditions, characterized by the accumulation of negative effects of external and internal factors, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, require a rethinking of approaches to the organization of educational activities, in particular in the field of training specialists in economics. There is a growing importance of distance education in the world with the use of modern information technologies. Along with this, there is a decrease in the readiness and level of training of specialists regarding the possibilities of implementation to the presented conditions and countering the influence of modern factors of economic development. In such conditions, the development of directions and transformation of educational components regarding the training of economics specialists is an urgent issue. Approaches to the formation and implementation of online education are determined, which are determined by the directions of formation of its value; terms of providing educational services; development of author's courses; number of entrants, functional areas of the educational process. The considered Internet platforms form a modern basis for ensuring the educational process. In addition, the highlighted features allow to implement them in the domestic educational process. For the implementation of the presented platforms, complex characteristics are determined for the formation of practical aspects and training of specialists: technical, technological, economic, environmental. Internet platforms provide opportunities for timely and complete access to information resources. Thus, the study of the factors affecting the effectiveness of the educational activity of training economics specialists based on the use of Internet platforms is an important issue, the solution of which allows you to give impetus to the development of economic relations. Keywords: education, Internet platform, Internet technologies, stakeholder relations.

Perceptions of Undergraduate Medical Students towards Online Learning in a Medical College in the National Capital Region (NCR), India

Background: Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the globe, it has not been possible to conduct traditional classroom teaching in view of the closure of schools and colleges in our country since March 2020. Hence, it is important to study the highlights, demerits, and bottlenecks in the implementation of online education from a student’s perspective. Methods: The present study was carried out to assess perceptions regarding virtual classroom among undergraduate students of a tertiary medical college in U.P. A pre-designed, semi-structured questionnaire was used. Study was conducted through an online survey. Data was analyzed with the help of SPSS version 21. Results: A total of 377 participants were included in the study. More than half of the participants (54.9%) preferred a mixed mode of learning which includes both online and offline learning. Lack of interaction with teachers (66.3%) and fellow students (57.6%) and lack of quiet space at home to listen to online classes (44%) were a few of the perceived demerits of online classes. Internet speed was found to be one of the most challenging issues faced in online learning (78.5%). Conclusion: Students’ perception of the blended learning mode was positive. They were, however, less enthusiastic about online learning than they were about conventional classroom learning.

ONLINE LEARNING DURING PANDEMIC COVID-19: AN INSIGHT FROM A RURAL AREA

The pandemic COVID-19 has transformed traditional face-to-face learning into online learning. Implementation of online education is vital to stop the spread of the virus. Nevertheless, despite the advantages offered by online learning, it also presents challenges to students living in rural areas. The present study aims to explore the insight of online learning among rural students. Therefore, this study explores qualitative insight to obtain in-depth knowledge of online learning in rural areas. This study conducted an online survey with 21 students in rural areas. The qualitative content analysis produced four relevant themes of online learning: easy-to-find information, internet disruption, lack of focus, and difficult understanding. This study contributes to online learning literature in a rural area context.

Parents’ satisfaction with online education for learners with special needs at the elementary level

This study assessed parents' satisfaction with online education for learners with special needs at the elementary level during the school year 2020–2021. It employed the mixed method of research in gathering data for the profile and status of online education for learners with special needs and in investigating the issues encountered by the parents in the implementation of online education. Simple percentage, weighted mean, standard deviation and chi-square test of independence were used to analyse the data. The results showed that parents have no problem attending online classes with their learners and utilising different technological applications for online education. It also showed no significant relationship between parents’ profile and the level of satisfaction towards online education. The common issue encountered by parents in the implementation of online education during the COVID-19 pandemic was Internet connectivity. Thus, it is recommended that enhanced interactive learning materials for learners with special needs be adopted.

The Impact of Force Paradigm Shift in Teaching and Learning Higher Education in Nepal: A Study on Behavior Perspective

The spread of the Corona virus compelled each education institution to shift from face-to-face mode to online mode at a faster rate. This forceful paradigm shift to the online mode of instruction was felt as a sudden change mostly for the developing country like Nepal where the online mode of teaching and learning was novel practice for the people. This study mainly focuses on the impact of the paradigm shift to the online mode of teaching and learning in higher education institutions (HEIs) and explores the existing situation of implementing online education. It was based on descriptive analysis technique with the systematic review of the related literature, observations of the online activities on the related field and discussions to the different stakeholders of the HEIs about the implementation of online mode of teaching and learning and, the self-experience of online mode. In this study, the major impacts due to force paradigm shift to online mode are concluded as access to quality education, social inequalities, technology adaption, and emotional wellbeing; accelerate change, high dropout, and laboratory work and assessment. These all impacts are considered as the consequences of the inadequacy and inaccessibility of the physical and human resources, geo-sociological condition of the learner, low proficiency of technical knowledge, low motivation and technical difficulties regarding curriculum, etc. The response towards the implementation of online education was found mixed. The study recommends supporting the teachers and students for the effective implementation of online teaching and learning. Similarly, it recommends providing the best alternatives to access education for remote and disadvantaged learner and the curriculum should be reintroduced so as to feet for online learning pedagogy.

Opinions about online training of the chinese language during the epidemic

In the course of the epidemic, it was necessary to understand the features of the curriculum in the implementation of online education in China International, to formulate curricula, organize teaching activities, as well as to study and analyze feedback. Teaching and educating people in online learning is the core of Chinese language online learning. This article combines the design and practice of online teaching of a wide range of Business Chinese language courses to reflect the Chinese language online.

APPROACHES TO DISTANCE LEARNING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN COLLEGES DURING WAR

Lockdowns and the introduction of anti-epidemic measures to prevent the spread of the acute respiratory disease COVID-19, the war conflict in Ukraine resulted in the implementation of online education, significantly limited the access of students to college gyms and reduced the number of face-to-face classes under the guidance of teachers. This had a negative impact on the health of students. According to the results of the medical examination, about 28% of the students of the "Universum" Vocational College are assigned to the preparatory and special medical health groups. Statistics show that every third of young people have various abnormalities in their health. One of the reasons for this is insufficient motor activity. With the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, the situation regarding the organisation of the educational process has deteriorated significantly. The cyclical commissions of physical education of colleges faced the question of finding new forms and methods of organising classes, taking into account the challenges of the times. The author analysed the advantages and disadvantages of physical education for students in the period of implementation of distance and blended learning. It has been established that mixed training in physical education is a more flexible and diverse form of conducting classes. The transition to a distance and mixed form of education in physical education requires the development of new approaches to the methodology of organising classes, the establishment of personally significant priorities and needs for the physical development of students, the modernisation of existing learning technologies and the development of new mechanisms for effective cooperation between teachers and students.

Fostering instructor-student argumentative interaction in online lecturing to large groups: a study amidst the Covid-19 pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the development and implementation of online education in higher education institutions around the globe. Online lecturing to large groups has been part of this acceleration. The problem is that synchronous face-to-face lectures and synchronous online lectures are widely criticized for reinforcing the hegemony of instructor-centered traditional approaches and rarely involving instructor-student and student-student argumentative interaction. This study aimed to provide evidence that online informal formative assessment (OIFA) can be used to provide undergraduates with explicit opportunities to participate in instructor-student argumentative interaction. An OIFA-based pedagogical strategy was implemented amidst the Covid-19 pandemic in the online lecturing sessions of a science course with 76 undergraduates (40 females and 36 males, 16–23 years old) in Colombia. It was found that OIFA can contribute to instructor-student argumentative interaction as well as to being able to better address undergraduate learning needs. Practical implications for university science education in the pandemic and post-pandemic eras are discussed. Keywords: Covid-19, formative assessment, instructor-student argumentative interaction, online learning, university science education.

Implementation of online foreign language teaching for students of non-linguistic specialties through the Skyes University training platform at North-Eastern Federal University

The forced transition to distance learning contributed to the rapid development of online learning and the active implementation of educational platforms in the educational process. The previously free choice of online education or mixed formats in a pandemic is being replaced by forced online education. This article examines the process of implementing online foreign language teaching for students of non-linguistic specialties through the Skyes University learning platform. The Institute of Modern Languages and International Studies of the North-Eastern Federal University began teaching 1st year students of non-linguistic specialties English through the Skyes digital learning platform (DLP). Skyes University's digital learning environment contains a large number of regularly updated training courses. The purpose of this training is to develop the communicative competence of students of nonlinguistic specialties. The article provides an overview of the scientific works of domestic and foreign researchers in the field of e-learning. The concepts of "online learning" and "distance learning" have been clarified. The analysis of the digital educational environment of Skyes University was carried out and the possibilities of implementing online English language teaching for students of non-linguistic specialties in a higher educational institution were considered. Conclusions are made based on the analysis of the digital educational environment of Skyes University as part of the implementation of online education at North-Eastern Federal University.

An Appraisal Look into Shielded Online Education in Covid Era: Resilience Revisited

Education has been regarded as the backbone of human advancement in all areas of activities as the ultimate goal of education is to develop better citizens. Online Education has been known as the alternate approach to learning. The outbreak of Covid-19 virus has infected all nations in the world and debilitated all areas of human activities, hence, education was not an exception. The dominancy of online education in Iran experienced a breakthrough during Covid pandemic and like other activities, it witnessed a fragile stance, and, in a nutshell, reality was far from ideality. The present study aimed at depicting the adversities exerted during the implementation of Online Education in Covid pandemic era and the term Shielded Online Education could vividly justify online programs in higher education. Learners showed an astonishing accomplishment attending shielded fashion of online education in Iran in such a way that a new definition to the notion of resilience could be introduced. A resilience questionnaire before and after an online course in the second semester of the academic year 2020-2021 was conducted with 60 junior undergraduate EFL learners majoring at Translation in Islamic Azad University Tehran. The Resilience Questionnaire was collected from control group and the experimental one. The data obtained went through quantitative data analysis confirmed that shielded online courses outperformed significantly in enhancing the learners’ resiliency in Covid era and what was gained was far beyond what was expected. The education stakeholders, policymakers, teachers and syllabus designers could benefit from the findings of the present study which in turn could shed light on the ins-and-outs of the maneuverability aspects of better enactments of online courses through online education.

Assessing the desired and existing status of the target element to explain the requirements for the implementation of online education and learning plan in technical and vocational training centers in Qazvin province

Assessing the desired and existing status of the target element to explain the requirements for the implementation of online education and learning plan in technical and vocational training centers in Qazvin province

PELATIHAN E-LEARNING DASAR BAGI GURU-GURU BIDANG STUDI IPS SE KOTA KEFAMENANU

The COVID-19 emergency period changed the education system in Indonesia in a very short time, requiring every student to study remotely. Of course this encourages teachers to innovate and policy makers in this case the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia to make adjustments during the COVID-19 pandemic by changing some rules by issuing circular letter number 2 of 2020 regarding the prevention and handling of COVID-19 in the environment. Ministry of Education and Culture, as well as circular letter number 3 of 2020 regarding the prevention of COVID-19 in education units. The readiness of schools in implementing distance learning received various positive and negative responses from various elements of society. The readiness of teachers in the implementation of online education has not been maximized, this is due to the lack of knowledge in the field of Information Technology. Therefore, to support government policies in implementing distance learning and minimizing the spread of the COVID-19 virus, teachers need to be equipped with e-learning implementation. Teachers are expected to be able to compile learning materials using online e-learning using the Edmodo platform so that teachers are not only fixated on one learning model using conventional models

Online Engineering Pedagogy: A Proposal for Specialization of the Teacher Training in Engineering

The context of the COVID-19 pandemic produced new immediate needs in the field of university teaching related to distance learning and forces the universities to transform their “traditional” face-to-face teaching methods, particularly with the implementation of online education. This situation represented a challenge not only for the universities but also for the teachers because they need to transform their teaching work in the classroom to online strategies for online learning environments. To meet these needs for effective online education an online pilot training course in Engineering Education based on the IGIP Curriculum of the TU Dresden was designed and implemented. The course “Introduction to online teaching and learning in engineering” (in Spanish: “Introducción a la Enseñanza-Aprendizaje Online en Ingeniería”) consisted of 4 modules implemented on a mix of online communication strategy of synchronous activities carried out on the Zoom platform, together with asynchronous work on a Moodle-based LMS platform. The course was offered between May and June 2020 for a group of academics of the Faculty of Engineering of a public Chilean University. This paper describes the designed online pilot training course in Engineering Pedagogy and presents the results of the evaluation of its implementation. For this a survey was applied and filled by the participants to evaluate the course and to know their per-ceptions about their competencies development to improve online learning in engineering.

Online education at the medical School of Tongji University during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundThe global reputation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led universities in China to conduct online teaching. However, the actual feedback from medical teachers and students regarding online education remains unclear.MethodsA prospective questionnaire survey examined the current opinions of online education from teachers and students at the Medical School of Tongji University.ResultsA total of 488 valid questionnaires were collected (223 males, 45.7%; 265 females, 54.3%), including 394 students (80.7%) and 94 teachers (19.3%). Most teachers and students were “in favor of online teaching,” had “positive views for online education,” were “satisfied with online teaching,” and “expected for regular online education,” although students thought that “too much learning tasks had been assigned” (90.4% teachers vs. 43.1% students, P < 0.001) and “less teaching effect than in offline classes” (68.1% teachers vs. 43.4% students). Compared to female counterpart, male students had higher “learning interest” (27.6% vs. 14.9%), “learning attention” (29.2% vs. 14.4%), “learning efficiency” (30.2% vs. 16.7%), and “better learning effect” (27.6% vs. 15.3%). Furthermore, male students had a significantly rise in attendance rate. Compared with male teachers, female teachers had less “experience in online educational course recording” (25.9% vs. 50%) and “past training for online teaching” (53.7% vs. 77.5%). Furthermore, they tended to be more “resistant to online teaching” (44.4% vs. 22.5%) and less “ready for online teaching” (70.4% vs. 87.5%). There was no significant difference in the acceptance of online teaching among teachers in different age groups.ConclusionsMost teachers and students supported and were satisfied with the implementation of online education during the pandemic. Although teachers were less adaptable to online education, they still had positive opinions. Sex influenced the acceptance of online teaching. Male teachers and students showed better adaptability than their female counterparts. Although online teaching has advantages, it still cannot completely replace traditional offline teaching. As online education is a trend for future learning, universities should make more efforts to improve it, especially to provide more attention to female teachers and students.

Actor's training in the context of distance education

The purpose of the article is to identify the features of teaching traditional acting techniques within the framework of new technologies and digital communication using the example of acting training in the context of distance education. Methodology. The topic of the article determined the use of an integrated approach using general scientific and theatrical research methods - this made it possible to determine a set of factors that determine the quality of teaching acting training in conditions of distance education. The method of theoretical study of foreign literature on the research problem has been applied; the method of studying and analyzing pedagogical experience; the method of systems analysis, which contributed to the consideration of online learning in the context of theatrical pedagogy as a kind of integrity in the variety of its internal and external connections; typological method, in order to identify the specifics of teaching acting training in the conditions of distance learning, etc. Scientific novelty. Investigated innovative approaches to teaching actors in the context of the use of new technologies in acting training; analyzed the specificity of cognitive, social and educational presence as key elements in the development and implementation of online education in the context of the peculiarities of teaching the skill of an actor; the features of transformation of acting training exercises, associated with tactile sensations, were revealed; it was stated that in the conditions of distance education in acting training, direct contact (touch of the body) can be mediated by means of vibrotactile quality of the voice. Conclusions. Teaching acting training can take on new forms, provided it is conducted in an online format. The study showed that the structure of theater pedagogy in general and teaching of acting training in particular requires a revision of co-presence as an ontological condition for the transfer of tacit knowledge, which has traditionally been in the epistemological structure of theater pedagogy. The shift in emphasis in teaching an actor from traditional to innovative ways is associated with a broad approach to the decentralization of the preliminary epistemological interpretation of the body as its unique and, accordingly, central direction. The biggest challenge for the teacher of acting in the transition to the online format is that this subject is predominantly group-oriented, based on working in physical spaces. Teaching acting training in the context of distance learning requires a holistic understanding of how the digital space works, and acting training, using these limitations, should be initially planned and created taking into account the dynamics of the networked world. When conducting acting training in a digital environment, the lack of contact must be replaced with other sensory sensations. An important aspect in the context of the designated problems is the social aspect, which forms the group dynamics among students. For this aspect, it is advisable to use a number of auxiliary applications, including the social network Facebook (for scheduling and quickly sharing visual materials) and software for web conferencing "Adobe Acrobat Connect".