Online Learning Sites Research Articles

Developing an Analytical Framework to Compare Students’ Experiences of Online Learning with Indicators of Good Online Learning Site Design

Improving the student educational experience is the purpose of many scholarly studies of learning and teaching. While these studies have great value, there is still a need to further explore, beyond the conceptual, the relationship between what is pedagogically considered as ‘good’ elements of online learning design and what is experienced as ‘good’ learning. This paper presents a study that contributes to this gap by combining an inductive evaluation of online course design with a deductive analysis of students’ level of satisfaction with their learning experiences. This comparison aimed to determine whether students’ experiences align with educators’ and learning designers’ definitions of 'good’ online learning. The paper provides a discussion of the study’s design, which compared findings from students’ feedback on their online subject units and the quality of the sites hosting these units determined using a validated design checklist. It provides an example of the framework’s application and the results in the context of an Australian metropolitan university business school.

Technology-Based Support of Final Year Bachelor of Education Students in a South African Open Distance e-Learning Institution

Throughput rates are a cause for concern across South African universities. Acceptance at university does not guarantee success for students, particularly the historically and economically disadvantaged majority. This challenge is exacerbated in Open Distance e-Learning institutions such as the University of South Africa (UNISA). Through a case study, this paper discusses key issues affecting students who were on the brink of completion, requiring one or two modules to complete their Bachelor of Education qualification at UNISA. The two hundred students who were part of the study were enrolled in the second-level English module, Genres in Literature and Language: Theory, Style and Poetics. The sampling was voluntary and purposeful from students in this module, who either sought assistance with the module content via email or who qualified for the FI Concession, which is an additional assessment opportunity for final-year students. The study identifies existing barriers to successful study using Keller’s (1987) ARCS Model of Motivation. It offers a glimpse of support efforts provided to these students using the myUnisa Learning Management System in combination with the WhatsApp application, short video podcasts, and NoRedInk. The latter is an online learning site that seeks to develop writing skills through grammar and writing activities. These digital platforms and resources were used as part of the Lecturer-in-the-Pocket (LiP) approach, which underpins the intervention. The success of this cohort provides another approach to improving throughput rates in Open Distance e-Learning institutions.

Research on Online Education Web Design for Children with ADHD

The education of ADHD children is one of the hot issues of concern to society. Some studies have found that ADHD children cannot focus on the online learning process, yet the current web design of online education cannot guide the group of ADHD children to focus on the learning process. Therefore, this study focuses on the online learning process of ADHD children’s patients for website interface design, based on the learning characteristics of ADHD children and children's aesthetic characteristics, to enhance the online learning experience of this group of children and improve their concentration on learning. The research methodology of this paper is as follows: first, we conducted a participatory observation of the online learning process of children with ADHD, and then interviewed the parents of the children to understand their needs and pain points, and analyzed the design principles of online learning for children with ADHD through the above-mentioned research process, which are: "game-based learning" and "ADHD child-centered", and the design strategies are: "fun", "interactive" and "reading." Based on the findings from the analysis, existing online learning websites were analyzed. The analysis revealed that the page design of the existing online learning websites does not create an immersive learning experience for children with ADHD. Their web design is not designed and optimized for the ADHD child population. Research shows that web design with fun, interactive, game-based online learning sites has a positive effect on the learning of children with ADHD. It is recommended that web designers and front-end development engineers pay more attention to the needs of ADHD children for online learning website design during the design and development process.

THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN LEARNING RURAL COLLEGE STUDENTS IN NAGPUR DISTRICT

Social media is the place where we can search, talk, post, sharing information and ideas among people in virtual communities and networks. it has now become an incredible stage for learning. It helps to promotion of our business, research purposes and employing Organisation. Learning is a process through which man is able to adjust himself with his environment and the society, Language, communication and imagination plays an important role in learning. The teaching learning process will provide platform to students, teachers and researchers to interact and unleash their ideas through discussions including bringing new ideas or knowledge about subject matter and other related issues. There will be true global village in which telephone, computer, mobile phone and television interact. ``Social media includes Facebook, Twitter, Instrgram, Linkedin, and Youtube accounts . Learning through online meeting platforms includes Zoom, Google meet, Webex, Microsoft team, Go To meeting, and YouTube. Online learning sites - Swayam, MOOC, OER, Swayam Prabha, E Pathshala and Atal platform. The objective of the study 1) To encourage active learning 2) To develop Corporation among students 3) Identify reliable communication tools and facilities 4) To promote equal chances of access to higher education for all the rural students 5) To Improve skills and development for the students.

A Data-Driven Lens to Understand Human Biology: An Interview with Daphne Koller

A Data-Driven Lens to Understand Human Biology: An Interview with Daphne Koller

Harvesting social media sentiment analysis to enhance stock market prediction using deep learning.

Information gathering has become an integral part of assessing people’s behaviors and actions. The Internet is used as an online learning site for sharing and exchanging ideas. People can actively give their reviews and recommendations for variety of products and services using popular social sites and personal blogs. Social networking sites, including Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, are examples of the sites used to share opinion. The stock market (SM) is an essential area of the economy and plays a significant role in trade and industry development. Predicting SM movements is a well-known and area of interest to researchers. Social networking perfectly reflects the public’s views of current affairs. Financial news stories are thought to have an impact on the return of stock trend prices and many data mining techniques are used address fluctuations in the SM. Machine learning can provide a more accurate and robust approach to handle SM-related predictions. We sought to identify how movements in a company’s stock prices correlate with the expressed opinions (sentiments) of the public about that company. We designed and implemented a stock price prediction accuracy tool considering public sentiment apart from other parameters. The proposed algorithm considers public sentiment, opinions, news and historical stock prices to forecast future stock prices. Our experiments were performed using machine-learning and deep-learning methods including Support Vector Machine, MNB classifier, linear regression, Naïve Bayes and Long Short-Term Memory. Our results validate the success of the proposed methodology.

Pengaruh Situs Pembelajaran Online Terhadap Proses Pembelajaran Siswa Di Madrasah Aliyah Al-Bairuny Jombang


 Abstract This study aims to determine the effect of online learning sites on the learning process of students at Madrasah Aliyah Al-Bairuny Jombang. The method used in this research is qualitative. This type of research is field research, while the data collection techniques use interviews and documentation. The results showed that online learning sites had an effect on the student learning process at Madrasah Aliyah Al-Bairuny Jombang. Of the thirty answers received, 74% of students used online learning sites, 16% sometimes used and 10% did not use online learning sites.

What are the roles of technology in improving student statistical literacy?

The use of technology in the learning process has provided positive benefits in improving students’ abilities. One of the abilities of students that can be improved through the application of technology in statistical learning is statistical literacy. Technology in statistical learning is a tool used in the teaching and learning process of statistics that aims to improve student statistical literacy. This literature research aims to examine what are the roles of technology that can be used in the statistical learning process so as to increase student statistical literacy. The key word in the study literature is technology in statistical learning. The literature used in this study is 22 articles written in the last 5 years that examine the use of technology in statistical learning. The results of this study conclude that the use of technology in the form of computers and smartphones makes it easy for teachers and students to access websites, online learning sites and statistical software that can be used in the statistical learning process to improve student statistical literacy. The use of websites and online learning sites in the process of learning statistics can act as a source of learning and a source of data that can improve students’ ability to understand and interpret statistical data. While the software plays a role in presenting and processing data that can improve students’ abilities in presenting and communicating statistical information.

The Usability Analysis Online Learning Site for Supporting Computer programming Course Using System Usability Scale (SUS) in a University

Computer programming subject is the most-feared subject by students because it is hard to learn. At present, various learning media for programming are available, therefore, the learning process which was often considered as boring and hard to learn becomes interesting and easy to do. One of those media is through internet. This condition is parallel with various number of learning-based online sites that currently grow, including CodeSaya; one of the learning websites for computer programming languages. Usability is an important aspect to be noticed for the users to feel facilitated in using it, acquiring the required knowledge, and be interested to always rely on the site within the learning process. By collecting the user perception about user interfaces, questionnaire might help identifying the weakness in website usability to perform improvements. This research was done to analyze the success of online learning site, whether it meets the usability criteria by implementing System Usability Scale (SUS) questionnaire as the research instrument. SUS is an effective and reliable instrument to measure the usability of various products and services. The research questionnaire consisted of 10 questions which disseminated toward 162 respondents divided into two groups, namely familiar users that amounted to 81 respondents and unfamiliar users that amounted to 81 respondents as well. The usability of CodeSaya site acquired 72.1 of score for familiar users and 70 of score for unfamiliar users. The score acquired from the rating given by familiar respondents only a bit higher compared to the unfamiliar respondents. The rating in alphabet resulted in B or Good. It can be concluded that this computer programming learning site has met the usability criteria, therefore, it can be implemented as a learning medium that is feasible to be used by the users.

Meaningful and Interesting Learning Process: Accomodating Comprehensible Input for Teaching English to Young Learners in the 4.0 Industrial Age

In general, the purpose of teaching young learners is to develop students’ physical aspects, intelligence, social-emotions, personality, language and communicative competence. Addressing the challenge of the 4.0 Industrial age, teachers of young learners need to know well the characteristics of millennial generation and must be adaptive to accommodate the growth of technology to support learning process. Teachers need to support young learners’ witn learning process held in a meaningful and interesting way stimulating the ability of young learners to think critically and creatively. Besides, learning process accommodating rich content of media and opportunities for interaction/ discussion with teachers and peers prepare both, high achievers and low achieversfor lifelong learning. In simple words, meaningful and interesting learning in this study covers some principles as follows; (1) accommodating comprehensible input; (2) accommodating active - collaborative learning, and (3) adopting and adapting online learning sites for young learners. Through this conditioning learning atmosphere, students' affective filters becomes lower and their learning process becomes more effective.

Meaningful and Interesting Learning Process: Accomodating Comprehensible Input for Teaching English to Young Learners in the 4.0 Industrial Age

In general, the purpose of teaching young learners is to develop students’ physical aspects, intelligence, social-emotions, personality, language and communicative competence. Addressing the challenge of the 4.0 Industrial age , teachers of young learners need to know well the characteristics of millennial generation and must be adaptive to accommodate the growth of technology to support learning process. Teachers need to support young learners’ witn l earning process held in a meaningful and interesting way stimulating the ability of young learners to think critically and creatively. Besides, learning process accommodating rich content of media and opportunities for interaction/ discussion with teachers and peers prepare both, high achievers and low achievers for lifelong learning . In simple words, meaningful and interesting learning in this study covers some principles as follows; (1) accommodating comprehensible input; (2) accommodating active - collaborative learning, and (3) adopting and adapting online learning sites for young learners. Through this conditioning learning atmosphere, students' affective filters becomes lower and their learning process becomes more effective.

The Effect of Digital Concept Maps in Online Learning Environments on Students’ Success and Disorientation

Concept and knowledge maps are used often in learning process as two dimensional learning materials. These maps are important in comprehending concepts of a subject and relationships between these concepts. Nowadays, concept maps can be used beyond student drawings as digital navigation tools in real life. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the use of digital concept maps as navigation tools in online learning environments on student success and disorientation. There are two subdimensions of the navigation tool: the concept map and the content tree. The achievement test designed by the researcher in order to determine success of the student is used in the research. To evaluate the level of the student’s disorientation, the disorientation scale and navigation data were used in hypermedia. Web navigation data were recorded in the database, while participants were doing their weekly tasks, and Needleman-Wunsch algorithm was used to determine the level of disorientation. As a result of the study, the success of students in both groups has a significant increase positively. Besides, students who used websites with a content tree are more successful than students who used websites with concept maps. There is not a significant difference in the perception of disorientation between groups according to the navigation tool that they used. Nevertheless, according to the results of analyses that are made with using web navigation data, it is seen that there is a difference in disorientation of students, considering the number of subjects or concepts in the navigation tool, the content of the task that has been given etc. Lastly, suggestions about what to pay attention to while using concept maps or concept maps in online learning sites have been given.

Virtual platforms use: a useful monitoring tool

The European Higher Education Area is motivating a substantial change in university education and is promoting the use of new Technologies of Information and Communication. The educational virtual platform Moodle is one of the most widely used worldwide and also facilitates the creation of online learning sites and provides data of monitoring platform by users. This study focuses on the extent of use of Moodle by university students, following the same groups in their first and last academic year, finding a significant relation with the marks obtained in the subjects analyzed. This relationship shows that students with lower marks have used less Moodle platform, which has been maintained until the end of the Degree. Therefore, it is suggested that records in virtual platforms could be used as an index of interest in the subjects and it is recommended that they be analyzed during the first academic year in order to detect the least motivated groups and thus be able to act.

"I WANT IT THE WAY I NEED IT": MODALITY, READABILITY, AND FORMAT CONTROL FOR AUTISTIC INFORMATION SEEKERS ONLINE

This qualitative analysis of 16 in-depth interviews with autistic individuals and parents explores themes related to information poverty and the influence of control and power in online environments toward knowledge growth, self-determination, and personal agency. The authors discuss the perspectives of participants on information seeking, including initiatives to access information through preferred platforms and the influence of control (or lack of control) in terms of the modality, format, and readability of information. Findings reveal highly motivated, self-directed, and critical information seekers in support of academic endeavors, skill development, personal interests, curiosities, entertainment, social connectedness, community access, and independent living. Participants indicated preferences toward video streaming and similar multimedia content to address information needs. For many, social media functioned as personal infrastructure for supportive place-based communities. The article concludes by posing critical questions and considerations for researchers, creators of online learning sites, and instructors who teach in these environments in support of neurodivergent learners.

Nursing students collaborating to develop multiple-choice exam revision questions: A student engagement study

BackgroundNursing students find bioscience subjects challenging. Bioscience exams pose particular concerns for these students, which may lead to students adopting a surface-approach to learning. ObjectivesTo promote student collective understanding of bioscience, improve their confidence for the final exam, and improve deeper understanding of bioscience. DesignIn order to address exam anxiety, and improve student understanding of content, this student engagement project involved nursing students collaborating in small groups to develop multiple-choice questions and answers, which became available to the entire student cohort. SettingsThis study was conducted at two campuses of an Australian university, within a first year bioscience subject as part of the undergraduate nursing programme. ParticipantsAll students enrolled in the subject were encouraged to attend face-to-face workshops, and collaborate in revision question writing. Online anonymous questionnaires were used to invite student feedback on this initiative; 79 respondents completed this feedback. MethodsStudents collaborated in groups to write revision questions as part of in-class activities. These questions were made available on the student online learning site for revision. An online feedback survey was deployed at the conclusion of all workshops for this subject, with questions rated using a Likert scale. ResultsParticipants indicated that they enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate in this activity, and almost all of these respondents used these questions in their exam preparation. There was strong agreement that this activity improved their confidence for the final exam. Importantly, almost two-thirds of respondents agreed that writing questions improved their understanding of content, and assisted in their active reflection of content. ConclusionsOverall, this initiative revealed various potential benefits for the students, including promoting bioscience understanding and confidence. This may improve their long-term understanding of bioscience for nursing practice, as registered nurses' bioscience knowledge can impact on patient outcomes.

Understanding glocal learning spaces. An empirical study of languaging and transmigrant positions in the virtual classroom

The use of digital tools like computers and tablets in institutional learning arenas give rise to forms of flexibility where time and space boundaries become diffuse. Online learning sites are understood as being crucial today, especially in large parts of the Global North, where anyone anywhere potentially can become a student and have access to educational opportunities.This study focuses on the analysis of recorded sessions, part of an ‘Italian for (adult) beginners' online course. Our interests relate to accounting for how students negotiate different language varieties, including modalities, and how communication in virtual learning settings enables both flexible participation trajectories and identity positions in and across the boundaries of time and space.The sociocultural and dialogical analyses here are framed in terms of fluidity of ‘glocal' positions and (trans)languaging that emerge in and across time and space in Technology Mediated Communication. Our findings suggest that online environments support meaning-making where it is possible to identify alternative ways of (co)constructing and mediating learning. Such hybridity as well as the performative character of learning and identity display have important implications for online glocal communities.

Using a Glossary Random Entry Tool on Moodle online learning sites to improve students' engagement

Using a Glossary Random Entry Tool on Moodle online learning sites to improve students' engagement

A study on character design of online learning site for preschoolers

A study on character design of online learning site for preschoolers

Modernizing medical careers

One of the few things that Osborne and Craft agree about is that the number of hours of training that doctors undergo has fallen dramatically over the past 10 years.1,2 We will have to make better use of training time as Craft suggests; but with more and more targets for clinicians to reach, surely something will have to give. Will it be training? In the General Medical Council's Good Medical Practice, good clinical care comes in at number one but teaching and training comes in a poor fifth. The good news is that we can learn from other professions and make use of new training methods and technologies to make up for reduced training times. Pilots in training spend hours practising in simulators and a number of realistic medical simulators have grown up around the UK. They do a great job but there are only about three in the UK for the thousands of foundation year doctors to use. But practicing like this should be like taking your brain to the gym—something that juniors should be able to do whenever and wherever they want. How far are we away from this becoming a reality at the moment? Certainly a number of online learning sites have emerged in the past few years.3 They are scaleable and you can do them in the workplace. Most of them offer interactive case histories which are crude, mainly text-based, first generation simulators. To date there is a small evidence base of their effectiveness.4,5 They do not offer the immediacy that you can get when you attend a course, nor can they offer you as good personal feedback as a one-on-one encounter. But trainees cannot get such training everyday. With the widening availability of broadband and the technology to produce multimedia learning becoming cheaper, there is now a case for increasing the quantity and quality of online learning. Our foundation year doctors have a new curriculum and need traditional and new learning methods to help them.