scholarly journals Creating More Time In A Day: Effective Use Of E Communication To Enhance Student Learning And Optimize Instructor Time

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Morris ◽  
Dawn Conniff ◽  
James Ledlie Klosky
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

Assessing Diversity Issues in Instructional Technology

2011 ◽  
pp. 153-165
Author(s):  
Virginia J. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Instructional Technology ◽  
General Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
Value Diversity ◽  
Diversity Issues ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

Assessment is a major focus is higher education; IT faculties and departments are being asked to document quantitatively what students have learned in relation to goal-oriented expectations. Although “students will value diversity in the academy and the workplace” is a common course, general education or institutional goal, we often know little about how well students achieve this goal because we do not assess it. This chapter describes how to construct Student Learning Outcomes consistent with valuing diversity, how to design tests/assignments to see if student have achieved those outcomes and how to use that information to inform and enhance student learning in our IT courses, departments or institutions. The chapter reviews key assessment principles and practices. Then, we examine four strategies to document how students’ cognitive perceptions, attitudes, values and social actions in regard to diversity issues may be impacted and assessed. Assessment action scenarios elucidate the effective use of rubrics, Primary Trait Analysis, portfolios and affective behavioral checklists.

Spaghetti Sine Curves: Virtual Environments for Reasoning and Sense Making

2013 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Asli Özgün-Koca ◽  
Michael Todd Edwards ◽  
Michael Meagher
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Physical Materials ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

The Spaghetti Sine Curves activity, which uses GeoGebra applets to enhance student learning, illustrates how technology supports effective use of physical materials.

scholarly journals Investigating student perceptions on effective use of smartphones for mobile learning

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Naicker Esavanie
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

The current trend in educational institutions worldwide is the use of smartphones and smart devices to enhance student learning, which has many intrinsic benefits in improving students learning abilities, academic success, and engagement. The important features of education mobile applications boost student engagement through skills-oriented activities. It makes learning ubiquitous, provides access to the latest assorted learning materials, and reduces the communication barrier between students and education institutions. However, many important factors must be taken into account for the successful implementation of mobile applications by the mobile learning industry. This work investigates the factors influencing student perceptions of effective use of smartphones for mobile learning, by exploring theory of planned behaviour, technology acceptance model, expectation confirmation model, flow theory, and will, skill and tool model. A new structural model has been developed based on the factors satisfaction, continuous intention and effective use that can be applied to explain the effective use of smartphones for mobile learning. Data were collected from a survey population that represents 569 students studying at the university to validate the developed model. The technique of variance-based structural equation modelling was used for testing both the measurement and structural models to establish the full predictive power and reliability of the developed model. The results obtained are highly encouraging, giving predictive capability, reflecting that satisfaction and continuous intention to use are the most important predictors of the effective use of smartphones for mobile learning. These capabilities will enhance student learning skills to achieve better academic success through the exploration of the effective use of smartphones for mobile learning.

Students’ perceptions of an in-house developed pharmacy serious game for professional skills training

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 293-296
Author(s):  
Kevin Yi-Lwern Yap ◽  
Shawn Ignatius Boon Heng Tan ◽  
Kai Zhen Yap ◽  
John Yin Gwee Yap
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Role Playing Game ◽  
Game Engagement ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

BackgroundAn in-house three-dimensional (3D) multiplayer online role-playing game was developed for professional skills training of pharmacy students. Students play the game in a post-apocalyptic world to save humankind from zombies. They solve virtual patient encounters through visual and motion-capture technologies. Their gaming perceptions and experiences were investigated.MethodA self-administered questionnaire obtained participants’ demographics, gaming interests, perceptions of game effectiveness, preferences on gaming elements and gameplay experience through the Game Engagement Questionnaire (GEQ). Pre-gameplay and post-gameplay assessments were tracked to assess student learning. Descriptive statistics and paired sample t-tests were used for analysis.ResultsFifty-five students were recruited. Two-thirds of the gameplay group (67.9%) liked the post-apocalyptic fantasy settings and heroic storyline (66.0%). Three quarters liked the modern setting (73.1%), authentic plots (73.5%) and plot animations (72.3%). Participants felt the game was effective in training health communication and patient history-taking skills (81.8%). Participants’ test scores for counselling increased from 66.1%±7.6% (pre-gameplay) to 70.3%±8.0% (post-gameplay, p=0.004). The highest scoring GEQ dimension was sensory and imaginative immersion (2.92±0.74).ConclusionStudents found the game useful for pharmacy professional skills training. With proper implementation, this game can become a useful tool to enhance student learning and gear them towards clinical practices.

Using Assessment and SoTL to Enhance Student Learning

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (136) ◽  
pp. 7-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Laurie Dickson ◽  
Melinda M. Treml
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

TECHNOLOGY IN THE TEACHING OF NEUROSCIENCE: ENHANCED STUDENT LEARNING

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Group Learning ◽  
Education Technology ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Teaching Tools ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Enhanced Learning ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

The primary motivation for integrating any form of education technology into a particular course or curriculum should always be to enhance student learning. However, it can be difficult to determine which technologies will be the most appropriate and effective teaching tools. Through the alignment of technology-enhanced learning experiences with a clear set of learning objectives, teaching becomes more efficient and effective and learning is truly enhanced. In this article, I describe how I have made extensive use of technology in two neuroscience courses that differ in structure and content. Course websites function as resource centers and provide a forum for student interaction. PowerPoint presentations enhance formal lectures and provide an organized outline of presented material. Some lectures are also supplemented with interactive CD-ROMs, used in the presentation of difficult physiological concepts. In addition, a computer-based physiological recording system is used in laboratory sessions, improving the hands-on experience of group learning while reinforcing the concepts of the research method. Although technology can provide powerful teaching tools, the enhancement of the learning environment is still dependent on the instructor. It is the skill and enthusiasm of the instructor that determines whether technology will be used effectively.

scholarly journals Development and Evaluation of an Electronic Guide for Introductory Microbiology Skills

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
ALICE WRIGHT ◽  
ETHELYNDA E. HARDING
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Written Examination ◽  
Lower Division ◽  
Assessment Of Student Learning ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
Poster Presentations ◽  
Enhance Student Learning ◽  
Biology Majors

To increase the quality of instruction, enhance student learning, and decrease laboratory time spent on laboratory safety, basic skills, and the use of equipment, we developed the Micro eGuide website. We compared the performance of students who used the Micro eGuide to students provided more traditional instruction in both an upper-level introductory microbiology course for biology majors and in a lower-division introductory microbiology course for nonmajors. Assessment of student learning included written pretests and posttests, practical testing of laboratory skills, and for the major’s class, a review of poster presentations of independent projects. Students who used the Micro eGuide showed a statistically significant increase in performance on written examination in the introductory microbiology courses for both biology majors and nonmajors. Use of the Micro eGuide in the sophomore-level course for nonbiology majors resulted in a statistically significant improvement in laboratory skills. Though the increase in laboratory skills in the majors courses was not statistically significant, instructors were able to use the site as an effective learning source and decrease the time spent in class on topics covered in the Micro eGuide. While the number of student independent research projects was too small for statistical analysis on the quality of the poster presentations, the improvement in student attitude and the increase in the diversity in topics selected suggests that students using the Micro eGuide had increased comfort with microbiology and increased interest in exploring microbiology.

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