scholarly journals Usage of Distance and Blended Learning in Educating School Librarians

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Banek Zorica ◽  
Šonja Spiranec ◽  
Nikolaj Lazić
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Full Time ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Part Time ◽  
E Learning

Paper shows the case study of transforming traditional learning environment (based on teacher-centred instruction), to the blended learning environment (based on student-centred instruction) using Open Source Learning Management Systems, like Moodle. Special attention was on the advantages in usage of this tool in educating LIS professionals. Authors try to investigate whether new technologies help and motivate students master the necessary knowledge, especially when applied to the mandatory courses. Differences in motivation and access to the studies between the full-time and part-time students are also compared. Data fo theevaluation have been gathered through numerous satisfaction surveys and interviews with the students of Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, both full-time and part-time, as well as through the analysis of the data from the faculty’s e-learning system.  

scholarly journals Students’ attitude to e-learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 01042
Author(s):  
Azat Mukhametshin ◽  
Norair Asratyan ◽  
Aelita Safina ◽  
Azat Gaifutdinov ◽  
Gulchachak Ganieva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Traditional System ◽  
Current State ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Part Time ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Remote Learning

In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, the relevance of the transition to remote forms of training has increased not only for part-time students, but also for full-time ones. Online learning, based on the use of various electronic educational platforms, differs significantly from the traditional system and completely changes the entire educational process, including the forms of knowledge acquisition, control and assessment. ELearning has many advantages, but it can only be considered as an addition to traditional forms of training. However, under the conditions of the pandemic, remote learning for a certain period of time became the only form of communication between students and teachers and showed alongside with its advantages its shortcomings as well. It turned out that higher education is not only technically, but also organizationally unprepared for the transition to online education. This work examines the main aspects of the remote learning system as a necessary and effective technology in the current conditions. At the same time, our task is to analyze the negative assessments that students give to the current state of remote education.

scholarly journals UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS E-LEARNING

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (100) ◽  
pp. 2-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audronė Dumčienė ◽  
Tomas Saulius ◽  
Audrius Čapskas
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
University Students ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Study Results ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Students Attitudes

Background. E-learning is a new paradigm of modern teaching methods. The aim of the paper was to reveal the university students’ attitudes towards e-learning. Methods. Research sample involved undergraduate (first cycle) and postgraduate (second cycle) students of three different universities, 156 men and 278 women. Questionnaire was comprised of 60 questions and statements. Results. Research reveals that 40% of undergraduates and 42% of postgraduates positively treat e-learning as the method of study content presentation; 23% of undergraduate and 38% postgraduate students believe that study content presented in e-learning environment helps them focus attention; 61% of the undergraduates and 59% of postgraduate students claim that materials accessible in e-learning environment are relevant to their studies. Even 37% of undergraduates and 34% of postgraduates are completely satisfied with their study results achieved by studying materials presented in e-learning environment. Attitudes of male and female students and students from different universities differ significantly (p < .05). About 40% of undergraduate and 36% of postgraduate students believe that studying via e-learning is easier than studying based on traditional methods, 48% and 44% respectively think that it is harder. The majority, i.e. 59% of undergraduates and 52% of postgraduates, prefer blended learning methods. About 42% of first cycle students and 43% of second cycle students disagree or partly disagree with the claim that studies via e-learning and studies based on traditional methods do not differ in respect of their quality; 38% of undergraduate and 42% of postgraduate students believe that e-learning and traditional methods lead to the acquisition of the same competences. Students who have part-time jobs and students who have full-time jobs have significantly different (p < .05) attitudes towards competences acquired via e-learning and via traditional methods. The opinion that the same competences are acquired via e-learning and via traditional methods is more common among full-time workers. Students (45% of undergraduates and 37% of postgraduates) tend to believe that in the e-learning environment studies were organized as professionally, qualitatively and effectively as studies based on traditional methods. This view is opposed by 22% of undergraduate and 30% of postgraduate students. Conclusions. Students treat traditional (“live”) lectures more favourably than autonomous studies in the e-learning environment. They tend to believe that the blended learning method is the most acceptable. Male students’ and female students’ attitudes towards study results in the e-learning environment differ significantly. The majority believe that competences acquired via e-learning and the ones acquired via traditional methods do not differ.

The Influence of Constructivist E-Learning System on Student Learning Outcomes

2011 ◽  
pp. 45-57
Author(s):  
Thanakorn Wangpipatwong
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
E Learning ◽  
High Level

In this article, the study of how a constructivist e-learning system affects students’ learning outcomes was explored and a two-phase study was designed. The first study sought to create a constructivist e-learning environment (CEE) and discover how students expected their learning outcomes under CEE. CEE is composed of three constructs, which are exploration, collaboration, and construction. The statistical results showed the high level of student expectation on every construct. Consequently, constructivist e-learning system (CES) was developed. In the second study, CES was used in the actual classroom environment. The purpose was to compare the learning outcomes and knowledge development of students who studied the course using CES with those of students who learned it under a traditional learning environment. A T-test method was used to analyze the learning outcomes. The results showed that students who used CES had better learning outcomes and knowledge development than students who did not use CES.

scholarly journals Blended Learning of Physics in the Context of the Professional Development of Teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyubov Krasnova ◽  
Viktor Shurygin
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Physics Teachers ◽  
Course Structure ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
E Learning

In line with the improvement of traditional teaching methods, the new ones are intensively introduced at all levels of education. Usually, these are the methods tied with e-learning. Essentially, teachers must be able and ready to create an innovation-driven learning environment contributing to the effective individualization of the learning process. At the same time, each student should achieve the highest possible outcomes standing behind the personality development. This paper introduces the refresher courses designed for the physics teachers. These courses are based on the blended learning technology combining traditional full-time education with the elements of distance learning supported by LMS Moodle. The courses were tested at the Elabuga Institute of Kazan Federal University in 2016-2018. This paper describes the module-based course structure and methods for applying the e-learning modules. The distinctive feature of the course is that the content of the learning modules was designed to deliver different methods for teaching physics and to improve the general cultural competence of a teacher. The analysis of polling results (poll included 89 physics teachers) allowed assessing the efficiency of designed courses in the context of teacher’s professional development, his/her readiness to work in modern learning environment. The research outcomes will be also useful for foreign educational establishments implementing the teacher professional development programs.

scholarly journals Postgraduate students' knowledge construction during asynchronous computer conferences in a blended learning environment: A Malaysian experience

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kian-Sam Hong ◽  
Julia Ai Cheng Lee
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Computer Conferencing ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Computer Conferences ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Cognition And Learning

<span>Blended learning, using e-learning tools to supplement existing on campus learning, often incorporates asynchronous computer conferencing as a means of augmenting knowledge construction among students. This case study reports findings about levels of knowledge construction amongst adult postgraduate students in six asynchronous computer conferences in a blended learning environment. The aim is to document and understand the kinds of task related postings in asynchronous computer conferencing that foster knowledge construction. The tool for analysis is an adaptation of the model by Veerman and Veldhuis-Diermanse (2001). Data were collected from</span><em>Quickplace</em><span>, the e-learning system at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, with 22 adult postgraduate students enrolled in the Masters of Science in Human Resource Development who were attending a 14-week course on Cognition and Learning. The results showed that the students were active in constructing knowledge but limited to seeking and giving opinions among peers and knowledge telling. The prevalence of low level knowledge construction points to the need for the e-learning facilitator to encourage the students to go beyond regurgitating facts of what they have learned. More guidance should be given to the students to refrain from mere knowledge telling. Results suggest that there are blended learning benefits for these students as they are given improved opportunities to learn outside the classroom.</span>

scholarly journals The role of e-engagement and flow on the continuance with a learning management system in a blended learning environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiong-Thye Goh ◽  
Bing Yang
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Management System ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Flow Experience ◽  
Learning Engagement ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Management

AbstractE-learning systems are widely deployed in higher education institutions but sustaining students’ continued use of e-learning systems remains challenging. This study investigated the relationship between e-learning engagement, flow experience and learning management system continuance via a mediated moderation interaction model. The context of the study is a Moodle LMS supporting a blended learning environment. After controlling age and gender, a PLS analysis of 92 students’ samples with a reflective flow construct explained 49% of the variance in the research model. The analysis shows that flow mediates e-engagement and perceived ease of use with a direct positive impact on e-learning system continuance. Flow has an indirect impact through perceived usefulness on e-learning system continuance. However, the direct impact of flow on system continuance weakens as e-learning engagement increases. This finding may help to explain the mixed and inconsistent impact of flow in the e-learning system continuance literature. The dual effect of flow suggests that instructors must carefully balance pedagogical decisions intended to heighten flow experience to generate positive learning outcomes through e-engagement and its consequence of reduced impact on continued system use.

The Influence of Constructivist E-Learning System on Studen Learning Outcomes

2008 ◽  
pp. 1109-1121
Author(s):  
Thanakorn Wangpipatwong ◽  
Borworn Papasratorn
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
E Learning ◽  
High Level

In this article, the study of how a constructivist e-learning system affects students’ learning outcomes was explored and a two-phase study was designed. The first study sought to create a constructivist e-learning environment (CEE) and discover how students expected their learning outcomes under CEE. CEE is composed of three constructs, which are exploration, collaboration, and construction. The statistical results showed the high level of student expectation on every construct. Consequently, constructivist e-learning system (CES) was developed. In the second study, CES was used in the actual classroom environment. The purpose was to compare the learning outcomes and knowledge development of students who studied the course using CES with those of students who learned it under a traditional learning environment. A T-test method was used to analyze the learning outcomes. The results showed that students who used CES had better learning outcomes and knowledge development than students who did not use CES.

Zero Control as Integral Part of Geometrical and Graphic Disciplines’ Instruction Technique

10.12737/5589 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Мельник ◽  
Olga Melnyk ◽  
Буда ◽  
Antonina Buda
Keyword(s):  
Learning System ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Technical Drawing ◽  
System Adaptation ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Geometric Knowledge

The interdependence between diagnostic function of first year students’ zero level knowledge control in geometry and technical drawing and instruction technique in geometrical and graphic academic profile is considered in this work. Methodical procedures and developments for traditional learning system adaptation to existing level of students training are offered by: using of learning tests connecting the basic geometric knowledge with teaching materials; graphical tasks’ full spectrum content personification; using of specific E-learning courses oriented to full-time students.

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