scholarly journals Asynchronous Environment Assessment: A Pertinent Option for Medical and Allied Health Profession Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Madan Mohan Gupta ◽  
Satish Jankie ◽  
Shyam Sundar Pancholi ◽  
Debjyoti Talukdar ◽  
Pradeep Kumar Sahu ◽  
...  

The emergence and global spread of COVID-19 has disrupted the traditional mechanisms of education throughout the world. Institutions of learning were caught unprepared and this jeopardised the face-to-face method of curriculum delivery and assessment. Teaching institutions have shifted to an asynchronous mode whilst attempting to preserve the principles of integrity, equity, inclusiveness, fairness, ethics, and safety. A framework of assessment that enables educators to utilise appropriate methods in measuring a student’s progress is crucial for the success of teaching and learning, especially in health education that demands high standards and comprises consistent scientific content. Within such a framework, this paper aims to present a narrative review of the currently utilised methods of assessment in health education and recommend selected modalities that could be administered in an asynchronous mode during the COVID-19 pandemic. Assessment methods such as open-ended short answer questions, problem-based questions, oral exams, and recorded objective structured clinical exams (OSCE) would be appropriate for use in an asynchronous environment to assess the knowledge and competence of health professional students during COVID-19. Fairness and integrity can be ensured by using technological tools such as video and audio recording surveillance.

IFLA Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 034003522110182
Author(s):  
Evans F Wema

This article reviews literature on the use of virtual learning environments by highlighting their potential and the challenges of introducing the same in Tanzania. It introduces the concept of virtual learning environments by demonstrating their applications to support teaching and learning. The article discusses the use of virtual learning environments in teaching information literacy courses by highlighting the success of using such tools in facilitating the teaching of information literacy courses to library users. In this review, special emphasis is placed on attempts by Tanzanian institutions of higher learning to introduce web-based teaching of information literacy and the challenges faced. The review reveals the need for Tanzanian institutions of higher learning to develop virtual learning environments to facilitate the teaching of information literacy courses to students and faculty so as to reach many of those who may not manage to attend the face-to-face information literacy sessions that are offered by librarians on a regular basis.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Walter Cañarte Ávila ◽  
Ned Quevedo Arnaiz ◽  
Nemis García Arias

Este trabajo investigativo tiene como objetivo reflexionar el tratamiento que se le da a la formación y desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa oral en las condiciones actuales en que se emplean modalidades que combinan lo tutorial y lo presencial en la enseñanza aprendizaje del inglés para la carrera de Ingeniería Civil en el Ecuador, mediante métodos de análisis y síntesis y el análisis de documentos se reflexiona desde posiciones flexibles las posibilidades  de  desarrollo  que  esa  combinación  entre  las  realidades  presenciales  y  las virtuales ofrecen para el aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera en la formación del profesional..  De  ahí  que  el  problema  es  el  restringido  tratamiento  metodológico  en  la enseñanza   aprendizaje   del   inglés   que   obstaculiza   el   desarrollo   de   la   competencia comunicativa oral para la Ingeniería Civil. Su campo de Acción el   Tratamiento a la competencia comunicativa oral del inglés en la modalidad combinada, tutorial y presencial. Se argumenta la importancia  del protagonismo del estudiante como indicador de calidad del aprendizaje, que incluye a su vez atención a la diversidad educativa.  Criterios que parten de los postulados del enfoque histórico cultural de L. S. Vygotsky, que sirven de guía para realizar propuestas que combinen lo presencial y lo tutorial en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje. Se precisa garantizar la formación y desarrollo de  actitudes y valores, y la apropiación de conocimientos y habilidades, comunes y específicos del estudiante, desde el Inglés, como expresión de un enfoque interdisciplinario.  Palabras claves: proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje, formación del profesional, competencia comunicativa en inglés, modalidad presencial y tutorial Reflections on the teaching - learning of foreign languages in Civil Engineering    Abstract This research work aims at reflecting the treatment given to the formation and development of oral communicative competence under current conditions in which tutorial guidance and face- to-face guidance combine in the learning of English for the Civil Engineering Major. By the using methods of analysis and synthesis and analysis of documents from flexible positions, it is  reflected  the  development  possibilities  that  combination  between  the  face-to-face  and virtual realities offer for English learning as a foreign language in the professional. Hence that the problem of the research is restricted methodological approach in the learning of English that hinders the development of oral communication skills for Civil Engineering. Its field of action is the treatment of oral communicative competence in English combined, face- to- face and tutorial guidances, in Civil Engineering. The importance of student leadership as a quality indicator of learning, which in turn includes attention to educational diversity is argued. Criteria are based on the principles of cultural historical approach to L S Vygotsky, that guide to make proposals that combine the face-to- face   and tutorial guidances, in teaching and learning.It is necessary to ensure the training and development of attitudes and values, and the appropriation of knowledge and skills, common and specific of the student from the English, as an expression of an interdisciplinary approach.  Keywords: teaching and learning process, professional training, communicative competence in English, face-to- face , tutorial guidances


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Bora Demir ◽  
Görsev Sönmez

The aim of this study was to investigate English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instructors’ apperceptions about practical, technical, and affective aspects of online teaching as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our study involved qualitative data collection using an open-ended interview form, including three sections developed by the researchers. EFL instructors (N =18) from randomly selected three state and three private universities of Turkey participated in the study. The results of the content analysis indicated that instructors perceived the distance teaching environment less favorably than the face-to-face environment, although they generally feel competent using the technology. However, the instructors were also found to have negative attitudes towards the psychology of distance teaching by reporting it as boring and an awkward way of teaching. The study concluded that EFL instructors regard distance teaching as inconvenient since teaching and learning foreign languages involve face-to-face interaction and higher learner engagement and motivation.


2020 ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Aboagye

Online learning (e-learning) is well established as one of the best pedagogical approaches in recent years. Despite numerous pieces of literature addressing the significance and limitations of this type of approach, little has been done on the challenges involved in the transition from the face-to-face method of teaching without a blended approach to a complete online in an emergency situation. The present study examined the challenges faced by tutors at colleges of education in Ghana to transition from face-to-face (conventional) to a complete online in the COVID-19 era. A mixed methods design was employed to gather data using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The data were analysed separately, and the results showed how network, pedagogies, Learning Management Systems and students' factors hinder tutors to successfully deliver online. The study further reported the blended approach as an effective method to assist the tutors for a more effective and less painful transition. Based on the findings, it is relevant for all educational institutions that use a conventional method to adopt a blended approach to help transition to a complete online in case of emergencies. However, it was revealed that online teaching and learning development is expensive, therefore, it requires assistance from stakeholders for a successful implementation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Daniels

The videos which were subject of this investigation could be classified broadly as instructional videos, presenting processes or specialist machine introductions. As such, they can be referred to as a type of multimedia learning resources. This study compared staff’s views with the students’ perceptions of relevance and usability of a range of instructional videos. The use of videos and mobile digital technology was seen as an enabler of rapid access and self-guided learning, but overwhelmingly, tutors and students valued the face-to-face interaction as a prime enabler of learning. Further development of video resources should be based on the following key considerations: constructing the shortest visual and audio messages, identifying key meta-data to enhance reusability, adaptation of teaching and learning styles.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-48
Author(s):  
John Stewart ◽  
Kathleen Sheppard

To combat high dropout rates and low motivation for online courses, we gamified a history of science course. To do so, we used an online educational program called 3DGameLab to convert what had been a well-liked face-to-face lecture and discussion course to an online format, for the purposes of long-distance teaching and learning. Within 3DGameLab, we prepared approximately three times as much content as would be taught in a face-to-face class. Clear tasks and immediate rewards in the form of experience points (XP) contributed to a transparent motivational system as compared to traditional grading. In this course, students completed their assignments asynchronously. Sustaining engagement is challenging in this format due to student self-management, but, with the game mode, students could repeat their attempts to pass a quest (a lesson) until they succeed (submit a passable response). The feedback cycle was short, and we found that students tend to persevere in the face of failure when they get rapid feedback, rather than quit. To test the adaptability of the asynchronous, gamified format, we also designed this course as a hybrid course. Students remained engaged when the feedback was quick, and the tasks were clearly set. We did not perform a quantitative study; the purpose of this article is to share a design study of our methods and subsequent experience with these modalities.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Walter Cañarte Ávila ◽  
Ned Quevedo Arnaiz ◽  
Nemis García Arias

Aprender inglés como lengua extranjera presenta varias posibilidades de realización que se expresan en  las modalidades que se emplean desde lo presencial a lo virtual o la combinación de ambos. En los tiempos actuales se ha priorizado cómo transformar la tecnología y las herramientas de enseñanza aprendizaje antes que las diferentes formas cómo se aprende con ellas, por ello el problema que se atiende en este trabajo es cómo lograr la interacción mediante la tecnología sin que se obstaculice el desarrollo armónico en la lengua extranjera a los estudiantes de las carreras técnicas. El objeto es el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje del inglés en la Universidad y su campo la contribución al desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa oral del inglés en la modalidad combinada en las carreras técnicas. El objetivo perseguido es la elaboración de una estrategia metodológica que contribuya al desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa oral en la modalidad combinada para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera en las carreras técnicas en la Universidad, lo que constituye el principal aporte del trabajo, y el cual se evaluó mediante la metodología del criterio de expertos. El trabajo subrayó con la propuesta de estrategia que el aprendizaje del inglés requiere de interacción constante entre los estudiantes en contextos virtuales y presenciales. Palabras claves: Estrategia, enseñanza aprendizaje, modalidad combinada, criterio de expertos   Learning and teaching: a pro virtual proposal for English in the present university level context  Abstract  To learn English as a foreign language has several possibilities to be done that are expressed in the way of learning that are used, from the face- to- face teaching to the virtual one or the combination of both. In the current times a thought has been prioritized on how to transform the technology and the tools used for teaching and learning instead of the forms of learning with them, for that reason the problem of this work is how to achieve the interaction by means of technology leading towards the development of the foreign language by the students in the technical degrees. The pursued objective is the elaboration of a methodological strategy that contributes to the development of the oral speaking competence in the blended learning for English teaching and learning as a foreign language for the technical degrees at the University, what constitutes the main contribution of this work and was corroborated by means of the experts’ analysis.  The paper underlined that leaning English requires constant interaction in virtual and face to face contexts as in the case of this strategy.  Key words: Strategy, teaching and learning, blended learning, experts' analysis


Author(s):  
Sónia Rolland Sobral ◽  

Teaching and learning how to program are not easy tasks. Disapproval and dropout rates are a concern for everyone concerned with the topic. Therefore, it is necessary to look for strategies that improve the motivation of students who start a programming course, also improving success rates and decreasing dropout rates. The inverted class model, or flipped classroom, has been used in several experiments, showing very good results. The objectives of this teaching-learning technique is to change the traditional order: students have contact with new subjects before the classroom, using videos, texts or other material, as well as small online tests to check their knowledge. In this way, the face-to-face classes are reserved for discussion, doubts and application of previously acquired knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the scientific production on Flipped classrooms in introductory programming courses indexed in Elsevier’s Scopus. The sample is composed by 45 articles in total. The results obtained by bibliometric analysis showed when and where those documents are published, who are the authors and what is the focus of said articles. We also analyzed the most cited documents. We made a summary of the articles, namely in what refers to the sample size of the experiences, which programming language is used, in which universities the articles are made, which technology is used, as well as which methods are used in order to create inverted classes and which are the objectives and results of these experiences reported on the articles.. We managed to get a global view of the theme, getting a strong analysis for those who want to use flipped classrooms for teaching programming.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
Raquel Rosan Christino Gitahy ◽  
Glaucia Aparecida Rosa Cintra ◽  
Leticia Rodrigues Biassoti ◽  
Luis Henrique Ramos Alves

This article aims to demonstrate the ability of teachers and parents to adapt to changes -resilience, as well as to analyze the reactions of those involved in the teaching and learning process in time of COVID 19. In order to achieve the proposed objective, several Podcasts were analyzed. report how parents and teachers are making themselves flexible in the face of remote classes to overcome the difficulties of the moment and enable education to occur in this context of a pandemic. 2020 will be remembered as a year of several changes in contemporary society. The SARS-COV 2 pandemic has infected thousands of people in Brazil and the world, with physical isolation being the best form of prevention against contagion, causing transformations in various sectors of society, including education, which had to “give up” the face-to-face teaching initiating remote education to guarantee the fundamental right to education. Through bibliographic research and documentary research, the latter based on Podcasts, it was found that for years the greatest use of technology has been discussed as an instrument that facilitates learning. During remote classes, teachers and students intensified their use of cell phones -WhatsApp and applications, notebooks, internet and a virtuallearning environment to enable access to education.


Author(s):  
Annegret Goold ◽  
Jo Coldwell ◽  
Annemieke Craig

<span>As online learning environments continue to evolve, both teachers and students need to adapt to make the most of opportunities afforded by these environments for teaching and learning. The focus of this paper is on the changing role undertaken by tutors in online learning environments. We present a brief review of the current perspectives on the roles and responsibilities suggested for the e-tutor for effective teaching, and then report on a study where roles of e-tutors in a large wholly online unit were examined. The study supports the view that although the role of the e-tutor is similar to that of the face to face tutor in some respects, there are sufficient differences to make e-tutoring challenging to those who have not undertaken such online activities previously. Ongoing professional development is required to meet the changing demands of the technological environment, as well as the changing needs of students.</span>


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