Pub Date : 2023-05-15DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2023.2209034
Punsiri Dam-O, Y. Sirisathitkul, T. Eadkhong, Suthon Srivaro, C. Sirisathitkul, S. Danworaphong
This paper describes a case study of an online physics laboratory course implemented for 254 engineering students at Walailak University in Thailand in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The laboratory sequence was designed based on the United Kingdom Professional Standards Framework and covered eight experiments on fundamental concepts of motion, electricity, waves, and fluid mechanics. The experiments were conducted at students' homes using physics education technology simulations, Tracker for video analysis, smartphones, and home-based apparatuses. During the experiments, students shared their progress with classmates and lecturers through screen sharing, which facilitated exchanges of ideas and difficulties. The paper discusses the successful implementation of the online laboratory course and the challenges encountered, such as student engagement, resource limitations, and practical skill development. The insights gained from this case study may be useful for online laboratory education beyond the pandemic. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Distance Education is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2023.2198484
Diane Hockridge, M. Bower
Abstract A longstanding area of disagreement among theological educators has been whether the holistic formational goals of theological education can be adequately addressed through non–face-to-face learning modes. This study explored student perceptions of how their experience of studying theology in an asynchronous online context contributed to their holistic formation. Student participants were enrolled in one or more of 22 new online units of study which were developed and offered over three cycles as part of larger design-based research project. The study, initiated and conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, found a broad range of design elements contributed to five dimensions of student formation (theological understanding, personal dispositions, ministry dispositions, ministry skills, identity), suggesting that purposeful learning design can facilitate holistic student formation in online and distance learning contexts. Although this study examined learning design for holistic student formation in theological courses, the results may be of interest for other disciplines with similar holistic formational aims.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2023.2210528
Radek Vorlíček, L. Stašová, M. Hogenes, Eva Janebová, Zuzana Průchová
Abstract This paper attempts to present the challenges and issues of inclusion in distance teaching and learning as experienced by Czech university teachers and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article offers analytical insights into how the virtual university environment and classrooms were affected by the pandemic crisis. Although several international studies have been conducted on COVID and distance education, only a few have explored in detail the topic of inclusion by covering both the perspectives of university teachers and students. Our results are based on a questionnaire survey of teachers and a pilot questionnaire survey of students administered at a public university in the Czech Republic. Further, the findings highlight the inclusion of students with special needs in the context of the pandemic crisis to provide up-to-date perspectives from university teachers and students on issues related to inclusivity in the teaching and learning environment. The study indicates that more support and further training to teachers are needed regarding issues of inclusion to help bring online learning to the same level as education in brick-and-mortar schools.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2023.2209029
Kristen Reid, Diane L. Butler, Catherine Comfort, Andrew D. J. Potter
Abstract This study at The Open University in the United Kingdom examined the effectiveness of specifying internship opportunities for underrepresented student groups in two faculties. Our data, gathered through intern focus groups and supervisor interviews, demonstrate that the virtual internship scheme has been successful from both intern and supervisor perspectives, providing flexible and supportive opportunities which help interns to develop transferable skills and confidence. The virtual internship approach therefore provides opportunities for large-scale distance learning institutions to routinely offer work experience to their students, supported by the further development of effective remote working practices. Unexpected benefits of this program emerged through the staff-student partnerships developed in university-based internships. Future research will focus on mechanisms to further improve and scale up the virtual internship program to enhance access for underrepresented students and to explore how virtuality contributes to new perspectives of employability.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2023.2198495
Qian Wang, Jiyao Xun, Na Li, H. Huijser, Juming Shen, Jian Chen
Abstract This study investigated how student effort and the course design influenced an online internship in China. A cohort of 95 postgraduate students became distance learners in a credit-bearing internship course due to COVID-19. The course leader applied the action learning framework to prompt student online collaboration and group inquiry. The framework assumes the importance of self-reliant learner autonomy in virtual internships. After the course, researchers analyzed the effects of self-directed learning with technology on a multidimensional community of inquiry in a virtual environment. The study also identified students’ narratives that explain how self-directed learning with technology interacted with three elements of virtual communities of inquiry: social, cognitive, and teaching. Findings explain how virtual internships can be facilitated through a community of inquiry model. Educators and practitioners may consider the model to demonstrate student-staff partnerships (Fitzgerald et al., 2020) to achieve quality transformation of internships from face-to-face mode to distance education.
摘要本研究调查了学生的努力和课程设计对中国在线实习的影响。由于新冠肺炎，95名研究生成为学分制实习课程的远程学习者。课程负责人应用行动学习框架促进学生在线协作和小组探究。该框架假定了在虚拟实习中自主学习的重要性。课程结束后，研究人员分析了技术自主学习对虚拟环境中多维探究社区的影响。该研究还确定了学生的叙述，解释了技术自主学习如何与虚拟探究社区的三个元素互动：社交、认知和教学。研究结果解释了如何通过调查社区模式促进虚拟实习。教育工作者和从业者可以考虑该模式来展示学生与员工的合作关系（Fitzgerald et al.，2020），以实现实习从面对面模式到远程教育的高质量转变。
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2023.2198492
Harriet Dunbar-Morris, C. Nerantzi, Melita Panagiota Sidiropoulou, Lucy Sharp
Abstract During the COVID-19 pandemic, significant focus was placed on the benefits and challenges of online versus traditional face-to-face learning. This paper presents the findings from a project which paints a more complex picture. Differing Perceptions of Quality of Learning, a collaborative project between four United Kingdom universities, investigated student perceptions of teaching and learning during the pandemic. Mixed methods using survey and focus groups to collect data were used. Analysis was conducted on the overall sample, by subject area, and by ethnicity. Findings indicated that the focus in universities should be shifted from the dichotomy of face-to-face or online learning toward flexible and scaffolded modes and approaches that lead to quality learning and progressively help students to move appropriately between lecturer-led learning and independent learning. Implications for the sector include a focus on pedagogical principles and ensuring the quality of any medium and environment used. The priority recommendation is to provide scaffolding for independent distance learning.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2023.2198486
Katie M. Burke, W. Baker, Glenda Hobdell
Abstract Online learning has radically altered educational access; however, challenges emerge for learning domains relying on practical learning experiences, such as the creative arts. Research shows praxis is vital to effective arts teacher preparation. However, as Australian initial teacher educators, we noted the challenges of engaging online students in arts praxis and held concerns regarding preparing them adequately for the primary classroom. In exploring solutions, we developed an approach mandating hands-on learning through assessment, theorizing this as praxis-focused pedagogy. Through surveys and interviews, we sought to understand student perspectives regarding the assessment processes and whether this improved online engagement and self-efficacy as future arts educators. Findings confirm students supported a praxis-focused approach to assessment, and reveal beneficial attributes of this approach. The study affirms significant potential for praxis-focused assessment to enhance online arts learning; an approach that may be useful in other online education courses where hands-on experience is central to learning.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2023.2198490
Katherine Goldie, R. Ironside, Elliot Pirie
Abstract This paper examines the experience of students transitioning between online and in-person live event projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing upon longitudinal qualitative data collected over a 3-year period, we explored how students perceived the challenges, their own development, and the pedagogical changes. Events management pedagogy relies on experiential learning and the hosting of student-led in-person events. The absence of in-person events and teaching had a significant negative impact on students, not caused by the adjustment to learning environment or assessment but by the act of change itself. Students ultimately recognized the value of experiential learning online and the benefits of developing digital skills, communication, resilience, adaptability, and confidence, leading to the embedding of online communications and virtual elements within 2022’s live event projects. This paper considers the lessons learned from transitioning between in-person and digital event projects and evaluates the future of online tools for experiential learning in higher education.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2023.2209527
Rachel Fitzgerald, H. Huijser, S. Altena, A. Armellini
self-efficacy
自我效能感
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