‘Bittersweet’ and ‘alienating’: An extreme comparison of collaborative autoethnographic perspectives from higher education students, non-teaching staff and faculty during the pandemic in the UK and Singapore DOI Open Access
Muhammad Nadeem, Marion Blumenstein

Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 18(8)

Published: April 4, 2021

Student attendance has long polarized the higher education sector with reports of no to little effect on student success positive relationships between frequency at face and synchronous online lectures better engagement achievement. This study investigates impact embedded activities during lecture time learning by utilizing students’ portable devices divert undesirable behaviors such as gaming social media activity class. The aim intervention is improve undergraduate engineering well providing connection subject content. Study participants were third year Bachelor Engineering students enrolled in a mandatory “Digital System Design” course part their degree major research university New Zealand. To explore experience active tasks academic achievement, both qualitative quantitative data collected from N = 75 over three-year period when underwent re-design participatory action approach. focus group discussions analytics revealed that completion can lead cognitive overload negatively affecting engagement. However, real-time feedback via synchronization content improved student–student student–teacher connections thereby contributed more overall experience. role stimulating learner motivation discussed against Keller’s ARCS model recommendations for teaching practice are given.

Language: Английский

Sustainability in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review DOI Open Access
Joseph Crawford, Javier Cifuentes‐Faura

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 1879 - 1879

Published: Feb. 7, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has created cause for rapid innovation in, reimagining of, and pivoting of higher education institutions. Prior to 2020, the global sector began radically focus their efforts on creating sustainable institutions, incorporated United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). novel coronavirus may have changed that. This systematic review examines eight manuscripts, identified through a search strategy sustainability during across 2020–2021. Interestingly, low volume manuscripts highlights potential learning teaching risks, as priorities shifted digitalization emergency remote practices. These focused Goal 4, inclusive equitable quality (50%); 8, decent work economic growth; 9, industry, innovation, infrastructure (37.5%); goal enabling integrating embedding into curriculum (12.5%). implications this highlight need rebuild Goals, particularly considering evolving landscape COVID-19. While there were still considerable volumes 2020–2021, lack contextualization current conditions should be concern scholars. creates critical foundation accelerating our understanding achieving SDGs in beyond pandemic.

Language: Английский

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Online Learning, Mobile Learning, and Social Media Technologies: An Empirical Study on Constructivism Theory during the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI Open Access
Omar A. Alismaiel, Javier Cifuentes‐Faura, Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(18), P. 11134 - 11134

Published: Sept. 6, 2022

The study’s main purpose was to discover the important factors that impact university students’ online learning and academic performance during COVID-19 epidemic, as well their usage of social media throughout pandemic. Constructivism theory used developed with constructs mostly linked leveraging for collaborative student interaction pandemic, given context-dependent nature epidemic. During additional components such learning, participation, were implemented. enlarged model, which assesses happiness epidemic in connection use, validated using empirical data collected via an survey questionnaire from 480 Saudi Arabian higher education students. AMOS-SEM analyze model’s various assumptions (Analysis Moment Structures-Structural Equation Modeling). findings revealed (1) engagement has a direct positive on interactivity peers teachers; (2) teachers pandemic; (3) pandemic mediates relationship between satisfaction; (4) satisfaction. Students, institutions, educational technology application suppliers would benefit greatly conclusions this study, both theoretically practically.

Language: Английский

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Factors Influencing University Students’ Adoption of Digital Learning Technology in Teaching and Learning DOI Open Access
Amer Mutrik Sayaf, Mahdi M. Alamri,

Mohammed Ayid Alqahtani

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(1), P. 493 - 493

Published: Jan. 4, 2022

Education and learning have been significantly impacted by ICT. The purpose of this project is to create a new model conduct confirmatory factor analysis in order better understand how students utilize ICT the classroom. An additional aim study, based on students’ attitudes aspirations for digital learning, their fundamental computer abilities, media-related skills, WBS, adoption technologies, surveying at Bisha University King Faisal University. Structural equations modeling (SEM)-AMOS was used survey 711 university students, study an improved version Technology Acceptance Paradigm (TAM) approach as its research paradigm, well quantitative data collection analytic methodologies. Students’ comments were divided into seven categories analyzed identify toward intentions using environments. BCS, WBS all had substantial influence perceived usefulness ease use, according research. This model, which research, successful describing about learning.

Language: Английский

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Students’ Perceptions of the Actual Use of Mobile Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic in Higher Education DOI Open Access
Uthman Alturki, Ahmed Aldraiweesh

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 1125 - 1125

Published: Jan. 19, 2022

Mobile learning (M-learning) has become a significant component of higher education technology. Moreover, M-learning allows students to study, collaborate, and exchange ideas while using the internet Furthermore, an acceptance is necessary for educators when it comes systems. However, in Saudi Arabia, not enough studies have been conducted address students’ perceptions their actual use mobile purpose during COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, current research aims examine satisfaction with behavioral intention learning, as well pandemic education. The based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). intentions utilize make real was measured four separate variables. A TAM survey used collect majority data, questionnaires being randomly distributed 300 from King Saud University. SPSS Smart-PLS3.3.3 were analyze data. results terms behavior show that good constructive influence usage As result, we encourage classrooms collaborate peers at institutions. study’s empirical findings aid integration model order increase performance.

Language: Английский

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Exploring Factors Affecting Graduate Students’ Satisfaction toward E-Learning in the Era of the COVID-19 Crisis DOI Creative Commons
Lubna Ali Mohammed, Musheer A. Aljaberi, Asra Amidi

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European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(8), P. 1121 - 1142

Published: Aug. 15, 2022

Shifting the educational system from a traditional to an online context during COVID-19 necessitated several considerations assure students' satisfaction with e-learning.

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Investigating Students’ Adoption of MOOCs during COVID-19 Pandemic: Students’ Academic Self-Efficacy, Learning Engagement, and Learning Persistence DOI Open Access
Mahdi M. Alamri

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 714 - 714

Published: Jan. 10, 2022

Students’ learning environments are significantly influenced by massive open online courses (MOOCs). To better understand how students could implement technology for educational purposes, this study creates a structural equation model and tests confirmatory factor analysis. Therefore, the aim of was to develop through investigating observability (OB), complexity (CO), trialability (TR), perceived usefulness (PU) with ease-of-use (PEU) MOOCs adoption university measure their academic self-efficacy (ASE), engagement (LE), persistence (LP). As result, used an expanded variant innovation diffusion theory (IDT) acceptance (TAM) as research model. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Smart-PLS applied quantitative data collection analysis 540 respondents. Student responses were grouped into nine factors evaluated decide students’ ASE, LE, LP. The findings revealed clear correlation between OB, CO, TR, all which important predictors PU PEU. LP affected PEU PU. This study’s established effective in explaining on MOOC adoption. These suggest implications designing developing instructional strategies terms learners’ perceptions themselves, instructors, support systems.

Language: Английский

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Investigating Students' Perceptions of Online Learning Use as a Digital Tool for Educational Sustainability During the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI Creative Commons

Mohammed Ayid Alqahtani,

Mahdi M. Alamri, Amer Mutrik Sayaf

et al.

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: June 21, 2022

Previous research on e-learning in underdeveloped countries has seldom taken a comprehensive approach. A literature review of recent published the field use during COVID-19 epidemic is also included this study. Therefore, aim study to look at technology acceptance model (TAM) and information systems (IS) performance models see how system quality (SYQ), service (SEQ), life (QoL) are related, as well mediating impact perceived ease (PEU) usefulness (PU), affect students' behavioral intention (BIU), actual an (AUE) sustainability for education pandemic. Path analysis structural equation modeling (SEM) were used evaluate model, using data from users obtained through survey. Participants two Saudi Arabian public universities. The findings revealed that PU positively correlated influenced by SYQ, SEQ, QoL education, PEU BIU AUE system. In sense developing countries, previous studies rarely looked integrated model. This paper attempts provide recently area There lot ongoing research.

Language: Английский

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Measuring the Impact of the Pandemic on Female and Male Students’ Learning in a Society in Transition: A Must for Sustainable Education DOI Open Access
Maura Pilotti, Omar J. El-Moussa, Hanadi Abdelsalam

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(6), P. 3148 - 3148

Published: March 8, 2022

A sustainable education amid a disruptive event (e.g., pandemic) requires the objective assessment of learning before and during and, if necessary, evidence-driven solutions in response to deficiencies. The present action research study illustrates an evidence-based educators widespread concerns that college students, accustomed face-to-face courses, might have been damaged pandemic by switch online mode. It focuses on general (GE) courses as they usually enroll students at beginning their journey higher education, thus, population is likely be particularly sensitive unforeseen changes. Pass/fail grades taught synchronously same instructors were examined. was hypothesized from instruction changed students’ approaches learning, course performance would differ between instructional modes. Differences female male adaptation responses expected reflected performance. found performed better than Arabic Culture, Natural Science, Math, Wellness courses. Male also Math Science whereas exhibited Wellness, Professional Competency concluded basic indices uneven can guide further analyses into sources

Language: Английский

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Sustainable Education and Digitalization through the Prism of the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI Open Access
Larisa Gorina, Marina Gordova, I. V. Khristoforova

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(8), P. 6846 - 6846

Published: April 18, 2023

Our paper discusses how sustainable education has evolved at higher institutions (HEIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic by embracing digitalization and novel technologies. In addition, it describes innovative methods for integrating technology into professional after pandemic. We evaluate global practices fundamental changes in sphere of education, particularly regarding digitalization. The aims describing challenges faced adopting digitalization, as well opportunities growth innovation that have arisen due to include empirical model, which assesses acceptance usage digital technologies promoting university professors academic researchers four major Russian cities (Moscow, Krasnodar, Kazan, Saint Petersburg) results model reveal significance implementing sustainability classroom, could bring positive outcomes both students teachers. study provides a valuable resource educators seeking techniques, models, practical advice overcome obstacles teaching digitally connected learning environment Russia beyond. Specifically, we propose primary focus digitalizing should be on teachers instructors who are enthusiastic about leveraging familiar with It appears capable transforming economic development.

Language: Английский

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Effects of Online Learning Support Services on University Students’ Learning Satisfaction under the Impact of COVID-19 DOI Open Access

Zhao Xia,

Mingming Shao,

Yu-Sheng Su

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(17), P. 10699 - 10699

Published: Aug. 28, 2022

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many university students have transitioned from face-to-face education in classroom to online learning. Online learning support services (OLSS) helped adapt this new form However, quality OLSS may influence experiences and satisfaction with High-quality could improve effectiveness rates, thus better meeting students’ requirements. Therefore, it is great value for us explore effects on satisfaction. This study proposed three hypotheses evaluate dimensions (cognitive support, emotional management support) students. Data were collected through survey then analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) structural equation modeling (SEM). We found that cognitive, emotional, each had positive correlations Overall, our results suggest should focus aspects learning, thereby personalized needs, improving service quality, promoting

Language: Английский

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