EXAMINING THE USE OF DIGITAL LEARNING PLATFORMS BY EDUCATORS FOR KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENTS IN TEACHING PRACTICES: FUTURE-LEARN BY “THE OPEN UNIVERSITY”

Neelum Yaqoob, Tahira Bibi, Malik Omer Mansoor
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The embracement of the digital opportunities has become revolutionary for the sector of education where learners and educators can benefit from the infinite possibilities for knowledge sharing. The educators can utilize the digital learning platforms for enhancement of their knowledge and professional capacity building. One such digital platform is “Futurelearn” managed by “The Open University UK”. The study is aimed to examine the usefulness of digital learning platforms specifically Futurelearn for the diversified learning experiences by the educators which can be utilized during their teaching practices. The identified objectives of the study were educator’s knowledge, utilization and gained benefits about the digital learning platforms. The post graduate level educators of Open University having M.Phil with 10 years or above teaching experience were the population of the study. Semi structured interviews were conducted from the 20 sample participants and thematic content analysis techniques were used. Knowledge of digital learning platform, Utility of digital learning platforms, learning opportunities and professional capacity building and Benefits of digital learning platforms for educators were identified themes. The findings of the study revealed that the benefits of digital learning platforms include diversified knowledge, professional capacity building, interactive and better communication with trainers of diversified backgrounds and inclusive and blended learning opportunities.
研究教育工作者使用数字学习平台获取知识和改进教学实践:“开放大学”的未来学习
数字机会的介入对教育部门来说已经成为革命性的,在教育部门,学习者和教育者可以从知识共享的无限可能性中受益。教育工作者可以利用数字学习平台来增强他们的知识和专业能力建设。一个这样的数字平台是由“英国开放大学”管理的“Futurelearn”。本研究旨在检验数字学习平台(特别是Futurelearn)对教育工作者在教学实践中可以利用的多样化学习体验的有用性。本研究确定的目标是教育工作者对数字学习平台的了解、利用和获得的利益。研究对象为具有10年或10年以上教学经验的开放大学研究生教育工作者。对20名样本参与者进行了半结构化访谈,并使用了主题内容分析技术。确定了数字学习平台知识、数字学习平台的效用、学习机会和专业能力建设以及数字学习平台对教育工作者的好处等主题。研究结果显示,数字学习平台的好处包括多样化的知识、专业能力建设、与不同背景的培训师的互动和更好的沟通,以及包容性和混合性的学习机会。
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