V. Patwardhan, Shreelatha Rao, K. Thirugnanasambantham, N. Prabhu
{"title":"Community of Inquiry (CoI) Framework and Course Design as Predictors of Satisfaction in Emergency Remote Teaching: Perspectives of Hospitality Management Students","authors":"V. Patwardhan, Shreelatha Rao, K. Thirugnanasambantham, N. Prabhu","doi":"10.20368/1971-8829/1135315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135315","url":null,"abstract":"The Community of Inquiry (CoI) is a popular framework to measure meaningful engagement and communication in distance learning environments, where it is claimed that three interactive elements of presence (teaching, social, and cognitive) enhance the quality of education and learning outcomes. However, research suggestslack of empirical evidence on its efficacy in emergency remote teaching. Using a noteworthy research contribution on CoI as the central subject of this research, we examined its applicability in remote teaching environment as a predictor of student satisfaction. In doing so, we tested the proposition that course design variables mediate the relationship between CoI and student satisfaction. A theoretical model is developed and tested using data collected from 621 hospitality students from an Institute of Eminence in India. Students were electronically queried to capture the data within a 10-day time frame. The data collected using a 34 item CoI scale, 6 item course design scale, and 6 item online course satisfaction scale were analysed using structural equation modelling and PROCESS macro 3.4 - Model 4. Overall, the results showed that the proposed model fits the observed relationships and teaching presence is the primary determinant of satisfaction. Likewise, the results implied partial mediation by course design on the relationship between CoI elements and satisfaction. We believe that this model could serve as a guide to possible future studies to explore the relevance of CoI framework in emergency remote teaching. The outcomes provide significant theoretical and practical contributions to the key stakeholders to design a satisfying online curricula as part of blended learning for the post COVID-19 era.","PeriodicalId":44748,"journal":{"name":"Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82378730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of positive learning culture in students’ blended learning process","authors":"N. Tuyet, Nguyen Tien Long, N. Hanh","doi":"10.20368/1971-8829/1135218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135218","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44748,"journal":{"name":"Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48797328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital technologies integration in teacher education: the active teacher training model","authors":"A. Rodrigues","doi":"10.20368/1971-8829/1135273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135273","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this research was to identify the theoretical and practical bases that contribute to a model that will allow the implementation of an innovative teaching-learning model for the integration of digital technologies in teacher education. This model of teacher training, based on identified pedagogical trends, was characterised by a flexible approach to the training process, including active training strategies that encourage the acquisition of diversified skills, including digital. This approach can also transfer to students skills which enable them to take responsibility for their learning and creation of their own knowledge. The research method used was two-fold: i) action research in the development of training workshops in an in-service research training project and ii) a case study in a pre-service teacher education study, in Portugal. It was found in this study that the participating teachers were able to develop skills and integrate digital technologies in their own teaching-learning process and could change their teaching practices, which will support the development of online education in the future.","PeriodicalId":44748,"journal":{"name":"Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44710094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ani Grubišić, Branko Žitko, S. Stankov, Ines Šarić-Grgić, A. Gašpar, Suzana Tomaš, Emil Brajković, Tomislav Volarić, Daniel Vasić, Arta Dodaj
{"title":"A common model for tracking student learning and knowledge acquisition in different e-Learning platforms","authors":"Ani Grubišić, Branko Žitko, S. Stankov, Ines Šarić-Grgić, A. Gašpar, Suzana Tomaš, Emil Brajković, Tomislav Volarić, Daniel Vasić, Arta Dodaj","doi":"10.20368/1971-8829/1135235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135235","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44748,"journal":{"name":"Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44315980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Online Learning Environments enriched with audiovisual technologies and its impact on the construction of virtual communities in Higher Education in prison context","authors":"Sara Dias-Trindade, J. Moreira","doi":"10.20368/1971-8829/1135039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135039","url":null,"abstract":"Access to education and training has been a growing concern to different international organizations, and the concern for socially vulnerable groups at risk of exclusion, such as the prison population, in particular, has been increasingly evident. In this context, and assuming that education and training in prisons must have a similar degree of demand as regular educational institutions, Online Education, mediated by digital platforms, is an opportunity for inmates to acquire knowledge and skills. In fact, the integration of digital platforms in the context of imprisonment can be a very appropriate tool to revitalize the educational experience. It is precisely the creation of learning environments enriched with audiovisual technologies that we intend to analyse, describing their impact on the creation and development of a virtual learning community, based on the qualitative analysis of the perceptions and narratives of seventeen students attending Higher Education in prisons and having as reference the pedagogical models developed by Garrison et al. (2000) and Moreira (2017). The results show that the design of the online environment anchored in these models and in the use of audiovisual technologies can have very positive effects in the creation and development of virtual learning communities in higher education in prison context.","PeriodicalId":44748,"journal":{"name":"Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46345448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Cadamuro, E. Bisagno, G. Bernardo, L. Vezzali, A. Versari
{"title":"Making the school Smart: the interactive whiteboard against disparities in children stemming from low metacognitive skills","authors":"A. Cadamuro, E. Bisagno, G. Bernardo, L. Vezzali, A. Versari","doi":"10.20368/1971-8829/1135191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135191","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44748,"journal":{"name":"Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45267303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Amendola, R. Galassi, Chiara Schettini, Ido Borsini
{"title":"A blended learning approach for general chemistry modules using a Moodle platform for first year academic students","authors":"D. Amendola, R. Galassi, Chiara Schettini, Ido Borsini","doi":"10.20368/1971-8829/1135197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135197","url":null,"abstract":"Three academic years have been considered for the evaluation of the impact of an online tutoring course of general and inorganic chemistry for freshmen students of the University of Camerino (Italy). The online material mainly consists of video tutorials, other open source web tools and multi-choice self-assessment exercises. During the academic year 2016-2017, the e-Learning course was not available yet, but then the online course was first implemented (2017/18) and fully adopted (2018/2019).The online tutoring support was activated alongside a traditional general chemistry course, adopting a blended mode, with the aims of: (i) homogenizing freshmen’s chemistry knowledge; (ii) fostering the most appropriate method of study in a multi access modality; (iii) implementing the Johnstone’s three levels’ knowledge and (iv) increasing students’ self-confidence, by the means of a self-evaluation training process. Differently from previous studies, the online course herein aimed mainly to develop a correct method of study of chemistry topics, with a punctual description of what-and-how to do. The results, i.e. the exam's scores, the time spent in the platform, and the successful percentage of students per year, have been collected and analysed through qualitative and quantitative methods. Apart a general satisfaction of the students perceived by the answers to a survey questionnaire, the analysis of the data shows an increase of 11 % of students passing the final exam within three exam sessions together with an improvement and a positive correlation between the time spent on the platform and the mid-term scores achieved.","PeriodicalId":44748,"journal":{"name":"Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47090332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving elementary school’s critical thinking skills through three different learning media viewed from learning styles","authors":"L. E. W. Fajari, Sarwanto, Chumdari","doi":"10.20368/1971-8829/1135193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135193","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44748,"journal":{"name":"Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47277428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Design of a Learning Analytics Dashboard: EduOpen Mooc platform redefinition procedures","authors":"Anna Dipace, Bojan Fazlagic, T. Minerva","doi":"10.20368/1971-8829/1135044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135044","url":null,"abstract":"The current EduOpen dashboard is not capable of monitoring performances and trends over the medium to long term both for the students as for the instructors; summarising and synthesising the adequate information; allowing implementation of any sort of predictive actions and functions (learning prediction). The article aims to expose the process of innovation and redefinition of a learning analytics dashboard in the EduOpen MOOC platform in order to define a model to design it accurately in terms of productivity for all users (teachers and students above all). From the literature analysis, main MOOC platform comparisons and the insights from the round tables a time spent variable is identified as at the basis of the entire user experience in online training paths. A concrete experimentation, through the design of a learning timeline and a constructive feedback system of an upcoming course in the EduOpen catalogue, is designed and explained relaying on the hypothesis of the existence of a correlation between the “time spent” (time value) and the final performance of the student.","PeriodicalId":44748,"journal":{"name":"Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80638306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}