Enhancing students' learning

Using technologies in teaching is nowadays an inseparable part of any university education. It is particularly used in the teaching of distant students for whom it is an ideal complement of their contact classes, which are fewer than in the present form of instruction. Therefore, these students welcome an opportunity to have their study materials online. In fact, online learning is becoming increasingly common nowadays. The purpose of this article is to firstly describe forms of instruction that are run at the Faculty of Informatics and Management (FIM) of the University of Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic. Secondly, the author presents and discusses data from an empirical questionnaire survey which was performed among students of FIM in order to demonstrate their preferences for the selected form of instruction. Thirdly, students' preferences are analyzed and matched to the chosen form of instruction. Finally, on the basis of the results, the author proposes relevant teaching approaches and strategies to enhance students' learning with the help of ICT.