Digital learning materials, especially multimedia instructional materials or courseware are prevalent in the fabric of higher education today. While various names such as educational resources, instructional resources, instructional materials, learning materials, learning resources etc. have been used to manifest the concept of learning contents, the definitive goal is to support in catering education especially for distant learners. The use of instructional multimedia is acknowledged to help overcome some of the challenges in the Open Distance Learning (ODL) curriculum delivery since adult learners typically study in isolation with reduced opportunities for direct instructions. They are supposed to pursue their study selfguided with the aid of instructional materials. The use of instructional multimedia can help to create an interactive and engaging learning experience as highlighted by several research papers on the successful distance learning materials where the success has been measured with respect to learners' satisfaction and perceived learning effectiveness in supporting the learners' achievement in assessments. A quality instructional material is believed to be well supported and founded by suitable learning theory in its design as it is considered as a key factor to determine its success. Therefore, this paper described the effects of such design and development of a multimedia instructional material to motivate adult learners to learn about the basics of Multimedia. The implementation of Gagne's nine events of instruction is hoped to provide a better design framework for the development of instructional materials to meet the needs of adult learners in distance education. As with any other research, further study should be done on relatively larger random samples of respondents to focus on the evaluation of this design framework to gain additional credibility.
Online learning is now at the forefront of the educational landscape because of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, which calls for the quick adoption and integration of innovative technology-learning strategies that promote continuous learning. Hence, this quantitative study sought to increase student engagement in an online learning environment by examining how the environment, behavior, and cognition affect how well students perceive their learning experiences. A total of 255 respondents from public universities in Malaysia were gathered using a questionnaire that was adapted from a previous study by Martin & Bolliger (2018). There are four sections with related questions to measure the three types of interaction in online learning. In general, the results revealed that the learner-to-instructor and the learner-to-content interaction are considered significant elements that may make or break the online learning environment. The study's results may be used as a guide for educators and learners to enhance the present and future performance in the online learning environment.
Insight Journal Vol. 7 DOI: 10.24191/ij.v7i1.58 This research study is endeavoured to discover the factors that will lead the consumers’ staying intention at green hotels, especially of those who practise the Shariah Law (Islamic green hotels). Nowadays, there has been an increase in public concern regarding environmental issues. Consumers are more environmentally aware than they were in past decades. Hotels are among the largest contributors of energy consumers in the tertiary building sector, which contribute to some negative impacts to the earth at the same time. The most obvious negative impact of hotels on environment are solid waste generation and disposal. Therefore, numerous consumers are supportive of green consumption and consider it as a successful method to protect the environment. In Islamic green hotels, Muslim-friendly amenities have also been provided to protect Muslims travellers’ welfare that is by providing them a comfortable prayer room, the Holy Quran and Islamic practices booklets, prayer mats and a direction of Qibla. A set of questionnaires was distributed to 256 respondents among the community and tourists in Kuching, Sarawak. The dependent variable in this study was consumers’ staying intention while the independent variables were green image, green satisfaction, Muslim amenities and lifestyle and price fairness. This research study also made use of the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software to analyse the result based on the questionnaires distributed to the respondents. Based on the result of analysis, it is shown that the green image and green satisfaction were found of having a positive significant that influence the consumers’ staying intention at the Islamic green hotels. Besides that, Muslim amenities and lifestyle was also found to have a positive significant impact that influences the consumers’ staying intention. Most Muslims were likely to choose a destination with Islamic practice to fulfil their daily duties. However, green price fairness did not significantly influence the consumers’ staying intention. This is because if green image, green satisfaction, Muslim amenities, and lifestyle meet the requirements of the Muslim tourists, they would not be affected by the price. As a matter of fact, price may be the least factor of consideration by the tourists in choosing a hotel to stay.
This research study is endeavoured to discover the factors that will lead the consumers’ staying intention at green hotels, especially of those who practise the Shariah Law (Islamic green hotels). Nowadays, there has been an increase in public concern regarding environmental issues. Consumers are more environmentally aware than they were in past decades. Hotels are among the largest contributors of energy consumers in the tertiary building sector, which contribute to some negative impacts to the earth at the same time. The most obvious negative impact of hotels on environment are solid waste generation and disposal. Therefore, numerous consumers are supportive of green consumption and consider it as a successful method to protect the environment. In Islamic green hotels, Muslim-friendly amenities have also been provided to protect Muslims travellers’ welfare that is by providing them a comfortable prayer room, the Holy Quran and Islamic practices booklets, prayer mats and a direction of Qibla. A set of questionnaires was distributed to 256 respondents among the community and tourists in Kuching, Sarawak. The dependent variable in this study was consumers’ staying intention while the independent variables were green image, green satisfaction, Muslim amenities and lifestyle and price fairness. This research study also made use of the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software to analyse the result based on the questionnaires distributed to the respondents. Based on the result of analysis, it is shown that the green image and green satisfaction were found of having a positive significant that influence the consumers’ staying intention at the Islamic green hotels. Besides that, Muslim amenities and lifestyle was also found to have a positive significant impact that influences the consumers’ staying intention. Most Muslims were likely to choose a destination with Islamic practice to fulfil their daily duties. However, green price fairness did not significantly influence the consumers’ staying intention. This is because if green image, green satisfaction, Muslim amenities, and lifestyle meet the requirements of the Muslim tourists, they would not be affected by the price. As a matter of fact, price may be the least factor of consideration by the tourists in choosing a hotel to stay.
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