Facilitating Sustainability of Education by Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Zhou, Chunfang; Purushothaman, Aparna; Rongbutsri, Nikorn

doi:10.3991/ijet.v8i6.3146

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“…The professional skills that are needed for a sustainable future have changed [4], and countries have paid a significant amount of attention to training young people in CPS skills with new technologies in order to improve their ability to solve daily work and life problems [7]. We created a CPS learning application with Web technology as a platform to achieve sustainability in education.…”

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Technology-Enhanced Learning: An Optimal CPS Learning Application

Chien

2019

Sustainability

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Collaborative problem-solving (CPS) is highly valued in the sustainability of learning to foster the key soft power of talent for the future. In this study, a CPS learning application was built to train and assess individuals with the aim of increasing CPS skills. For effective learning to take place, several issues need to be carefully considered, and these were investigated while testing the proposed application. This study examined the impact of collaborative interactions (CIs) (human–computer agent (HCA) and human–human (HH) interactions) on the CPS performance of students. Gender and learning styles, which may have interaction effects with CIs on CPS performance, were also explored. The results show that the students’ CPS performance in HCA was significantly greater than that in HH. The interaction effect between gender and CI was not significant. The impact of learning style on CPS performance in HH was not significant. In contrast, in HCA, students with verbal, global, and reflective learning styles performed significantly better on CPS tasks than did students with visual, sequential, and active learning styles. Finally, we discussed the optimal ways to teach CPS and the practical effects of a CPS learning application.

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“…Cooperating with others is an indispensable ability that citizens of the 21st century require [4]. In daily work and life, people must engage in CPS [5,6].…”

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Technology-Enhanced Learning: An Optimal CPS Learning Application

Chien

2019

Sustainability

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“…More recently, multimedia such as video clips and images are employed in designing PBL problems. During PBL phases, students can use their mobile devices to connect to other sources of information on the internet, or even the other learners and the teacher [18]. They may search for the definitions of novel or unfamiliar terms in the given medical scenario and other case-related information to understand the various dimensions of the problem at hand.…”

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Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Smartphone-Based Study Guide for Undergraduate Medical Students

Eltouny

Nasser

Hefny

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AJESS

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Introduction: Most medical educators agreed that e-Learning is a necessity nowadays and not a luxury shift. Smartphones contribute to the educational process to a great extent. Integrating the use of smartphones in the curriculum has an important innovative role in medical education and health care services. Currently, medical students are using smartphones as part of their daily routine and learning activities. A study guide is a tool designed to facilitate students' interaction with the various components of the curriculum. The idea of using a mobile application in providing information through a study guide to facilitate learning was reported by different studies. Aims: This study aims at designing, implementing and evaluating smart-phone based study guide using mobile enhanced learning technology for the 1st year medical students at Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University (FOM-SCU) in order to enhance students' learning experience. The Study Objectives: Design a study guide using mobile application for the 1st year medical students. Implement the newly designed study guide on 1st year medical students (2017-2018). Evaluate the students' performance during PBL tutorial sessions before and after implementing Smartphone based study guide. Assess students' satisfaction regarding the study guide application. Identify challenges of using mobile application in medical education. Study Design: A quasi-experimental (pretest-posttest), using a non-probability convenience sampling, 105 students (response rate 84%), and 16 class tutors (response rate 100%). Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medical Education, FOM-SCU, Egypt during the academic year 2017-2018. Methodology: Using a non-probability convenience sampling technique, 105 students (response rate 84%), and 16 class tutors (response rate 100%). Results: Most of the students (94.3%) stated that smartphone (m-learning) is useful in Medical Education, 80.9% of them agreed that the module objectives can be met through m-learning and 61.9% of the students agreed on recommending m-learning as an innovative method of learning to others. The evaluation of students' performance in the context of Problem Based Learning (PBL) by their class tutors showed a statistically significant improvement in all items regarding the four factors assessed "independent study" (p-value <0.001), "group interaction" (p-value <0.001), "active participation" (p-value <0.001), and "reasoning skills" (p-value <0.001) when comparing pre and post-intervention scores. Conclusion: This study concludes the m-learning has a positive effect on the students’ performance in the PBL context. It is remarkably significant to integrate smartphone-based learning activities in the undergraduate Medical Education curriculum. Our results can encourage other health professions institutions to apply m-learning in different educational situations.

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“…However in school level, a number of schools where locate in rural area, they do not have Internet connection but they have mobile. Mostly they are primary REPORT THE NEED TO FOSTER CREATIVITY AND DIGITAL INCLUSION AMONG WOMEN USERS IN DEVELOPING CONTEXT… school and very few numbers of high schools that do not have connection [32].…”

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“…However, availability and affordability are the determining factors for technology adoption in education in India. The main challenges which the country face in the successful use of ICT in the educational sector are deficit power supply, lack of adequate physical facilities, high cost of connectivity, bad maintenance of infrastructural facilities, lack of trained teachers, no proper focus on the digital content in education, not much attention given to the local language content development and deployment [32].…”

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The Need to Foster Creativity and Digital Inclusion among Women Users in Developing Context - Addressing Second Order Digital Divide in Online Skills

Zhou

Purushothaman²

2015

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Abstract-This paper provides a literature review aiming to discuss the need for fostering creativity and digital inclusion among women students in developing contexts by addressing the second order digital divide in online skills. As the literature review indicates, we are in the change towards creative society and creativity is the core competency of students to be mastered in the digital age. The digital technologies also provide conditions of developing creativity, for example, YouTube can be regarded as a creative platform. This paper also discusses the links between creativity, learning and knowledge, digital divide in developing contexts especially the second order digital divide as the main barrier to women students' learning. This further implies how to teach creativity more effectively in the future.

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Facilitating Sustainability of Education by Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Cited by 13 publications

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Technology-Enhanced Learning: An Optimal CPS Learning Application

Technology-Enhanced Learning: An Optimal CPS Learning Application

Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Smartphone-Based Study Guide for Undergraduate Medical Students

The Need to Foster Creativity and Digital Inclusion among Women Users in Developing Context - Addressing Second Order Digital Divide in Online Skills

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