Virtual Learning Environments as Mediating Factors in Student Satisfaction with Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Cassidy, Simon

doi:10.5430/jct.v5n1p113

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“…LMSs are web-based systems that facilitate online communication, collaborative work, resource sharing, student assessment, and monitoring (Cassidy, 2016). When designing virtual courses in an LMS, you can focus on the student, highlighting their autonomy and self-regulation through the use of varied resources, and analysing their characteristics and learning styles.…”

Section: Literature Review Virtual Educational Environments: the Moodmentioning

confidence: 99%

A MOOC on universal design for learning designed based on the UDL paradigm

Nieves¹,

Moya

Soldado³

2019

AJET

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This article presents the design and pilot of an open online course, based on the principle of universal design for learning (Center for Applied Special Technology, 2011), to promote inclusive virtual education as an improvement transferable to other contexts. The course constitutes the first massive open online course (MOOC) training proposal of the University of Atlántico in Colombia. In this case study, we employed the instructional design methodology of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (Branch, 2009) and the universal design for learning guidelines. The design of this online training activity enhances the quality of inclusive virtual education, improves accessibility with no need for platform adjustments, and involves participants in their learning. This educational initiative complements the academic offer for students, graduates, administrators, teachers, and external guests, and contributes to the democratisation of education. The result is the creation of a MOOC, “Inclusive Educational Contexts: Design for all”, which is accessible to a diverse range of learners.

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Section: Literature Review Virtual Educational Environments: the Moodmentioning

confidence: 99%

A MOOC on universal design for learning designed based on the UDL paradigm

Nieves¹,

Moya

Soldado³

2019

AJET

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“…E-learning environment is a web based system that provides the possibility of conducting teaching-learning processes using software tools and applications (Cassidy 2016). Being student-centred, self-directed, interactive, flexible and self-paced are considered as advantages of this environment that could lead to persistent and effective learning (Hampel and Dancsházy 2014).…”

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E-learning educational atmosphere measure (EEAM): a new instrument for assessing e-students’ perception of educational environment

Mousavi

Mohammadi

Mojtahedzadeh

et al. 2020

Research in Learning Technology

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Universities assess their academic learning environment to improve students' learning. Students' experience in e-learning environment is different from faceto-face educational environment. So, in this study a specific valid and reliable instrument was devised for assessing perception of e-students from educational environment, that is, educational atmosphere. Firstly, we devised the primary instrument based on factors constituting educational atmosphere. Then Instrument's content and construct validity were assessed. Also, Cronbach's alpha and test-retest were used for studying the internal consistency and reliability of the instrument respectively. The final instrument named 'e-learning educational atmosphere measure' (EEAM) consisted of 40 items covering six factors, including programme effectiveness, teaching quality, ethics and professionalism, learner support, safety and convenience, and awareness of the rules, which accounted for 68.53% of variances. Content validity ratio was more than 0.51 and content validity index score of all questions was above 0.81. Test-retest reliability was 0.85 (p = 0.001) and Cronbach's alpha was 0.943. Assessing educational atmosphere in e-learning settings by EEAM could provide managers and investors with useful information to settle an effective education system by prioritising the necessary changes.

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“…Aside this, it focuses on student learning activities, content guidance and facilitate remote interaction between teachers and students. Virtual learning should be designed in way to support other incorporated tools necessary for a fruitful virtual learning outcome [18,20], these tools may include:…”

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Supplementary Virtual – Class System as a Possible Frontier for Bridging the Grades Gap between Top Tier and Low Tier High Schools in Ghana

Seth¹,

Okpatah²,

Amoako³

et al. 2019

EDUCATION

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This paper tries to create the awareness of VLE as a new supplementary teaching technology frontier which could be utilize to bridge the grading gap between rural and urban students. The benefits associate with VLE technology is enormous, not only can it enhance academic performance of rural schools and students in Ghana but also could enrich students and teachers learning this experience if it is properly and effectively adopted and monitored. This could automatically result in students achieving good grades. Various Observations have been carried out to estimate it viability and it shows students and schools that adopt this technology benefited immensely from this approach, although it come with some challenges. VLE demand users and operators to have ICT knowledge and skills which may not be readily available. With proper planning, infrastructure, skills, resources and effective monitoring system, VLC could be a major technology to bridge the gap between TTS and LTS in Ghana Education System.

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Virtual Learning Environments as Mediating Factors in Student Satisfaction with Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Cited by 33 publications

References 16 publications

A MOOC on universal design for learning designed based on the UDL paradigm

A MOOC on universal design for learning designed based on the UDL paradigm

E-learning educational atmosphere measure (EEAM): a new instrument for assessing e-students’ perception of educational environment

Supplementary Virtual – Class System as a Possible Frontier for Bridging the Grades Gap between Top Tier and Low Tier High Schools in Ghana

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