This article discusses the process of active implementation of online learning modes based on digital technologies. Currently available theoretical postulates and recommended procedures of learning ...activities have been verified in practice during the course in History in Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. On this basis, certain experience of seminar classes has been accumulated (online conversations, discussions, presentations, webinars), this article is devoted to its analysis and generalization. The author has concluded that digital technologies diversify the classes and possess numerous tools to enhance motivation of students. The obtained results make it possible to state that application of several methods has been activated, such as brainstorming, mind games, metal mapping, interactive enquiries, testing and guessing games using learning platforms, for instance: Kahoot. Meanwhile, well balanced combination of the existing conventional learning modes and modern digital technologies makes it possible to provide even greater effect and result.
The authors of the article have conducted a sociological study of the problem of confidence in schoolteachers in the Moscow region in autumn of 2019. They have interviewed teachers, students and ...their parents in the suburbs of Ramenskoye and the city of Orekhovo-Zuevo (these cities are located at different distances from Moscow), which has made it possible to see more clearly the socio-cultural specificity of the studied problem. In the article, the authors pay particular attention to the factors that affect mutual understanding between all the actors of the learning process. The authors conclude that the problem of confidence in schoolteachers is becoming more urgent, and the need for its systematic monitoring in schools appears. Considering the spread of distance learning, the authors of the article suggest that schoolteachers will face additional difficulties in building trusting relationships with students and their parents. The experience of the study, presented in the article, will be useful for finding solutions to the problem of confidence between all the actors of the learning process in changing conditions.
The article considers organizational and methodological aspects of distance learning for children with disabilities, taking into account their special educational needs. The results of a survey of ...support specialists on the use of distance learning in educational organizations are presented.
Over 1.7 billion students around the world have had their education disrupted by the spread of the Coronavirus disease worldwide. Schools and universities have not faced this level of disruption ...since World War II. The COVID-19 pandemic presented a colossal challenge for teachers to urgently and massively adapt all their classes to distance learning in order to maintain educational continuity with the same quality. Even if some teachers and certain classes were ready to face the situation, a large majority had to adapt their teaching and learning in a very short time without training, with insufficient bandwidth, and with little preparation. This unexpected and rapid transition to online learning has led to a multiplication of teachers’ strategies for distance learning in lectures, tutorials, project groups, lab works, and assessments. The purpose of this paper is to present the feedback from students and teachers who participated in the lockdown semester of two different groups of a 5-year program in Chemistry, Environment and Chemical Engineering (100 students) at INSA Toulouse (France). The analysis has highlighted some great successes and some failures in the solutions proposed. Consequently, some guidelines can be given to help us all to learn the lessons of such a singular experience in order to face the unexpected future with more knowledge and more successful distance learning. Teachers have shown very strong resilience during this crisis, at the cost of significant personal commitment. They admit that they have learned more about distance education in two months than in the last 10 years.
The purpose of this study was to explore the adaptations that schools made to physical activity programs and facilities, and disparities by area urbanicity and income, during the first school year ...after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a convenience sample of 132 secondary schools in Canada, school contacts responded to an annual survey in the 2020–2021 school year on changes to physical activity programs and facilities, and related staff training. Content analysis categorized open-ended text responses, and schools were compared based on area urbanicity and median income. Most schools canceled all interschool sports (88.9%) and intramurals (65.9%). New programs were added by 12.6% of schools, and about half (49%) of schools reported some continuing programs, most of which were sports programs, followed by facility and equipment access. Physical activity facilities were closed in 18.1% of schools, while 15.7% had new facilities added, and 11% temporarily converted facilities into learning spaces. Large/medium urban schools were at greater odds of having made any change to their facilities compared to schools in rural/small urban areas (odds ratio (95% confidence interval): 2.3 (1.1, 4.8)). The results demonstrate the considerable scale and nature of the restrictions in school provisions of physical activity opportunities during this period, as well as the resourcefulness of some schools in adding new programs and facilities.
Distance learning in the modern world is becoming an important form of education regardless of the location of the educational institution and the physical capabilities of the student. The relevance ...of the research is determined by the need to obtain new theoretical knowledge about the psychological and pedagogical foundations of distance learning in order to improve it and increase its effectiveness in the conditions of the pandemic and exit from it. The purpose is to analyse the psychological and pedagogical foundations of learning using distance technologies exemplified by the Pedagogical Class of the Saratov State University. The article defines the main characteristics of distance learning and learning using distance technologies. The authors define the specificity of these forms of learning as derived from the convergence of campus and distance learning. The research investigates the case study of the Pedagogical Class in order to establish the main psychological and pedagogical foundations and effects of learning with the use of distance technologies. The article highlights the main values and principles of distance learning: the value of general accessibility – the principle of openness; the value of personal development and individualistic orientation of all the content – the principle of a scientific approach, the principle unifying academic knowledge and accessibility; the value of a direct contact between subjects of education – the principle of an open dialogue, which is implemented through different communication channels; the values of university education and traditional culture – the principle of personal development, academic socialization of personality. The authors make a conclusion about the potential of using distance learning technologies to achieve acme in education.
Gamification is a growing trend that has the potential to improve user's motivation and performance in e-learning. However, it is still heavily debated as there is an ongoing discussion within the ...gamification community whether individual gamification elements may actually weaken or improve intrinsic motivation and performance. To date, research on individual gamification elements is still yet underexplored making it difficult to understand whether individual gamification elements may prove beneficial or harmful to user's intrinsic motivation and performance. Therefore, this concept paper is intended to explore the effects of three commonly employed game elements namely points, leaderboard, and badges on intrinsic motivations and performances in a flow experience perspective. It is to hope that through this study, a clear understanding of individual gamification elements can be achieved and more in-depth work can be done in the future.
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