Developing tools for the e-learning platform mathE

MathE (mathe.pixel-online.org) is an e-learning platform for higher education developed and implemented by a consortium of seven institutional partners from five European countries. The aim of the project is to enhance the quality of teaching and improve pedagogies and assessment methods by facilitating the identification of students’ gaps in Math, providing appropriate digital tools and promoting self-evaluation with immediate feedback. The Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), in Portugal, is one of the consortium members: sixteen of its teachers collaborate in the development of this platform, being responsible for thirteen of the topics/subtopics in which the platform is structured. Such topics cover a wide range of contents, from linear transformations to integration, from graph theory to probabilities. The articulation of the topics of the MathE collection corresponds to the canonic mathematics content of engineering, business and education degrees. The MathE platform is organized into three main sections: Student´s Assessment, MathE Library and Community of Practice. So far, IPB has already developed a collection of around 800 questions for the student´s assessment section and is currently developing the MathE Library. More than 350 students from IPB are using the MathE platform; some offered as volunteers, whose role is testing the behavior of the platform as well as looking for bugs and other details that require improvement, while others are already using the platform in their study. The feedback received up until now is quite encouraging.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

MathE - improve mathematical skills in higher education

Higher education students of scientific subjects often lack the basic mathematical skills to follow lectures and make the most of the lecturer’s teachings. It is necessary to identify the gaps in each students’ understanding of the concepts and offer teachers adequate resources to motivate and provide their students the skills and competences they miss. The main goal of MathE - Improve Maths Skills in Higher Education is to encourage training and exchange in order to enhance and strengthen the quality of teaching and to support the use of digital and online technologies to improve pedagogies and assessment methods. MathE also aims to set up transnational teacher training courses and strengthen cooperation between universities that already offer such courses.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Edx participants’ profile: analysis of the factors that lead to the search for certification

Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) are freely accessibleonline courses with open registration. This term was first coined in 2008when professors of University of Manitoba (Canada) started an onlinecourse free and open to anyone. In 2012, two platforms were launched, EdXand Coursera. Until now, these two platforms remain as the most popularMOOCs providers in the world attracting universities from all of thecontinents. The present study performs data analysis of Harvard and MITcourses available in EdX during the first four years of operation. Theobjective was to understand students’ and courses’ profiles and the factorsthat make certifications more attractive to the participants. This paper couldidentify some factors that contribute to students' motivation in obtainingformal certification. It was important to see that variables related toengagement impact in the inclination to obtain a certification. Furthermore,demographical characteristics as sex and age are relevant so that institutionscan focus on specific targets

The Effectiveness of Virtual Classroom in TOEFL Preparation

Communication technology has grown dramatically in Indonesia. Virtual classroom   is an integration of information technology through the use of the internet to connect teachers and students. The aim of this research is to find out the effectiveness the using virtual classroom  in TOEFL preparation and to improve students’ score in TOEFL preparation. The population in this research was all of students Nursing Science Study Program Institute of Health Science and Technology of Muhammadiyah Palembang. In order to select the sample, the purposive sampling technique will be implemented, the sample of this research was the seventh semester students of Institute of Health Science and Technology Muhammadiyah Palembang. Nursing science Study program in Academic Year 2020/2021.The data collection of this research is carry out online through Zoom meeting.  To verify the hypotheses, the data used paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test was 0.008 which was lower than 0.05.The findings  show  the  positive  effects using virtual classroom in TOEFL preparation. Keywords: TOEFL preparation;technology;virtual classroo

Qualitative system dynamics models to assess the effect of MOOCs on the system of tertiary education

Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) are an innovation in higher education that cause disruptions in the traditional operation of universities. For this reason it is important to understand what their effect may be in the tertiary level of education. The purpose of this paper is to study this effect under a Systems Thinking perspective. For that reason, several Causal Loop Diagrams (CLDs) were developed with the variables derived from a literature review and interviews with students and teachers. These CLDs showed that communication and collaboration among students and with teachers, cost and language are elements that determine the behavior of the system of tertiary education and the MOOCs integration. Furthermore, they can be seen as an important tool for academic advancement and a means for participation in innovative research. However, higher education is a complex system and there is the need for more advanced and/or quantitative research to fully comprehend the effect of MOOCs on it

Peran Massive Open Online Courses dalam Pendidikan Agama Islam di era digital

This article discusses the learning of Islamic Religious Education (PAI) in the digital era, the opportunities and challenges of MOOC through the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) media associated with the concept of independent learning. The research method used a qualitative descriptive approach. Through the independent learning approach, learners explore knowledge and information independently and gain knowledge from learning experiences. The availability of course themes (course designs) that suit learners in the MOOC program greatly determines the success of increasing the quality of learning, especially regarding Islamic Religious Education (PAI) learning. Until now there has been no Islamic Religious College that has developed the MOOC on PAI which can be used collectively. The final result of this article is a research on the opportunities for developing adaptive MOOCs in Islamic higher education institutions, especially the PAI study program which is harmonized with the application of learning. Through the adaptive MOOC, it is hoped that the strengthening of PAI learning outcomes from the start in the form of materials can become characters and values through monitoring and assessment props using MOOC technology. AbstrakArtikel ini membahas pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam (PAI) di era digital, peluang dan tantangan memanfaatkan media Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) adaptif diselaraskan dengan kurikulum merdeka belajar. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Melalui pendekatan merdeka belajar, pembelajar mengeksplorasi pengetahuan dan informasi secara mandiri dan memperoleh pengetahuan dari pengalaman belajar. Ketersediaan tema kursus (course design) yang sesuai dengan pembelajar dalam MOOC sangat menentukan keberhasilan peningkatan kualitas pembelajaran khususnya tentang Pendidikan Agama Islam (PAI). Penggunaan media pembelajaran MOOC tentang PAI yang digunakan secara bersama kolaboratif antar perguruan tinggi akan memberikan dampak signifikan dalam memajukan pendidikan Islam di Indonesia. Hasil akhir dari artikel ini adalah sebuah pemikiran memanfaatkan peluang media pembelajaran MOOC yang disusun adaptif di Perguruan Tinggi Agama Islam diselaraskan dengan kurikulum merdeka belajar. Melalui konstruksi MOOC adaptif sesuai karakteristik Perguruan Tinggi Agama Islam mampu memberikan solusi dalam penguatan capaian pembelajaran khususnya ranah sikap dan tata nilai

Educational Innovation in Higher Education: Use of Role Playing and Educational Video in Future Teachers’ Training

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have led to the emergence of a variety of active and innovative teaching methods. This is the case in role-playing, which consists of simulating a real-life situation, in this case the school context, in which the student takes on a certain role and interacts with other students in a fictitious situation. Framed in this way, the present study aims to show if the application of the role-playing method promotes the improvement of attitude variables and practical skills. To this end, we advocated the use of a quasi-experimental methodology, with a control and experimental group and the application of a post-test. The sample is composed of 138 students from the Master of Teachers of Compulsory Secondary Education in Ceuta (Spain). The results showed that the students positively valued the application of the method, obtaining better scores in the set of variables studied, especially in motivation, creativity and collaboration. Therefore, it continues to be observed that the application of innovative methodologies through technology promotes the increase of multiple skills in the student body. This study aimed to prove that the use of active methods provides an increase in students’ skills, and that, therefore, we must bet on the use of sustainable pedagogies in order to promote a real innovation in the classrooms.This study is financed by the Teaching Training and Information Plan of the University of Granada. FIDOugr Plan 2018-2020, in the program of Innovation and Good Teaching Practices. Code: 19-43

Using open education practices across the Mediterranean for intercultural curriculum development in higher education

This multinational authored article presents the findings and recommendations of a three-year, European-funded project ‘OpenMed: Opening up education in South Mediterranean countries’, which brought together five higher education partners from Europe and nine from the South Mediterranean region. This was the first cross-European initiative to promote the adoption of Open Educational Practices (OEP) within higher education involving educational institutions in each of the countries. A three-phase project design included gathering and analyzing case studies of OEPs globally, and, in particular, in the South Mediterranean; the organization of regional forums to encourage priorities for change; and the multi-national design and pilot implementation of a ‘training of trainers’ course for academic capacity building in OEPs as part of curricula reform. We will discuss how the cultural approaches used among experts and project partners with different national, linguistic, and educational backgrounds have instigated change in policy and practice at a personal, institutional, and national level. © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group

Evaluation of a blended learning model for pre-service teachers.

This study aims to determine the predictive factors for effective teaching in blended learning contexts. A Blended Learning Evaluation Scale was devised. The participants were 145 first-year students studying for education degrees using a blended learning model. An exploratory factorial analysis revealed five factors for establishing a good model of blended teaching and learning: student expectations on their learning subjects, the use of web 2.0 tools, feedback from teachers, collaborative work among fellow classmates, and the social relations among students themselves and with their professors.post-print368 K