Hot off the press: an analysis of the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on students' learning at the Institute of Tourism Studies (Malta). ITS is a VET higher education institution focusing on travel, tourism, hospitality and heritage studies. The impact of the pandemic was clear and students have given a clear direction: blended learning (on campus and online together) is a way forward post-pandemic. The pandemic turned face-to-face learning into e-learning overnight in March 2020. As the pandemic scare, subsided, educational institutions started to request faculty and students to come back on campus as if Covid-19 had not happened. But students and faculty are saying that there is no turning back time. A blend that exploits the affordances of both face-to-face and e-learning is clearly a balanced way forward for ITS students and faculty.
Do you agree? Is this similar or different from your experience at your institution? Comments welcome.
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Agreed, with special reference to creative adult relationships in varied instructional programs that optimally harmonize humanity and technology.
Dear Dr. Debattista!
You made an excellent point! I agree also with Prof. Emeritus Dr. Edwards:
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2) Evenhouse, D., Lee, Y., Berger, E. et al. Engineering student experience and self-direction in implementations of blended learning: a cross-institutional analysis. IJ STEM Ed 10, 19 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-023-00406-x, Open access: Article Engineering student experience and self-direction in impleme...
3) Class Technologies (2023). Building engagement in Europe and the Middle East through hybrid learning, A case-study webinar by The Times Higher Education, 13 March 2023, Available at: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/building-engagement-europe-and-middle-east-through-hybrid-learning
4) Nungu L, Mukama E, Nsabayezu E. Online collaborative learning and cognitive presence in mathematics and science education. Case study of university of Rwanda, college of education. Educ Inf Technol (Dordr). 2023 Feb 8:1-20. doi: 10.1007/s10639-023-11607-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36779197; PMCID: PMC9905761. Free access: Article Online collaborative learning and cognitive presence in Math...
Yours sincerely, Bulcsu Szekely
Dear Dr. Debattista, I agree with you. During the pandemic, there are many courses and lectures online but suddenly less after the pandemic. It is a pitty not exploiting the advantages of online learning. A good university should pay more contribution to the education of a wider range of people through online courses. A better higher education should be a blend with both face-to-face and online.
Una combinación que explota las posibilidades tanto del aprendizaje presencial como del aprendizaje electrónico es claramente una forma equilibrada de avanzar para los estudiantes y profesores de ITS. ¿Estás de acuerdo? ¿Es esto similar o diferente a su experiencia en su institución?
Si estoy de acuerdo, pues durante la pandemia se puso en práctica la utilización de las redes sociales, Whastapp, la Plataforma Moodle, las Videoconferencias, tanto para la preparación virtual de los estudiantes como la preparación de los profesores. Soluciones que aún se ponen en práctica.
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