A Flexible Future Education Model—Strategies Drawn from Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic
As they emerge from the pandemic, universities worldwide are evaluating the adaptations in the education sector during the pandemic and determining their course of action for the future. In this work, drawing on the lessons from four courses across two different universities, a survey of over 300 st...
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| author | Srinivasan, Seshasai López Ramos, Juan Antonio Muhammad, Nasim |
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| description | As they emerge from the pandemic, universities worldwide are evaluating the adaptations in the education sector during the pandemic and determining their course of action for the future. In this work, drawing on the lessons from four courses across two different universities, a survey of over 300 students, and the literature, we present strategies for successfully implementing a flexible blended education format. The survey revealed that the performance of the cohort taking the course during the pandemic performed nearly the same as the cohorts that took the courses before the pandemic. However, the students did not prefer an entirely virtual format, felt that their social wellbeing was impacted, and preferred a hybrid education model with a lot of supplementary learning material. As a key contribution of this work, we have identified and elaborate on four key pillars for a flexible blended education format, namely, course design, pedagogical strategies incorporating active learning and providing a sense of online community, infrastructure for delivery and training, and incorporating activities that support student wellbeing. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-123742023-04-12T19:37:50Z A Flexible Future Education Model—Strategies Drawn from Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic Srinivasan, Seshasai López Ramos, Juan Antonio Muhammad, Nasim future learning COVID-19 lessons blended learning online learning strategies As they emerge from the pandemic, universities worldwide are evaluating the adaptations in the education sector during the pandemic and determining their course of action for the future. In this work, drawing on the lessons from four courses across two different universities, a survey of over 300 students, and the literature, we present strategies for successfully implementing a flexible blended education format. The survey revealed that the performance of the cohort taking the course during the pandemic performed nearly the same as the cohorts that took the courses before the pandemic. However, the students did not prefer an entirely virtual format, felt that their social wellbeing was impacted, and preferred a hybrid education model with a lot of supplementary learning material. As a key contribution of this work, we have identified and elaborate on four key pillars for a flexible blended education format, namely, course design, pedagogical strategies incorporating active learning and providing a sense of online community, infrastructure for delivery and training, and incorporating activities that support student wellbeing. 2021-10-04T10:51:59Z 2021-10-04T10:51:59Z 2021-09-17 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2227-7102 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/12374 https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11090557 en https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/9/557 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | future learning COVID-19 lessons blended learning online learning strategies Srinivasan, Seshasai López Ramos, Juan Antonio Muhammad, Nasim A Flexible Future Education Model—Strategies Drawn from Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title | A Flexible Future Education Model—Strategies Drawn from Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | A Flexible Future Education Model—Strategies Drawn from Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | A Flexible Future Education Model—Strategies Drawn from Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Flexible Future Education Model—Strategies Drawn from Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | A Flexible Future Education Model—Strategies Drawn from Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | flexible future education model—strategies drawn from teaching during the covid-19 pandemic |
| topic | future learning COVID-19 lessons blended learning online learning strategies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/12374 https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11090557 |
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