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Cristan Herbert, Gary M. Velan, Wendy M. Pryor, Rakesh K. Kumar
Background Although blended learning has the potential to enhance the student experience, both in terms of engagement and flexibility, it can be difficult to effectively restructure existing courses. To achieve these goals for an introductory Pathology course, offered to more than 250 undergraduate students at UNSW…
Maryam Tayebinik, Marlia Mohd Puteh
ICT or Information and Communication Technology has pervaded the fields of education. In recent years the term "e-learning" has emerged as a result of the integration of ICT in the education fields. Following the application this technology into teaching, some pitfalls have been identified and this have led to the…
Muhammad Azeem Ashraf, Shorif Mollah, Shahnaz Perveen, Nadia Shabnam + 1 more
'Lizoon Nahar'] In recent years, blended learning (BL) has grown to occupy an important space in Chinese educational practice. Policymakers have developed many application strategies and platforms and are continuing to develop BL for future use. In order to apply BL in practice, key stakeholders have been using…
Suhaila Halasa, Nimer Abusalim, Mohammad Rayyan, Rose E. Constantino + 4 more
1.1.1#### Blended learning Blended learning is given several different names in the literature, for instance, mixed learning and hybrid learning (Barry & Abdullah Alhazmi, [nop2492-bib-0009]). There is no set definition for blended learning in the literature (Hrastinski, [nop2492-bib-0041]). Some define it broadly…
Muhammad Zaheer Asghar, Muhammad Naeem Afzaal, Javed Iqbal, Hafiza Amina Sadia + 1 more
'Hafiza Amina Sadia' 'Paul B. Tchounwou'] Blended learning approaches are considered as the most viable for the delivery of training to remote areas and accessing learners at a mass level. Blended learning is a combination of different learning approaches to facilitate the learners’ needs. The National Vocational and…
Zhonggen Yu, Wei XU, Paisan Sukjairungwattana
The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 has made blended learning widely accepted, followed by many studies committed to blended learning outcomes and student attitudes. Few studies have, however, focused on the summarized effect of blended learning. To complement this missing link, this study meta-analytically reviews blended…
Valentyna Kovalenko, Maiia Marienko, Аліса Сухіх
The study examines the problem of using augmented and virtual reality in the process of blended learning in general secondary education. Analysis of recent research and publications has shown that the use of augmented and virtual reality in the educational process has been considered by scientists. However, the target…
Irtaza Tahir, Victoria Van Mierlo, Victoria Radauskas, Wayne Yeung + 2 more
It is increasingly important to utilize novel approaches to improve student learning. This has become especially relevant throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies have shown positive outcomes of blended learning on student satisfaction. Yet, there are limited data in the field of biology on how blended…
Nynke de Jong, Maggi Savin-Baden, Anne Marie Cunningham, Daniëlle M. L. Verstegen
'Daniëlle M. L. Verstegen'] Blended learning in which online education is combined with face-to-face education is especially useful for (future) health care professionals who need to keep up-to-date. Blended learning can make learning more efficient, for instance by removing barriers of time and distance. In the past…
Charles Chew, Loo Kang Wee
This paper traces the importance of pedagogical content knowledge in the digital age to prepare today's students for the 21st century. It highlights the need for ICT-based pedagogical models that are grounded in both the learning theories of constructivism and connectivism. One such suitable ICT-based pedagogical model…
Hasan Almanasreh
This study concerns the use of e-learning in the educational system shedding the light on its advantages and disadvantages, and analyzing its applicability either partially or totally. From mathematical perspectives, theories are developed to test the courses tendency to online transformation. This leads to a new trend…
Bin Yin, Chih-Hung Yuan
Blended learning has gained increasing popularity in colleges and universities with mixed results. Precision teaching can effectively promote learning performance. The relation between perceived precision teaching (PPT) and the learning performance of college students in a blended learning environment is investigated…
Bashir Ahmed Bhuiyan, Mohammad Shahansha Molla, Masud Alam
Present study aims at exploring the strategies for managing innovation in technical education by using blended learning philosophy and practices with special reference to Politeknik Brunei. Based on literature review and desk research, the study found out salient characteristics, explored constraining factors, elicited…
Utku Köse
This paper describes a blended learning implementation and experience supported with intelligent learning environments included in a learning management system (LMS) called @KU-UZEM. The blended learning model is realized as a combination of face to face education and e-learning. The intelligent learning environments…
Md Baharul Islam, Arif Ahmed, Md Kabirul Islam, Abu Kalam Shamsuddin
Teachers have tried to teach their students by introducing text books along with verbal instructions in traditional education system. However, teaching and learning methods could be changed for developing Information and Communication Technology (ICT). It's time to adapt students with interactive learning system so…
Katy Andrews, Rosalie Stoneley, Katja Eckl
Higher education in biosciences is significantly informed by hands-on field trips and practical laboratory skills-training. With the first Covid-19 national lock-down in England in March 2020, on-campus education at higher education institutions was swiftly moved to alternative provisions, including online only…
Melissa V. Ramirez, Virginia S. Lee, Lindsay Hamm, Michael E. Taveirne + 1 more
Students’ positive perceptions of the learning environment increase retention and persistence in STEM disciplines. This study presents results from a Learning Environment Questionnaire administered at the beginning and end of the semester in a redesigned general/introductory microbiology course offered in traditional…
Bárbara Rodrigues Cintra Armellini, Lara Nardi Baroni, Samantha Carvalho Maia Brito, Ana Carolina Ramos Moreno + 3 more
In 2013, the “Adopt a Bacterium” project was created, which originally proposed the use of the social network Facebook® as an educational tool to engage students in learning microbiology through personalized posts. However, the generational alignment dynamic presents contemporary challenges for educators. Given the…
Kiran Musunuru, Zarin P. Machanda, Lyon Qiao, William J. Anderson
We assessed the efficacy of traditional lectures versus online modules with respect to student learning in an undergraduate introductory biochemistry course in two successive years. In the first year, students had the options of attending live lectures by the course instructor and viewing online modules pre-recorded by…
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We present a multi-stage framework for predictive modeling that integrates automated feature engineering, selective dimensionality reduction, and targeted ensembling. Our pipeline begins with feature generation using a GPU-accelerated adaptation of AutoFeat, followed by variance-based pruning and LightGBM gain-based…
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The accurate prediction of fuel mixture properties is essential for the development of alternative fuels, yet remains challenging under data-scarce conditions due to the combinatorial complexity of multi-component systems. In this study, we present a systematic evaluation of three machine learning (ML)…
Téa S. Pusey, Andrea Presas Valencia, Adriana Signorini, Petra Kranzfelder
We developed and validated a new classroom observation protocol, Online COPUS (E-COPUS), to measure teaching and learning practices in the online learning environment. We collected COPUS and E-COPUS data from 40 STEM courses before, during the transition, and continuation of emergency remote teaching (ERT). Through…
Lucie Denisart, Diana Zapata-Dominguez, Xavier David, Aubin Leclere + 5 more
The manufacturing process of batteries can be complex and time-consuming. We introduce a new version of the digital twin of our lithium ion battery pilot line, Simubat 4.0 Gen-2, based on a new combination of Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality. This digital twin is designed to deliver training on the lithium-ion battery…
Shivayogappa. S. Teli, Senthil velou M., Soundariya K., Deepika Velusami + 2 more
The quality of both teaching and learning techniques in health sciences determines the competency of the doctors produced and the patient care. Realizing the necessity of active learning at the undergraduate level, curricular reforms were crucial to ensure that students play an active role in the learning process and…
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Machine olfaction—the artificial replication of the sense of smell—faces significant challenges due to the absence of large, standardized training datasets. Unlike vision, language, and audio models, which benefit from extensive corpora such as ImageNet, GLUE, and AudioSet, olfaction lacks scaled equivalents and…
Ashish Shrestha, Vinay Marla, Jyotsna Rimal, Sushmita Shrestha + 2 more
Oral pathology comprises of extensive teaching-learning of histopathology. Teaching histopathology is always challenging more when numerous histopathology slides are involved. There is lack of interest among the students and also face challenges to correlate with the clinical presentation. For effective learning, need…
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In philosophy and science, a first principle is a basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption. Ancient Greek philosophy Aristotle defined the first principle as “the first basis from which a thing is known.” First principles thinking (or reasoning from first…