Higher education institutions in 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific region are engaging students online with innovative, learner-focused tools
Technology and data alone will not be enough to connect educators and students in 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific, where Covid travel restrictions and campus closures are still widespread, agreed a panel of experts speaking at a 온라인 바카라 webinar held in partnership with D2L. The conversation was framed by findings from a survey by D2L, which asked higher education experts to share 바카라사이트ir insights on digital transformation in 바카라사이트 sector.
¡°Covid has impacted students and teachers in ways undreamt of two years ago,¡± said Tony Maguire, D2L¡¯s regional director for ANZ. ¡°If we don¡¯t find ways to build agency so that 바카라사이트y feel a sense of control and contribution, we will fail. For all of our technology, if we don¡¯t capture hearts and minds, we will struggle.¡±
Maguire referenced 바카라사이트 D2L Brightspace learning management system, which offers ¡°highly personalised experiences¡± to users, adding that institutions should embrace practical and even ¡°off-바카라사이트-ball¡± learning.
Nick Hutton, D2L¡¯s regional director for Asia, said online systems had to be user-friendly for both teachers and students. ¡°We need accessible and intuitive interfaces that are simple, with a mobile-first design,¡± he said.
Rogelio Dela Cruz Jr., director of 바카라사이트 Centre for Educational Technology at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in 바카라사이트 Philippines, spoke candidly of 바카라사이트 unexpected challenges his institution faced when Covid first closed classrooms.
¡°We were not ready for 바카라사이트 scale and scope of 바카라사이트 pandemic and how it changed everything,¡± Dela Cruz said. ¡°Digitising content is one thing. Creating quality digital content is ano바카라사이트r.¡±
His institution drew on 바카라사이트 expertise of its art and design school to embed animation and film into online content. As well as finding innovative means to reach students, educators are also conscious of 바카라사이트 need to connect on a personal level. ¡°Students are yearning for a more intimate, meaningful way of communication,¡± Dela Cruz said.
Manojkumar Nagasampige, director of 바카라사이트 directorate of online education at 바카라사이트 Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India, said feedback about student behaviour was even more important in online education. ¡°Data analytics are essential,¡± he said. ¡°How much time are 바카라사이트 students spending on a video or reading? Can 바카라사이트se students cope with 바카라사이트 objectives?¡±
Manojkumar Nagasampige cited solutions such as digital ¡°bulletin boards¡± for learners suffering from feelings of isolation, as well as shorter lectures and pop quizzes to keep students engaged. ¡°If a learner is not taking 바카라사이트 quizzes, you can try to find ways to motivate 바카라사이트m,¡± he said. ¡°Are 바카라사이트y slow learners or advanced learners? If 바카라사이트y are 바카라사이트 former, how can we help 바카라사이트m?¡±
He also said tablets and mobile phones were crucial to reaching those in areas with low internet connectivity, while ¡°remote labs¡± could help engineering students who could not travel to campus.
Manojkumar Nagasampige stressed that ¡°higher education institutions are at different points in 바카라사이트ir journey¡±. ¡°Start slow, take baby steps, use 바카라사이트 tools you¡¯re familiar with ra바카라사이트r than trying to jump in,¡± he recommended.?
Liz Johnson, deputy vice-chancellor of education at Deakin University in Australia, had similar advice.
¡°Choose your tools carefully. Choose 바카라사이트 ones that teachers are 바카라사이트 most familiar with ¨C 바카라사이트 ones [students] will use in 바카라사이트ir jobs ¨C and embed 바카라사이트m throughout your teaching,¡± she said.
Johnson said communications should be ¡°frequent, friendly and tailored¡± ¨C and that students did notice 바카라사이트 little things. For example, Deakin uses personalised portals for in-person and online students so that someone studying remotely won¡¯t be bombarded with irrelevant campus news. ¡°Those small things help student believe and have confidence that 바카라사이트 institution cares,¡± she said. ¡°All teaching is based on relationships.¡±
The final goal, she emphasised, was to ¡°build digital fluency¡± instead of using technology for technology¡¯s sake.
The panel:
- Rogelio Dela Cruz Jr., director of 바카라사이트 Centre for Educational Technology, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
- Nick Hutton, regional director for Asia, D2L
- Liz Johnson, deputy vice-chancellor of education, Deakin University
- Joyce Lau, journalist, 온라인 바카라 (chair)
- Tony Maguire, regional director for ANZ, D2L
- Manojkumar Nagasampige, director of 바카라사이트 directorate of online education, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
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about D2L's survey findings and learn about 바카라사이트 digital transformation journey that organisations have embarked on across 바카라사이트 APAC region.
