Geitz, Gerry Donker, Anouk Parpala, Anna
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Learning Environments Research
In higher education, a need is felt to redesign curricula to better prepare students for the evolving ‘world of work’. The current exploratory study investigated first-year ( N = 414) students’ approaches to learning, well-being and perceptions of their learning environment in the context of an innovative educational concept: design-based education...
Usher, Maya Hershkovitz, Arnon
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Learning Environments Research
Synchronous hybrid learning (SHL) is a new instructional approach that allows on-site and remote students to participate in learning activities simultaneously. Investigating metaphorical perceptions about new learning environments may offer insights into the ways in which they are perceived by various stakeholders. Yet, research is missing a thorou...
Fairhurst, Nicole Koul, Rekha Sheffield, Rachel
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Learning Environments Research
Australia’s economic need for innovation has led to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education becoming an essential investment for the future. This study utilised a mixed-methods approach involving a pre-validated quantitative questionnaire together with qualitative semi-structured focus groups with students across four Year...
Stevens, T. M. den Brok, P. J. Noroozi, O. Biemans, H. J. A.
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Learning Environments Research
During the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers were forced to move their teaching completely online. While some seized the opportunity to learn and innovate, others experienced difficulties. This study provides insights into the differences between university teachers during the COVID-19 crisis. A survey among university teachers (N = 283) was conducted to...
Maor, Rotem Levi, Rotem Mevarech, Zemira Paz-Baruch, Nurit Grinshpan, Niv Milman, Alex Shlomo, Sarit Zion, Michal
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Learning Environments Research
The COVID-19 crisis has forced education systems around the world to switch hurriedly from learning in class to learning via online technology. One of the common platforms worldwide for teaching online was zoom. Working under uncertain conditions and facing rapid changes are characteristics of the twenty-first century. Coping adaptively with these ...
Mateo-Canedo, Corel Crespo-Puig, Neus Cladellas, Ramon Méndez-Ulrich, Jorge Luis Sanz, Antoni
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Learning Environments Research
The restriction measures put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic posed notable challenges for formal teaching–learning processes because they had to be adapted to ensure health security. An active learning programme applied to three environments (indoors, outdoors, and online) was tested with 273 undergraduate university students in a within-subj...
Ong, Sharmaine Gek Teng Quek, Gwendoline Choon Lang
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Learning Environments Research
Online teaching and learning has become more prominent and prevalent with digital platforms becoming the only means of communication in lessons. The resulting limited teacher–student interactions can be an important contributing factor in the rise of ineffective learning. Therefore, it has become necessary to enhance these interactions during onlin...
Connolly, Cornelia Murray, Cliona Brady, Bernadine Mac Ruairc, Gerry Dolan, Pat
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Learning environments research
Taking the 'breakdown' in regular schooling as a result of the Covid pandemic as a catalyst to reimagine education, this article formulates a theoretical framework, using design research, that enables a fundamental reconceptualization and introduction of new actors into the space of schooling, which is a learning environment that traditionally has ...
Singh, Falguni Saini, Monika Kumar, Ashish Ramakrishna, Seeram Debnath, Mousumi
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Learning environments research
Cross-sectional research was designed using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) to examine the impact of the educational environment on students' perceptions of learning and teaching in a university offering higher education. Using a Likert scale, 300 participants from various streams were assessed. There were no disparities in t...
Keser Aschenberger, Filiz Radinger, Gregor Brachtl, Sonja Ipser, Christina Oppl, Stefan
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Learning environments research
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, digital technologies for distance learning have been used in educational institutions worldwide, raising issues about social implications, technological development, and teaching and learning strategies. While disparities regarding access to technical equipment and the internet ('the digital divi...
