This study evaluates the merits and challenges associated with onsite and online internships, focusing on their impact on objective achievement, intern-industry interaction, interdisciplinary... Show More

This study evaluates the merits and challenges associated with onsite and online internships, focusing on their impact on objective achievement, intern-industry interaction, interdisciplinary learning, and globalization through the four-I's framework: intentional, interconnected, interdisciplinary, and international. By comparing the experiences of 21 students engaged in eight-week onsite programs alongside 21 online interns, the study finds that online internships offer flexibility and global accessibility, enhancing international skills. However, they score lower in intentionality, interactivity, and interdisciplinary learning. In contrast, onsite internships excel in providing hands-on experiences, real-time observation, teamwork, and the development of interdisciplinary skills development, albeit underutilizing international dimensions. Future investigations could explore how technological advancements like augmented reality and virtual reality might enhance online internships. Additionally, it could examine how digital tools and social media platforms could facilitate interaction among online interns, mentors, and host companies within the evolving internship landscape.

The dramatic shift to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted certain global challenges associated with online learning, including our need to better understand the nature of... Show More

The dramatic shift to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted certain global challenges associated with online learning, including our need to better understand the nature of caring relationships in online learning. In the present study, Noddings's care-centered model of education was applied to explore students' perception of care and caring behaviors in online courses and the design and pedagogical practices associated with a sense of being cared for based on interviews with 14 online learners. Findings from this study support the notion that online learning environments are robust enough to allow for caring relations to emerge. However, the analysis of student data pointed to a possible missing element in Noddings's model when applied to online learning, namely “anticipating.” Further, the study highlighted the critical role played by instructors' competencies in designing collaborative learning activities and feedback processes in the enactment of care ethics when teaching online. A discussion of findings and their implications for online teaching is provided.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, distance teaching became the main solution, including for the furniture woodworking course at National Taipei University of Technology in Taipei, Taiwan, which relied... Show More

During the COVID-19 pandemic, distance teaching became the main solution, including for the furniture woodworking course at National Taipei University of Technology in Taipei, Taiwan, which relied on video and online software. However, this posed challenges for maintaining teaching quality and achieving objectives in technical practice courses. To address this, this study introduced remote technical guidance using VR in technical practice courses. This method combined distance-teaching and live dual-teacher broadcasts, allowing students to participate in real-time online discussions. During these broadcasts, instructors used VR to demonstrate operations on a virtual platform, explaining as they went along. Students could observe from the operator's perspective, gaining insights into furniture production processes. They also engaged in group interactions, assuming roles like technical operators, thereby mastering key furniture production concepts. This innovative teaching approach offered a solution that combined remote technical guidance with VR. It provided immediate teaching enhancements and problem-solving solutions in the post-COVID-19 era.

Learner-centered education through appropriate methodologies will facilitate effective learning in higher educational institutions. Learners in any educational institute come from varied... Show More

Learner-centered education through appropriate methodologies will facilitate effective learning in higher educational institutions. Learners in any educational institute come from varied backgrounds, abilities, and various personal attributes that will affect the pace of learning. To achieve learner-centric education, instructors have to use appropriate methodologies to engage students actively in learning. Methodologies include individual and collaborative learning types. This paper focuses on active learning strategies and their impact on achieving learner-centric education. Strategies are used based on session outcomes and assessment plans to achieve the outcomes planned. The paper also discusses the strategies available for instructors to develop independent learning, interactive learning, and collaborative learning among students.

Use of technology on campuses of higher education has changed how students are engaged in the process of learning. It also has brought lot of asynchrony to the definition of class room teaching... Show More

Use of technology on campuses of higher education has changed how students are engaged in the process of learning. It also has brought lot of asynchrony to the definition of class room teaching, active learning, student-staff interactions, and dealing with various academic challenges. The paper presents a study conducted to measure student engagement in a generic and online learning management system-based teaching learning environment. The paper presents threefold results. The first one is on identification of student engagement styles. The styles identified can further be used to design, develop, and implement most student engaging policies on campus which are beneficial to all the stakeholders. Second, the central point of the study is the student and her/his engagement with the learning process. The paper presents a student engagement report card to individual students for their analysis. Informing and involving students to know about their engagement report card would be beneficial. The third is feedback on a trail left by students' logs on the learning management system that can help the teachers to plan the teaching methodology. The methodology used was based on the data collected by the students of the institute/university. A student engagement questionnaire was used to measure student engagement in both generic and online learning environments. A cluster analysis was conducted on the data collected to identify the student engagement styles. A subcategory analysis was reported as a student engagement report card. The student-logged data on the institute learning management system was used to present the third analysis.

With the implementation of the Bilingual 2030 policy by the National Development Council in 2018, understanding the anxiety levels of junior and senior high school students in Taiwan regarding the... Show More

With the implementation of the Bilingual 2030 policy by the National Development Council in 2018, understanding the anxiety levels of junior and senior high school students in Taiwan regarding the English language has become crucial, especially in the context of online learning. This study reviewed the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale, modifying its factor structure and reducing the number of items to 19. The revised scale encompasses four factors: anxiety, self-efficacy, social comparison, and unwillingness to attend English classes. Data collected from 625 junior and senior high school students, within the framework of online learning, indicate the proposed scale's effectiveness and reliability in investigating English language anxiety among students. Additionally, the study offers insights into the impact of gender, grades, and the four identified factors.