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Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

Teaching in the Subject “Systems Interconnection” at Extremadura University

Juan Arias Masa , Rafael Martín Espada , Juan Arias Abelaria

Published: 29-06-2021 | Abstract | pp. 1-22

This work describes the teaching that is used in the subject of "Systems Interconnection" that is taught in the Higher Telecommunications Engineering of the University of Extremadura. Each of the sections that make up the subject are detailed, both the competences that the students will have as soon as they pass the subject, as well as the theoretical and practical contents taught therein. In addition, a summary is made of the teaching methodology used, the learning results, and finally ends detailing the evaluation methodology  and above of all the academic results of the last courses, where an improvement in these results is observed, especially in the percentage of approved by reducing the sum of the percentages of unchanged and suspended.

 

2021-06-29



Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

The Methodology of Using Augmented Reality Technology in the Training of Future Computer Science Teachers

Nadiia Balyk , Inna Grod , Yaroslav Vasylenko , Galyna Shmyger , Vasyl Oleksiuk

Published: 29-06-2021 | Abstract | pp. 1-20

The paper describes the concept of augmented reality. Based on literature analysis, the authors claim that augmented reality technology enriches human experiences with digital data. The introduction of augmented reality applications and services provides an opportunity to increase the realism of research, while also offering an enhanced emotional and cognitive experience. Therefore, it can be an effective tool for the organization of learning in schools, colleges and universities.
Augmented reality technologies can be interesting as an object of study as well. To do this, scientists need to design, develop and test appropriate methodologies.
This paper explores one of the components of such techniques. The authors analysed several platforms for creating augmented reality applications. Unity, Vuforia and 3d-Studio were chosen for the purpose of analysis. Using them, the authors developed a fragment of the content of education. It contains instructions
for creating an augmented reality application. The paper contains the author’s account of the process of training future teachers of computer science at Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University (Ukraine). Based on the conducted study, the authors claim that students showed considerable interest in augmented reality technologies and the content of their training.

2021-06-29



Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

Decoding User Experience in Instructional Design for E-learning Project

Kamila Szwed , Anna Bąkała

Published: 31-12-2025 | Abstract | pp. 1-18

In the rapidly evolving field of education, e-learning has become an essential tool for sharing knowledge and skills. However, the success of e-learning solutions mainly depends on how effectively they meet users’ needs and expectations. Designing the User Experience (UX) is a crucial aspect of developing e-learning products. To incorporate UX strategies into projects, clear understanding and communication are vital among Instructional Designers (IDs), stakeholders, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). This article explores this relationship, focusing on the connection between UX and Instructional Design (ID) in e-learning projects. By examining the principles and practices that create effective UX in ID, we aim to recommend strategies that boost learner engagement, satisfaction, and overall educational outcomes. Through detailed analysis of current trends, case studies, and expert insights, a tool has been developed to help interpret UX elements during e-learning project development. The goal of this article is to create a roadmap for educators, designers, and developers committed to producing impactful, user-centered e-learning experiences. Additionally, it seeks to develop and validate a tool to assess Instructional Designers’ approach to stakeholder discussions when beginning an e-learning project. It also aims to propose a model to evaluate how much project planning emphasizes UX design.

2025-12-31



Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

Blended Learning and Accounting Student Success in Oman: An Empirical Post-COVID-19 Study

Khafiya Sultan Al-Wahaibi , Bashayar Badar Al-Amri , Mohammed Muneerali Thottoli

Published: 30-06-2025 | Abstract | pp. 1-21

This research aims to explore blended learning (basic requirements and knowledge) and accounting students’ success after COVID-19 among graduating students in Oman. Furthermore, this study examines how blended learning (BL) effectiveness acts as a mediator between the BL basic requirements and the success of accounting students, as well as between the BL basic knowledge and the success of accounting students. A quantitative research methodology was employed to collect data for this study, using a questionnaire distributed through WhatsApp and email to students attending various universities in the Sultanate of Oman. Following that, the researcher analyzed the data using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The study found that the BL basic requirements have a positive impact on accounting students’ success. It also showed that BL basic knowledge has no significant relation to accounting students’ success after COVID-19. The findings also show that there is a mediating effect of BL effectiveness between BL basic requirements and accounting students’ success after COVID-19. Limited generalizability exists because the respondents were restricted to Oman. Future research could expand the sample by including participants enrolled in non-accounting courses. The study highlights the importance of delivering both online and face-to-face learning and a range of online activities. This study emphasizes how students engage with and participate in a BL accounting course.

2025-06-30



Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

Report on the Implementation of Work Package 5 “Pilot Methodology Development” in the Framework of the IRNet Project

Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska , Nataliia Morze , Piet Kommers , Tatiana Noskova , Martin Drlík , Josef Malach , Tomayess Issa , Maryna Romanyukha

Published: 01-02-2017 | Abstract | pp. 127-159

This article, prepared by an international team of researchers from different scientific areas connected with ICT, e-learning, pedagogy, and other related dis-ciplines, focuses on the objectives and some results of the international project IRNet. In particular, the article describes research tools, methods, and a proce-dure of the Work Package 5 (WP5), that is, objectives, tasks, deliverables, and implementation of research trips in the context of the next stages and Work Pack-ages of IRNet project – International Research Network.

2017-02-01



Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

Online Teacher Training for Global Teaching Contexts – Can E-learning Help Develop Better Language Teachers?

Jarosław Krajka

Published: 28-12-2022 | Abstract | pp. 1-17

During the two-year pandemic period all university education, including language teacher training, was conducted exclusively in the online mode. While for many instructional contexts transition to the online mode meant decreasing the effectiveness of instruction due to lack of physical contact and greater time
consumption for materials development, it became clear that skillful use of e-learning tools and procedures might give university education a boost. The paper will put to test the research hypothesis that using social professional networks, composed of participants who are familiar to one another outside the course but
become new personas inside it, will have a positive effect on the involvement of teacher trainees in pursuing teaching qualifications, evidenced in their increased participation in methodology-oriented tasks in different modes. This will be illustrated with examples from the Foreign Language Teaching Methodology online course for undergraduate applied linguistics students which blended synchronous and asynchronous interactions in different Moodle activities.

2022-12-28



Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

Coherence Model of Instruction

Pavel Kapoun

Published: 01-02-2016 | Abstract | pp. 81-91

The article deals with three main issues: the understanding of curriculum in context, the ability of contextualisation, and retention of knowledge in long-term memory. The paper first suggests principles based on the coherence model of instruction, which aims to achieve coherence of knowledge of isolated facts through a network of semantic relationships. Then, the theoretical basis of the model is described, including spatial learning strategies, cooperative learning, and excur-sions in an authentic environment supported by mobile devices. A methodology of teaching was designed according to the principles of the coherence model, and a virtual guide through educational exhibitions was developed. The virtual guide was tested with students of a primary school during an experimental lecture in the Ostrava Zoo. An evaluation of the coherence model and the virtual guide was carried out using three methods: an observation of students’ behaviour and learning during the experimental lecture, a pedagogical experiment, and an evaluation of questionnaires. The results of the evaluation proved that the coherence model of instruction has a positive impact on understanding in context, ability of con-textualisation, and retention of the curriculum in long-term memory.

2016-02-01



Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

The Role of Emotions in the Context of Shaping the Attitudes of Academic Teachers Towards E-Learning

Krystian Tuczyński

Published: 17-06-2022 | Abstract | pp. 1-28

The article attempts to identify emotions displayed by university teachers towards the adoption of e-learning solutions in the academic environment. The article is divided into four main parts. Part one is a description of one of the key components of human attitude, which is emotions. The second part describes the research methodology and defines the original research tool, which was used to measure the emotions manifested by academic staff in the use of e-learning. The third part is the analysis of the research results, which presents detailed summaries of each aspect of e-learning. The final section summarizes the research findings and makes recommendations for higher education institutions in the field of distance learning in an the academic community.

2022-06-17



Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

Report on the Implementation of Work Package 6 “Implementation of Methodology” in the Framework of the IRNet Project

Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska , Josef Malach , Kateřina Kostolányová , Nataliia Morze , Piet Kommers , Tatiana Noskova , Paulo Pinto , Sixto Cubo Delgado , Martin Drlík , Tomayess Issa , Maryna Romanyukha

Published: 01-02-2017 | Abstract | pp. 93-119

This article, prepared by an international team of researchers from different scientific areas connected with ICT, e-learning, pedagogy, and other related disciplines, focuses on the objectives and some results of the international project IRNet (www.irnet.us.edu.pl). In particular, the article describes research tools, methods, and a procedure of the Work Package 6 “Implementation of Methodology,” that is, objectives, tasks, deliverables, publications, and implementation of research trips in the context of the next stages and Work Packages of IRNet project – International Research Network.

2017-02-01



Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

“Flavours in Ead” an Innovative Concept and Approach for an Intuitive and Effective E-learning Course

Maria Potes Barbas , Pedro Matos

Published: 31-12-2021 | Abstract | pp. 1-13

E-learning has changed significantly since the pandemic. In the early months of 2020, our whole educational framework suffered from several side effects that needed to be corrected to ensure an effective and alternative way of teaching. Therefore, new methods and methodologies needed to be outlined to address the students’ learning needs. Regarding Higher Education, students and teachers were used to a more traditional way of teaching, yet strategies had to be implemented to maintain teaching in a higher level of performance. Thus, a methodology called “Flavours in EaD” was developed. This strategy comprised several actions and steps on how to build a robust, intuitive, and flexible E-learning course in the COVID-19 Pandemic time. What will be presented and analysed in this work as a way of disseminating the research and methodological process related to the “Flavours in Ead” strategy is based on the thought process involving the preparation, verification, development and implementation phase.

2021-12-31



Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

Applying QR Codes in Facilitating Mathematics and Informatics Education

Lilla Koreňová , Jozef Hvorecký

Published: 01-02-2018 | Abstract | pp. 33-44

QR codes are usually discussed in the context of mobile learning. In our article, we show other opportunities of their use with special focus on mathematics and informatics education and its methodology. Appropriately placed QR codes can, for example, be applied to create a feedback for both students and teachers, as an additional source of problems in a problem solver or a worksheet, or as an input gate to a didactic game. The addressees use their smartphones to read their selected QR code. The code refers to a file containing the data files predesigned and stored by their educator or the author of learning materials. The data are then used in accordance with their educator’s instruction. Similarly, a QR code can link additional information sources in a worksheet or open the student’s gate to the course/instructor evaluation. In the paper, we portray such an approach using examples from various fields of mathematics, statistics, and databases. Finally, we discuss advantages and disadvantages of this approach.

2018-02-01



Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning

The COVID-19 Impact on Online Education – Opportunities and Challenges in a SWOT Analysis

Ana Cristina Saraiva , Nuno Alves Silva

Published: 31-12-2021 | Abstract | pp. 1-18

The outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic are having an impact on all areas, with the educational sector being one of the most impacted sectors to be taken into account. The purpose of this article is to identify the main opportunities and challenges of online education as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, through a selective bibliography providing advice on information sources, and databases. The research methodology was achieved by performing a systematic literature review of what exists on subject, in order to retrieve the main categories for a SWOT analysis, from the points of view of teachers, students and the parents themselves.
Finally, it attempts to cover the main contributors to the study domain. For each weakness and challenge, teachers and students can create an opportunity in online learning.
The authors also have seen that this type of education is providing a great environment for learning innovation and to face-to-face teaching.

2021-12-31