During the COVID -19 pandemic, educational institutions around the world faced problems that have to do
with the frustration of students for whom traditional education has been replaced by the online format.
Students are experiencing technical difficulties in the digitalization of education. International monitoring
of education systems has shown that quite a few countries were ready to move to distance learning, both for
technical and economic reasons. The covid pandemic has caused an increase in educational inequality. Elearning systems were expected to reduce inequality in education, but empirical research has shown that
learning in this format not only does not reduce, but can increase inequality, increasing the gap in
educational outcomes between students with different socioeconomic status. The article describes
applications of using voice recognition technology based on artificial intelligence which, by our opinion,
may reduce educational inequality during covid-19. We presented a comparative analysis of existing
examples artificial intelligence in the educational process. Artificial intelligence uses in specialized software
it makes educational process more convenient for both the students and the teachers. There is a description
of an application “Academic phrase bank" developed by author. The application consists of two specialising
actions for Google assistant. The application allows to increase academic vocabulary, train of creating
grammatically correct academic expressions, and memorize templates of academic phrases. In active mode,
this application helps to create correct phrases of academic English and improve the abilities of
understanding English speech
A Critical Study of Impact of COVID 19 on Online Learningijtsrd
A qualitative content analysis research was carried out to study the impact of pandemic ally spread Coronavirus on Online Learning Platforms for tertiary education level employing various tech savvy applications and e platforms. This study reviewed around 150 published studies and research on online media since December 2019, primarily focussing on assorted universities that have exercised virtual learning platforms in the form of videoconferencing podcasts or webcam videos , webinars, Audio Conferencing, Live streaming applications, e Workshops, e Conferences so on and so forth during COVID 19. It has swamped nearly all the sectors of the economy affecting entirely, the social class pyramid simultaneously damaging the business, marketing and its services to its population. The purpose of this study is to evaluate as to how education sector manifested temporary reforms and has been able to cope up with ongoing widespread disease by transcending towards content delivery to learners, students and readers nationally and internationally. Jasvin Kaur | Gurjeet Kaur | Punam Aggarwal "A Critical Study of Impact of COVID-19 on Online Learning" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-5 , August 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd32954.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/risk-management/32954/a-critical-study-of-impact-of-covid19-on-online-learning/jasvin-kaur
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON LEARNING -THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE GHANAIAN STUDENT. ...eraser Juan José Calderón
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON LEARNING -THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE GHANAIAN STUDENT
Owusu-Fordjour, C.1i
,
Koomson, C. K.2
,
Hanson, D.3
1Institute for Distance and e-learning,
University of Education, Winneba,
P.O. Box 25, Winneba,
Ghana
2,3Department of Integrated Science Education,
University of Education, Winneba,
P.O. Box 25, Winneba,
Ghana
Factors Influencing Online Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: Sri Lankan Stu...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
This study examines the factors influencing online education for selected Sri Lankan universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also analyses the moderate effect of gender and type of the university on online education. Primary data were collected using a questionnaire via google form from Management students in Sri Lankan selected universities. Data analysis was done through structural equations using analysis of moment structures (AMOS) version 22.0. Attitude, internet and related facilities, curriculum, and self-motivation were found to have a significant positive impact on online education, while workload & time have no significant effect on online education. Among four factors, the strongest influence was derived from self-motivation followed by the curriculum. We have not found significant differences among male and female students’ views on online education, while the impact from the type of university is different among the two categories. This study effectively guides policy makers and university administrators across the educational institutes to decide on continuing online education. It reveals some insights to the teachers, students, and parents to understand the significance of the modern online learning environment and its positive impact on the new learning mode. There is no study related to the factors associated with the impact of online education during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Sri Lankan context.
A global outlook to the interruption of education due to COVID-19 Pandemic: N...eraser Juan José Calderón
A global outlook to the interruption of education due to COVID-19 Pandemic: Navigating in a time of uncertainty and crisis.
Aras Bozkurt, Insung Jung, Junhong Xiao, Viviane Vladimirschi, Robert Schuwer, Gennady Egorov,
Sarah R. Lambert, Maha Al-Freih, Judith Pete, Don Olcott, Jr., Virginia Rodes, Ignacio Aranciaga, Maha
Bali, Abel V. Alvarez, Jr., Jennifer Roberts, Angelica Pazurek, Juliana Elisa Raffaghelli, Nikos
Panagiotou, Perrine de Coëtlogon, Sadik Shahadu, Mark Brown, Tutaleni I. Asino, Josephine
Tumwesige, Tzinti Ramírez Reyes, Emma Barrios Ipenza, Ebba Ossiannilsson, Melissa Bond, Kamel
Belhamel, Valerie Irvine, Ramesh C. Sharma, Taskeen Adam, Ben Janssen, Tatiana Sklyarova,
Nicoleta Olcott, Alejandra Ambrosino, Chrysoula Lazou, Bertrand Mocquet, Mattias Mano, Michael
Paskevicius
Abstract: Uncertain times require prompt reflexes to survive and this study is a collaborative reflex to
better understand uncertainty and navigate through it. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic hit hard
and interrupted many dimensions of our lives, particularly education. As a response to interruption of
education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this study is a collaborative reaction that narrates the overall
view, reflections from the K12 and higher educational landscape, lessons learned and suggestions from
a total of 31 countries across the world with a representation of 62.7% of the whole world population. In
addition to the value of each case by country, the synthesis of this research suggests that the current
practices can be defined as emergency remote education and this practice is different from planned
practices such as distance education, online learning or other derivations. Above all, this study points
out how social injustice, inequity and the digital divide have been exacerbated during the pandemic and need unique and targeted measures if they are to be addressed. While there are support communities and mechanisms, parents are overburdened between regular daily/professional duties and emerging educational roles, and all parties are experiencing trauma, psychological pressure and anxiety to various
degrees, which necessitates a pedagogy of care, affection and empathy. In terms of educational
processes, the interruption of education signifies the importance of openness in education and highlights
issues that should be taken into consideration such as using alternative assessment and evaluation methods as well as concerns about surveillance, ethics, and data privacy resulting from nearly exclusive
COVID-19 and university learning spaces. González-Zamar, Emilio Abad-Segura y...eraser Juan José Calderón
COVID-19 and university learning spaces. MarianaDaniela González-Zamar, Emilio Abad-Segura y César Bernal-Bravo
La COVID-19 ha irrumpido en la vida de los seres humanos causando efectos devastadores en la salud y en la vida de gran parte de la población mundial, afectando a las esferas sociales, económicas y educativas del planeta. La comunidad científica se encuentra ante uno de sus mayores retos para resolver un problema sanitariode alcance global como es la pandemia del COVID-19. Esta situación ha generado un volumen de publicaciones sin precedentes. El impacto del COVID-19 en la enseñanzaha supuesto que los momentos de contacto social hayan desaparecido a cambio de reuniones, clases, exámenes o encuentros virtuales. En este escenario, las aulas universitarias al volver a abrirse no serán las mismas, tampoco sus campus ni espacios del ámbito educativo, deberán aportan creatividad en el a la hora de organizarse y usarse. El objetivo del estudio fue identificar las publicaciones científicas relacionadas con los efectos del COVID-19 en las aulas universitarias durante el período 2019 hasta la actualidad. Para esto, se realizó un análisis bibliométrico de la literatura científica. Se identificaron 676documentos sobre esta temática. Los resultados del análisis revelaron que la productividad científica se ha incrementado desde enero de 2020 con más de 650 artículos sobre la enfermedad, verificando el profundo interés por el COVID-19 en todas las disciplinas. Las principales tendencias de investigación incluyen el impacto de la vuelta a las aulas con los efectos en los procesos cognitivos, motivaciones y del rendimiento académico de los estudiantes.
Covid 19 Pandemic and Educational Innovations and Development of Nigerian Ter...ijtsrd
Covid 19 is a social problem with both positive and negative implications on the people. A lot of studies were conducted on the negative implications of covid 19 on nation’s educational development, regrettably, there were paucity of scholarsly studies on the posivtive implication of this pandemic on the educational development in Nigeria. Therefore, this study seeks to fill this gap in scholarship by examining the positive implications of Covid 19 pandemic on educational development of tertiary institutions in the 21st century in Nigeria. Thus, the study was guided with three objectives and three corresponding research questions. The social change theory evolutionary perspectives and functionalist theory were used as the theoretical approaches to the study.. The study adopted a quantitative method, whereby, the survey design was adopted. The questionnaire instrument was used for data collection. The instrument was titled Covid 19 Pandemic Questionnaire CPQ and Educational Innovations, Improvement and Development Questionnaire EIIDQ . The four Likert scale SA, A, D and SD were also used. The sample size for the study was 400 derived through convenience sampling technique. The study equally used quota, purposive and accidental sampling techniques. Simple percentage, mean and standard deviation were used for data analysis. The paper reveals that apart from the negative outcome, the outbreak of covid 19 in Rivers State brought about positive outcome in the tertiary institutions, as there were perceived improvement, innovations and development in the system, through the use of online or e learning medium. Therefore, the study recommends that teachers who are the pioneer of teaching or education, should even at this period of time when there is ease of the pandemic, utilize or subject the students with e learning so as to avoid shock in case of future occurrence, and also, that teachers and students should do the needful to ensure they improve on ICT skills in case there is need for e learning. Emeodu, Elijah Nwabueze | Obuzor, Mezewo Emerinwe "Covid-19 Pandemic and Educational Innovations and Development of Nigerian Tertiary Institutions in the 21st Century" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46278.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/other/46278/covid19-pandemic-and-educational-innovations-and-development-of-nigerian-tertiary-institutions-in-the-21st-century/emeodu-elijah-nwabueze
A Critical Study of Impact of COVID 19 on Online Learningijtsrd
A qualitative content analysis research was carried out to study the impact of pandemic ally spread Coronavirus on Online Learning Platforms for tertiary education level employing various tech savvy applications and e platforms. This study reviewed around 150 published studies and research on online media since December 2019, primarily focussing on assorted universities that have exercised virtual learning platforms in the form of videoconferencing podcasts or webcam videos , webinars, Audio Conferencing, Live streaming applications, e Workshops, e Conferences so on and so forth during COVID 19. It has swamped nearly all the sectors of the economy affecting entirely, the social class pyramid simultaneously damaging the business, marketing and its services to its population. The purpose of this study is to evaluate as to how education sector manifested temporary reforms and has been able to cope up with ongoing widespread disease by transcending towards content delivery to learners, students and readers nationally and internationally. Jasvin Kaur | Gurjeet Kaur | Punam Aggarwal "A Critical Study of Impact of COVID-19 on Online Learning" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-5 , August 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd32954.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/risk-management/32954/a-critical-study-of-impact-of-covid19-on-online-learning/jasvin-kaur
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON LEARNING -THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE GHANAIAN STUDENT. ...eraser Juan José Calderón
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON LEARNING -THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE GHANAIAN STUDENT
Owusu-Fordjour, C.1i
,
Koomson, C. K.2
,
Hanson, D.3
1Institute for Distance and e-learning,
University of Education, Winneba,
P.O. Box 25, Winneba,
Ghana
2,3Department of Integrated Science Education,
University of Education, Winneba,
P.O. Box 25, Winneba,
Ghana
Factors Influencing Online Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: Sri Lankan Stu...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
This study examines the factors influencing online education for selected Sri Lankan universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also analyses the moderate effect of gender and type of the university on online education. Primary data were collected using a questionnaire via google form from Management students in Sri Lankan selected universities. Data analysis was done through structural equations using analysis of moment structures (AMOS) version 22.0. Attitude, internet and related facilities, curriculum, and self-motivation were found to have a significant positive impact on online education, while workload & time have no significant effect on online education. Among four factors, the strongest influence was derived from self-motivation followed by the curriculum. We have not found significant differences among male and female students’ views on online education, while the impact from the type of university is different among the two categories. This study effectively guides policy makers and university administrators across the educational institutes to decide on continuing online education. It reveals some insights to the teachers, students, and parents to understand the significance of the modern online learning environment and its positive impact on the new learning mode. There is no study related to the factors associated with the impact of online education during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Sri Lankan context.
A global outlook to the interruption of education due to COVID-19 Pandemic: N...eraser Juan José Calderón
A global outlook to the interruption of education due to COVID-19 Pandemic: Navigating in a time of uncertainty and crisis.
Aras Bozkurt, Insung Jung, Junhong Xiao, Viviane Vladimirschi, Robert Schuwer, Gennady Egorov,
Sarah R. Lambert, Maha Al-Freih, Judith Pete, Don Olcott, Jr., Virginia Rodes, Ignacio Aranciaga, Maha
Bali, Abel V. Alvarez, Jr., Jennifer Roberts, Angelica Pazurek, Juliana Elisa Raffaghelli, Nikos
Panagiotou, Perrine de Coëtlogon, Sadik Shahadu, Mark Brown, Tutaleni I. Asino, Josephine
Tumwesige, Tzinti Ramírez Reyes, Emma Barrios Ipenza, Ebba Ossiannilsson, Melissa Bond, Kamel
Belhamel, Valerie Irvine, Ramesh C. Sharma, Taskeen Adam, Ben Janssen, Tatiana Sklyarova,
Nicoleta Olcott, Alejandra Ambrosino, Chrysoula Lazou, Bertrand Mocquet, Mattias Mano, Michael
Paskevicius
Abstract: Uncertain times require prompt reflexes to survive and this study is a collaborative reflex to
better understand uncertainty and navigate through it. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic hit hard
and interrupted many dimensions of our lives, particularly education. As a response to interruption of
education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this study is a collaborative reaction that narrates the overall
view, reflections from the K12 and higher educational landscape, lessons learned and suggestions from
a total of 31 countries across the world with a representation of 62.7% of the whole world population. In
addition to the value of each case by country, the synthesis of this research suggests that the current
practices can be defined as emergency remote education and this practice is different from planned
practices such as distance education, online learning or other derivations. Above all, this study points
out how social injustice, inequity and the digital divide have been exacerbated during the pandemic and need unique and targeted measures if they are to be addressed. While there are support communities and mechanisms, parents are overburdened between regular daily/professional duties and emerging educational roles, and all parties are experiencing trauma, psychological pressure and anxiety to various
degrees, which necessitates a pedagogy of care, affection and empathy. In terms of educational
processes, the interruption of education signifies the importance of openness in education and highlights
issues that should be taken into consideration such as using alternative assessment and evaluation methods as well as concerns about surveillance, ethics, and data privacy resulting from nearly exclusive
COVID-19 and university learning spaces. González-Zamar, Emilio Abad-Segura y...eraser Juan José Calderón
COVID-19 and university learning spaces. MarianaDaniela González-Zamar, Emilio Abad-Segura y César Bernal-Bravo
La COVID-19 ha irrumpido en la vida de los seres humanos causando efectos devastadores en la salud y en la vida de gran parte de la población mundial, afectando a las esferas sociales, económicas y educativas del planeta. La comunidad científica se encuentra ante uno de sus mayores retos para resolver un problema sanitariode alcance global como es la pandemia del COVID-19. Esta situación ha generado un volumen de publicaciones sin precedentes. El impacto del COVID-19 en la enseñanzaha supuesto que los momentos de contacto social hayan desaparecido a cambio de reuniones, clases, exámenes o encuentros virtuales. En este escenario, las aulas universitarias al volver a abrirse no serán las mismas, tampoco sus campus ni espacios del ámbito educativo, deberán aportan creatividad en el a la hora de organizarse y usarse. El objetivo del estudio fue identificar las publicaciones científicas relacionadas con los efectos del COVID-19 en las aulas universitarias durante el período 2019 hasta la actualidad. Para esto, se realizó un análisis bibliométrico de la literatura científica. Se identificaron 676documentos sobre esta temática. Los resultados del análisis revelaron que la productividad científica se ha incrementado desde enero de 2020 con más de 650 artículos sobre la enfermedad, verificando el profundo interés por el COVID-19 en todas las disciplinas. Las principales tendencias de investigación incluyen el impacto de la vuelta a las aulas con los efectos en los procesos cognitivos, motivaciones y del rendimiento académico de los estudiantes.
Covid 19 Pandemic and Educational Innovations and Development of Nigerian Ter...ijtsrd
Covid 19 is a social problem with both positive and negative implications on the people. A lot of studies were conducted on the negative implications of covid 19 on nation’s educational development, regrettably, there were paucity of scholarsly studies on the posivtive implication of this pandemic on the educational development in Nigeria. Therefore, this study seeks to fill this gap in scholarship by examining the positive implications of Covid 19 pandemic on educational development of tertiary institutions in the 21st century in Nigeria. Thus, the study was guided with three objectives and three corresponding research questions. The social change theory evolutionary perspectives and functionalist theory were used as the theoretical approaches to the study.. The study adopted a quantitative method, whereby, the survey design was adopted. The questionnaire instrument was used for data collection. The instrument was titled Covid 19 Pandemic Questionnaire CPQ and Educational Innovations, Improvement and Development Questionnaire EIIDQ . The four Likert scale SA, A, D and SD were also used. The sample size for the study was 400 derived through convenience sampling technique. The study equally used quota, purposive and accidental sampling techniques. Simple percentage, mean and standard deviation were used for data analysis. The paper reveals that apart from the negative outcome, the outbreak of covid 19 in Rivers State brought about positive outcome in the tertiary institutions, as there were perceived improvement, innovations and development in the system, through the use of online or e learning medium. Therefore, the study recommends that teachers who are the pioneer of teaching or education, should even at this period of time when there is ease of the pandemic, utilize or subject the students with e learning so as to avoid shock in case of future occurrence, and also, that teachers and students should do the needful to ensure they improve on ICT skills in case there is need for e learning. Emeodu, Elijah Nwabueze | Obuzor, Mezewo Emerinwe "Covid-19 Pandemic and Educational Innovations and Development of Nigerian Tertiary Institutions in the 21st Century" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46278.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/other/46278/covid19-pandemic-and-educational-innovations-and-development-of-nigerian-tertiary-institutions-in-the-21st-century/emeodu-elijah-nwabueze
PERCEPTIONS OF ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN B...IJITE
This paper explores a sample of data collected from a UNICEF Eastern Caribbean rapid assessment on teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in eight countries. The primary investigation method was mixed and captured data from key participants/stakeholders in education using CAPI Technology and Video Conferencing tools. Statistical analyses and qualitative thematic analysis were conducted to report on findings using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and Nvivo Qualitative Software. The data on online teaching and learning from Barbados was selected for further review and presented an opportunity to assess the Barbadian experience against other developing and developed countries. In assessing these perceptions in a sample of primary and secondary schools, stakeholders were generally dissatisfied with the online and blended learning modalities citing challenges relating to the equality and equity in access to devices and the enabling environment that facilities effective online teaching and learning.
The present study emphasizes the global impact of the e-learning process during COVID 19. The implementation of lockdown and social distancing has been enforced as one of the preventive measures to spread the coronavirus infection which has resulted in complete paralysis of global activities. Especially the education system which is completely shut and to proceed with the academic curriculum, there is a shift from the regular learning process to electronic learning. This can be cited with an increased number of online classes, conferences, meetings, etc. It can be noted that the world is completely dependent on information technologies during this crisis. Hence, the present study provides an insight into the process of electronic learning and its advantages along with the updated version of its usage. To best of our knowledge, there have been scanty scientific reports on this particular situation of the impact of e-learning during COVID 19. The present study is a compilation of the components of e-learning tools along with the future perspective on education using information science
CYBERBULLYING AMONG EFL STUDENTS’ BLOGGING
ACTIVITIES: MOTIVES AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
by Budianto Hamuddin1, Fathu Rahman2, Abidin Pammu3
Yusring Sanusi Baso4 & Tatum Derin5
1, 2, 3, 4 Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 9245, Indonesia
1, 5 Universitas Lancang Kuning, Pekanbaru, 28265, Indonesia
budihamuddin @ unilak.ac.id; fathu.rahman @ unhas.ac.id; abidinpammu60 @ gmail.com;
yusring @ unhas.ac.id; t.derin @ unilak.ac.id
Abstract
Cyberbullying during English teaching involving Information Communication Technology (ICT) is
an exciting topic to study. Seeing how new language learners share their thoughts and feelings
through blogs as alternative learning media and how they engage in cyberbullying in their online
interactions may reveal the motives beyond cyberbullying acts. This present study used the mixed
method approach to understand the motives to tailor the anti-cyberbullying recommended
solutions. The data is extended from a 3-month preliminary study to an 18-month investigation of
711 cyberbullying comments archived in 251 blogs owned and actively used by EFL university
students at English Department of Universitas Lancang Kuning (Unilak). The analysis revealed the
major students’ motive is just to have fun (70%), followed far behind by the motive to fight back
(8%), to express upset feelings (7%), and other motives (12%). 16 students with the highest track
record of cyberbullying in their blogging activities were interviewed to discuss their motives for
cyberbullying other students whom they have known for at least more than 18 months. Results
indicate cyberbullying among language learners seems to be an act of playing with language or
linguistics wordplay. Cyberbullying seems to be a sort of language exaggeration for EFL students
who possess limited competence in English when they interact in the online network. Based on the
results, a new definition of cyberbullying was offered to accommodate the linguistic nature of
cyberbullying. Using the primary health care framework by the World Health Organization
(WHO), this present study designed a practical list of ready-made classroom activities to combat
cyberbullying in four different steps, i.e. promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative.
Keywords: cyberbullying; motives; solutions; linguistic wordplay; blogs
Transforming Higher Education in the Context of Covid 19 in Indiaijtsrd
The COVID 19 pandemic led to the need to adapt to teaching methodologies, due to the impossibility of having presential classes. Therefore, online teaching and learning have played an important role in Higher Education for the last year. Another way to increase student engagement is to involve and consult student representatives, students from specific communities, to better understand specific needs and ensure that solutions offered are suitable for all and leave nobody behind. The online platforms supply an avenue where users can get up to date information on upcoming educational conferences and seminars. These platforms provide detailed information about the conference like the quality of sessions for every conference, the speakers for every session, topics for discussion for every session and the duration for every session. The COVID 19 crisis focused a move towards online teaching and learning, thereby creating space for more flexible learning possibilities, exploring blended learning, and mixing synchronous learning with asynchronous learning. The govt is providing many E Learning platforms to develop the covid 19 pandemic period. during the covid 19 pandemic situation, many students can use the E learning platform different thanks to the teaching learning process. They have progressed rapidly from classroom instruction to online distribution model to the transition between multiple classes and services. Daily and modified information should be delivered to students and workers via emails and other means of communication. Nasim Mondal "Transforming Higher Education in the Context of Covid-19 in India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-2 , February 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38525.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/38525/transforming-higher-education-in-the-context-of-covid19-in-india/nasim-mondal
Quantifying covid 19 content in the online health opinion war using machine l...Venkat Projects
Quantifying covid 19 content in the online health opinion war using machine learning
A huge amount of potentially dangerous COVID-19 misinformation is appearing online. Here we use machine learning to quantify COVID-19 content among online opponents of establishment health guidance, in particular vaccinations ("anti-vax"). We find that the anti-vax community is developing a less focused debate around COVID-19 than its counterpart, the pro-vaccination (“pro-vax”) community. However, the anti-vax community exhibits a broader range of “flavors” of COVID-19 topics, and hence can appeal to a broader cross-section of individuals seeking COVID-19 guidance online, e.g. individuals wary of a mandatory fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine or those seeking alternative remedies. Hence the anti-vax community looks better positioned to attract fresh support going forward than the pro-vax community. This is concerning since a widespread lack of adoption of a COVID-19 vaccine will mean the world falls short of providing herd immunity, leaving countries open to future COVID-19 resurgences. We provide a mechanistic model that interprets these results and could help in assessing the likely efficacy of intervention strategies. Our approach is scalable and hence tackles the urgent problem facing social media platforms of having to analyze huge volumes of online health misinformation and disinformation.
Around the world, people are facing the issue of COVID-19. The COVID-19 is having a dramatic impact on several sectors especially the educational sector. Here my team and I will share our ideas about this issue. Please check this out!
The global epidemic of the Corona virus has wreaked havoc on a variety of industries. One of them is the education industry. Due to Covid-19, governments all around the world have begun temporarily closing schools and colleges. School and university closures would not only have a short-term impact on the continuity of learning for India's more than 285 million young learners, but will also have far-reaching economic and societal ramifications as the days pass with no rapid way to stop the breakout of Covid-19.
Emerging Trends of Remote Learning in the Higher Education Challenges and Opp...YogeshIJTSRD
The COVID 19 pandemic has not only affected higher education on a global scale, but it has also brought numerous challenges to the higher education community. Remote learning refers to situations where learners and lecturers or information sources, separated by time and distance, and therefore cannot meet their needs in a traditional classroom environment. It can encompass a wide variety of learning opportunities. This could include exploring the natural world, activities to support students’ local communities with appropriate social distancing , and engaging in hands on projects and artistic creations that stem from students’ passions and experiences. The purpose of the study is to emphasize the benefits and impact of remote learning on higher education. The research method of this study used the second hand data listed in different databases of books, research papers and related articles on remote learning and higher education on the Internet. The research results of the paper show that higher education in India lacks challenges in terms of declining institutional income and national budget cuts, deterioration of financial conditions among students, quality problems of remote learning, and inefficient credit transfers. The study also reports on various opportunities for higher education. Researchers have found that remote learning can help promote flexible schedules. Learn important skills enhance technical knowledge a safer and more accessible environment a world full of possibilities walk your own way and build long remote friendships. Higher education institutions need to improve their quality and reputation. Colleges and universities should have good infrastructure to attract students. The government must promote cooperation between Indian higher education institutions and top international institutions. It can also establish links between national research laboratories and research centers of top institutions to improve quality and conduct collaborative research. Mrs. Ani Smriti | Mr. Rajesh Kumar "Emerging Trends of Remote Learning in the Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities after COVID -19 Situation" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd41132.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.commanagement/general-management/41132/emerging-trends-of-remote-learning-in-the-higher-education-challenges-and-opportunities-after-covid-19-situation/mrs-ani-smriti
COVID-19 burden among medical student learningKarrarRaafat1
A study maid to illustrate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic and E-learning or online education among a sample of undergraduate medical students in Baghdad.
Education System during Pandemic Situation of COVID 19 in Indiaijtsrd
This is on the transformation of education system during pandemic situation of COVID 19 in India .COVID 19 is an infectious disease caused by corona virus .The first case of COVID 19 in India was reported on 30th January 2020,originating from china .the virus not only affected the human life ,economy and other living factors but also disturbed education system. for purpose of social distancing and human safetly various strong decisions are taken by government of India was announced on 24th march midnight by prime minister Narendra Modi which was of 21 days .On 14th April the prime minister extended lockdown up to 3 May ,the rising in corona virus cases the lockdown again extended till 17th may and there are chances of extension depending upon cases. The extension of lockdown and closures of school, colleges affected the education learning, classes ,economy as well as the academic year of 2020. Shreyal Darole "Education System during Pandemic Situation of COVID-19 in India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-4 , June 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd31030.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/31030/education-system-during-pandemic-situation-of-covid19-in-india/shreyal-darole
Education & technology in an age of covid 19 2BilalArshed1
Many educational reformers have long held out hope that computers and other information and computer technologies (ICTs) can play crucial and integral roles in bringing about long-needed changes to education systems. Indeed, many see the introduction of ICTs in schools as a sort of Trojan horse,
Education systems and its actors are generally responding to quarantine and large-scale shutdown (partial) of cities with a sudden shift to Web-Based Learning. However, given that a pandemic of this nature and scale is novel, there is a knowledge gap as to how teachers and learners should respond to the shift, and what the likely impact and the key considerations should be. This study aims to extrapolate and theorize from the existing knowledgebase about the use of Web-Based Learning, as well as from an expert and practitioner wisdom and experience, to offer high-level guidance for policymakers and education system actors that are forced to make decisions in fast-moving and very challenging circumstances with little guidance or relevant experience. It is an early attempt at theorizing the impact of the pandemic on two key actors (Learners and Teachers) and one interface (Content), all across eight dimensions of learning. The analysis is based on Khan’s (2001) dimension of Web-Based Learning and Anderson’s (2011) Model of Online Learning. Overall, we posit based on experience and practice, that the pandemic has delivered severe shocks to both the demand and supply side of Web-Based Learning, with Leaners, Teachers, and Content all significantly affected. While we hypothesize a general drop in the quality of teaching and learning in the short run, we expect the opposite to be the case in the long run, when the demand and supply side self-correct, albeit guided by strong government and market institutions.
A Sudden Screen Learning Student Acceptance Model (SSL)Dr. Amarjeet Singh
COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools and academic institutions all over the world to shift to remote online learning overnight. This is the longest disruption to the traditional face-to-face (physical) classroom learning ever. As the shift was unexpected, many stakeholders including teachers, administrators, parents and the students themselves have to embrace the Sudden Screen Learning (SSL) with or without sufficient resources, strategy and plans. As a result of social distancing in order to curb the spread of the pandemic, some students struggled to catch up with online learning challenges as family incomes deteriorated. This research intended to investigate the factors that push private university students to accept and adopt the sudden, remote online learning by applying the UTAUT constructs namely Performance Expectancy (PE), Effort Expectancy (EE), Subjective Norms (SN) and Facilitating Conditions (FC), taking into account the students’ Learning Styles as well as the moderating effect of Trusting Beliefs. The expected outcomes of the research will provide useful insights to the school administrators and regulators in understanding students’ SSL actual usage behaviour, thus, devising effective e-curriculums that will adhere to the same or even better quality of education as an assurance to the future of the younger generations.
Understanding the Impact and Challenges of Corona Crisis on Education Sector...vivatechijri
n the second week of March 2020, governments of all states in a country suddenly declared
shutting down of all colleges and schools for a temporary period of time as an immediate measure to stop the
spread of pandemic that is of novel corona virus. As the days pass by almost close to a month with no certainty
when they will again reopen. Due to pandemic like this an alarm bells have started sounding in the field of
education where a huge impact can be seen on teaching and learning process as well as on the entire education
sector in turn. The pandemic disruption like this is actually gave time to educators of today to really think about
the sector. Through the present research article, the author is highlighting on the possible impact of
coronavirus on education sector with the future challenges for education sector with possible suggestions.
Perceptions of Online Teaching and Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic in B...IJITE
This paper explores a sample of data collected from a UNICEF Eastern Caribbean rapid assessment on teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in eight countries. The primary investigation method was mixed and captured data from key participants/stakeholders in education using CAPI Technology and Video Conferencing tools. Statistical analyses and qualitative thematic analysis were conducted to report on findings using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and Nvivo Qualitative Software. The data on online teaching and learning from Barbados was selected for further review and presented an opportunity to assess the Barbadian experience against other developing and developed countries. In assessing these perceptions in a sample of primary and secondary schools, stakeholders were generally dissatisfied with the online and blended learning modalities citing challenges relating to the equality and equity in access to devices and the enabling environment that facilities effective online teaching and learning.
Perceptions of Online Teaching and Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic in B...IJITE
This paper explores a sample of data collected from a UNICEF Eastern Caribbean rapid assessment on
teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in eight countries. The primary investigation
method was mixed and captured data from key participants/stakeholders in education using CAPI
Technology and Video Conferencing tools. Statistical analyses and qualitative thematic analysis were
conducted to report on findings using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and Nvivo Qualitative
Software. The data on online teaching and learning from Barbados was selected for further review and
presented an opportunity to assess the Barbadian experience against other developing and developed
countries. In assessing these perceptions in a sample of primary and secondary schools, stakeholders were
generally dissatisfied with the online and blended learning modalities citing challenges relating to the
equality and equity in access to devices and the enabling environment that facilities effective online
teaching and learning.
PERCEPTIONS OF ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN B...IJITE
This paper explores a sample of data collected from a UNICEF Eastern Caribbean rapid assessment on teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in eight countries. The primary investigation method was mixed and captured data from key participants/stakeholders in education using CAPI Technology and Video Conferencing tools. Statistical analyses and qualitative thematic analysis were conducted to report on findings using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and Nvivo Qualitative Software. The data on online teaching and learning from Barbados was selected for further review and presented an opportunity to assess the Barbadian experience against other developing and developed countries. In assessing these perceptions in a sample of primary and secondary schools, stakeholders were generally dissatisfied with the online and blended learning modalities citing challenges relating to the equality and equity in access to devices and the enabling environment that facilities effective online teaching and learning.
The present study emphasizes the global impact of the e-learning process during COVID 19. The implementation of lockdown and social distancing has been enforced as one of the preventive measures to spread the coronavirus infection which has resulted in complete paralysis of global activities. Especially the education system which is completely shut and to proceed with the academic curriculum, there is a shift from the regular learning process to electronic learning. This can be cited with an increased number of online classes, conferences, meetings, etc. It can be noted that the world is completely dependent on information technologies during this crisis. Hence, the present study provides an insight into the process of electronic learning and its advantages along with the updated version of its usage. To best of our knowledge, there have been scanty scientific reports on this particular situation of the impact of e-learning during COVID 19. The present study is a compilation of the components of e-learning tools along with the future perspective on education using information science
CYBERBULLYING AMONG EFL STUDENTS’ BLOGGING
ACTIVITIES: MOTIVES AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
by Budianto Hamuddin1, Fathu Rahman2, Abidin Pammu3
Yusring Sanusi Baso4 & Tatum Derin5
1, 2, 3, 4 Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 9245, Indonesia
1, 5 Universitas Lancang Kuning, Pekanbaru, 28265, Indonesia
budihamuddin @ unilak.ac.id; fathu.rahman @ unhas.ac.id; abidinpammu60 @ gmail.com;
yusring @ unhas.ac.id; t.derin @ unilak.ac.id
Abstract
Cyberbullying during English teaching involving Information Communication Technology (ICT) is
an exciting topic to study. Seeing how new language learners share their thoughts and feelings
through blogs as alternative learning media and how they engage in cyberbullying in their online
interactions may reveal the motives beyond cyberbullying acts. This present study used the mixed
method approach to understand the motives to tailor the anti-cyberbullying recommended
solutions. The data is extended from a 3-month preliminary study to an 18-month investigation of
711 cyberbullying comments archived in 251 blogs owned and actively used by EFL university
students at English Department of Universitas Lancang Kuning (Unilak). The analysis revealed the
major students’ motive is just to have fun (70%), followed far behind by the motive to fight back
(8%), to express upset feelings (7%), and other motives (12%). 16 students with the highest track
record of cyberbullying in their blogging activities were interviewed to discuss their motives for
cyberbullying other students whom they have known for at least more than 18 months. Results
indicate cyberbullying among language learners seems to be an act of playing with language or
linguistics wordplay. Cyberbullying seems to be a sort of language exaggeration for EFL students
who possess limited competence in English when they interact in the online network. Based on the
results, a new definition of cyberbullying was offered to accommodate the linguistic nature of
cyberbullying. Using the primary health care framework by the World Health Organization
(WHO), this present study designed a practical list of ready-made classroom activities to combat
cyberbullying in four different steps, i.e. promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative.
Keywords: cyberbullying; motives; solutions; linguistic wordplay; blogs
Transforming Higher Education in the Context of Covid 19 in Indiaijtsrd
The COVID 19 pandemic led to the need to adapt to teaching methodologies, due to the impossibility of having presential classes. Therefore, online teaching and learning have played an important role in Higher Education for the last year. Another way to increase student engagement is to involve and consult student representatives, students from specific communities, to better understand specific needs and ensure that solutions offered are suitable for all and leave nobody behind. The online platforms supply an avenue where users can get up to date information on upcoming educational conferences and seminars. These platforms provide detailed information about the conference like the quality of sessions for every conference, the speakers for every session, topics for discussion for every session and the duration for every session. The COVID 19 crisis focused a move towards online teaching and learning, thereby creating space for more flexible learning possibilities, exploring blended learning, and mixing synchronous learning with asynchronous learning. The govt is providing many E Learning platforms to develop the covid 19 pandemic period. during the covid 19 pandemic situation, many students can use the E learning platform different thanks to the teaching learning process. They have progressed rapidly from classroom instruction to online distribution model to the transition between multiple classes and services. Daily and modified information should be delivered to students and workers via emails and other means of communication. Nasim Mondal "Transforming Higher Education in the Context of Covid-19 in India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-2 , February 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38525.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/38525/transforming-higher-education-in-the-context-of-covid19-in-india/nasim-mondal
Quantifying covid 19 content in the online health opinion war using machine l...Venkat Projects
Quantifying covid 19 content in the online health opinion war using machine learning
A huge amount of potentially dangerous COVID-19 misinformation is appearing online. Here we use machine learning to quantify COVID-19 content among online opponents of establishment health guidance, in particular vaccinations ("anti-vax"). We find that the anti-vax community is developing a less focused debate around COVID-19 than its counterpart, the pro-vaccination (“pro-vax”) community. However, the anti-vax community exhibits a broader range of “flavors” of COVID-19 topics, and hence can appeal to a broader cross-section of individuals seeking COVID-19 guidance online, e.g. individuals wary of a mandatory fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine or those seeking alternative remedies. Hence the anti-vax community looks better positioned to attract fresh support going forward than the pro-vax community. This is concerning since a widespread lack of adoption of a COVID-19 vaccine will mean the world falls short of providing herd immunity, leaving countries open to future COVID-19 resurgences. We provide a mechanistic model that interprets these results and could help in assessing the likely efficacy of intervention strategies. Our approach is scalable and hence tackles the urgent problem facing social media platforms of having to analyze huge volumes of online health misinformation and disinformation.
Around the world, people are facing the issue of COVID-19. The COVID-19 is having a dramatic impact on several sectors especially the educational sector. Here my team and I will share our ideas about this issue. Please check this out!
The global epidemic of the Corona virus has wreaked havoc on a variety of industries. One of them is the education industry. Due to Covid-19, governments all around the world have begun temporarily closing schools and colleges. School and university closures would not only have a short-term impact on the continuity of learning for India's more than 285 million young learners, but will also have far-reaching economic and societal ramifications as the days pass with no rapid way to stop the breakout of Covid-19.
Emerging Trends of Remote Learning in the Higher Education Challenges and Opp...YogeshIJTSRD
The COVID 19 pandemic has not only affected higher education on a global scale, but it has also brought numerous challenges to the higher education community. Remote learning refers to situations where learners and lecturers or information sources, separated by time and distance, and therefore cannot meet their needs in a traditional classroom environment. It can encompass a wide variety of learning opportunities. This could include exploring the natural world, activities to support students’ local communities with appropriate social distancing , and engaging in hands on projects and artistic creations that stem from students’ passions and experiences. The purpose of the study is to emphasize the benefits and impact of remote learning on higher education. The research method of this study used the second hand data listed in different databases of books, research papers and related articles on remote learning and higher education on the Internet. The research results of the paper show that higher education in India lacks challenges in terms of declining institutional income and national budget cuts, deterioration of financial conditions among students, quality problems of remote learning, and inefficient credit transfers. The study also reports on various opportunities for higher education. Researchers have found that remote learning can help promote flexible schedules. Learn important skills enhance technical knowledge a safer and more accessible environment a world full of possibilities walk your own way and build long remote friendships. Higher education institutions need to improve their quality and reputation. Colleges and universities should have good infrastructure to attract students. The government must promote cooperation between Indian higher education institutions and top international institutions. It can also establish links between national research laboratories and research centers of top institutions to improve quality and conduct collaborative research. Mrs. Ani Smriti | Mr. Rajesh Kumar "Emerging Trends of Remote Learning in the Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities after COVID -19 Situation" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd41132.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.commanagement/general-management/41132/emerging-trends-of-remote-learning-in-the-higher-education-challenges-and-opportunities-after-covid-19-situation/mrs-ani-smriti
COVID-19 burden among medical student learningKarrarRaafat1
A study maid to illustrate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic and E-learning or online education among a sample of undergraduate medical students in Baghdad.
Education System during Pandemic Situation of COVID 19 in Indiaijtsrd
This is on the transformation of education system during pandemic situation of COVID 19 in India .COVID 19 is an infectious disease caused by corona virus .The first case of COVID 19 in India was reported on 30th January 2020,originating from china .the virus not only affected the human life ,economy and other living factors but also disturbed education system. for purpose of social distancing and human safetly various strong decisions are taken by government of India was announced on 24th march midnight by prime minister Narendra Modi which was of 21 days .On 14th April the prime minister extended lockdown up to 3 May ,the rising in corona virus cases the lockdown again extended till 17th may and there are chances of extension depending upon cases. The extension of lockdown and closures of school, colleges affected the education learning, classes ,economy as well as the academic year of 2020. Shreyal Darole "Education System during Pandemic Situation of COVID-19 in India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-4 , June 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd31030.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/31030/education-system-during-pandemic-situation-of-covid19-in-india/shreyal-darole
Education & technology in an age of covid 19 2BilalArshed1
Many educational reformers have long held out hope that computers and other information and computer technologies (ICTs) can play crucial and integral roles in bringing about long-needed changes to education systems. Indeed, many see the introduction of ICTs in schools as a sort of Trojan horse,
Education systems and its actors are generally responding to quarantine and large-scale shutdown (partial) of cities with a sudden shift to Web-Based Learning. However, given that a pandemic of this nature and scale is novel, there is a knowledge gap as to how teachers and learners should respond to the shift, and what the likely impact and the key considerations should be. This study aims to extrapolate and theorize from the existing knowledgebase about the use of Web-Based Learning, as well as from an expert and practitioner wisdom and experience, to offer high-level guidance for policymakers and education system actors that are forced to make decisions in fast-moving and very challenging circumstances with little guidance or relevant experience. It is an early attempt at theorizing the impact of the pandemic on two key actors (Learners and Teachers) and one interface (Content), all across eight dimensions of learning. The analysis is based on Khan’s (2001) dimension of Web-Based Learning and Anderson’s (2011) Model of Online Learning. Overall, we posit based on experience and practice, that the pandemic has delivered severe shocks to both the demand and supply side of Web-Based Learning, with Leaners, Teachers, and Content all significantly affected. While we hypothesize a general drop in the quality of teaching and learning in the short run, we expect the opposite to be the case in the long run, when the demand and supply side self-correct, albeit guided by strong government and market institutions.
A Sudden Screen Learning Student Acceptance Model (SSL)Dr. Amarjeet Singh
COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools and academic institutions all over the world to shift to remote online learning overnight. This is the longest disruption to the traditional face-to-face (physical) classroom learning ever. As the shift was unexpected, many stakeholders including teachers, administrators, parents and the students themselves have to embrace the Sudden Screen Learning (SSL) with or without sufficient resources, strategy and plans. As a result of social distancing in order to curb the spread of the pandemic, some students struggled to catch up with online learning challenges as family incomes deteriorated. This research intended to investigate the factors that push private university students to accept and adopt the sudden, remote online learning by applying the UTAUT constructs namely Performance Expectancy (PE), Effort Expectancy (EE), Subjective Norms (SN) and Facilitating Conditions (FC), taking into account the students’ Learning Styles as well as the moderating effect of Trusting Beliefs. The expected outcomes of the research will provide useful insights to the school administrators and regulators in understanding students’ SSL actual usage behaviour, thus, devising effective e-curriculums that will adhere to the same or even better quality of education as an assurance to the future of the younger generations.
Understanding the Impact and Challenges of Corona Crisis on Education Sector...vivatechijri
n the second week of March 2020, governments of all states in a country suddenly declared
shutting down of all colleges and schools for a temporary period of time as an immediate measure to stop the
spread of pandemic that is of novel corona virus. As the days pass by almost close to a month with no certainty
when they will again reopen. Due to pandemic like this an alarm bells have started sounding in the field of
education where a huge impact can be seen on teaching and learning process as well as on the entire education
sector in turn. The pandemic disruption like this is actually gave time to educators of today to really think about
the sector. Through the present research article, the author is highlighting on the possible impact of
coronavirus on education sector with the future challenges for education sector with possible suggestions.
Perceptions of Online Teaching and Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic in B...IJITE
This paper explores a sample of data collected from a UNICEF Eastern Caribbean rapid assessment on teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in eight countries. The primary investigation method was mixed and captured data from key participants/stakeholders in education using CAPI Technology and Video Conferencing tools. Statistical analyses and qualitative thematic analysis were conducted to report on findings using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and Nvivo Qualitative Software. The data on online teaching and learning from Barbados was selected for further review and presented an opportunity to assess the Barbadian experience against other developing and developed countries. In assessing these perceptions in a sample of primary and secondary schools, stakeholders were generally dissatisfied with the online and blended learning modalities citing challenges relating to the equality and equity in access to devices and the enabling environment that facilities effective online teaching and learning.
Perceptions of Online Teaching and Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic in B...IJITE
This paper explores a sample of data collected from a UNICEF Eastern Caribbean rapid assessment on
teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in eight countries. The primary investigation
method was mixed and captured data from key participants/stakeholders in education using CAPI
Technology and Video Conferencing tools. Statistical analyses and qualitative thematic analysis were
conducted to report on findings using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and Nvivo Qualitative
Software. The data on online teaching and learning from Barbados was selected for further review and
presented an opportunity to assess the Barbadian experience against other developing and developed
countries. In assessing these perceptions in a sample of primary and secondary schools, stakeholders were
generally dissatisfied with the online and blended learning modalities citing challenges relating to the
equality and equity in access to devices and the enabling environment that facilities effective online
teaching and learning.
From Physical to Virtual Learning During COVID-19: Challenges, Opportunities ...IJITE
The introduction of virtual learning advanced benefits such as lowered costs of education, greater
flexibility, easy access and reduced need for physical infrastructure in economically viable nations. On the
contrary, many economically challenged nations in the Global South experienced risks and challenges
when virtual learning became the only way of learning. This study investigated challenges faced by the
Zimbabwe education sector in integrating effective virtual learning practice into the secondary school
system following the advent of Covid-19. Harare Metropolitan province was chosen as site for the study. A
triangulation of research methods including an online survey and key informant interviews conducted with
curriculum specialists, teachers, parents and learners, and a review of available literature, aided the
collection of primary and secondary data for the study. NVIVO and grounded theory were used to analyse
and organise the compiled data into thematic data sets, which were in turn used to theorize befitting
findings for the study. Study findings established an array of challenges which reinforced each other to
hinder effective learning during the lockdown. Substantial academic and policy research has focused on
health specific impacts of Covid-19, while a few studies that have explored the effect of Covid-19 on
education have not zeroed in on the context specific geopolitical risks of the pandemic on countries with
challenged economies. This study sought to contribute to this knowledge gap. The study proffered
recommendations for improving preparedness for virtual learning in secondary schools during crisis times.
FROM PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL LEARNING DURING COVID-19: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES ...IJITE
The introduction of virtual learning advanced benefits such as lowered costs of education, greater
flexibility, easy access and reduced need for physical infrastructure in economically viable nations. On the
contrary, many economically challenged nations in the Global South experienced risks and challenges
when virtual learning became the only way of learning. This study investigated challenges faced by the
Zimbabwe education sector in integrating effective virtual learning practice into the secondary school
system following the advent of Covid-19. Harare Metropolitan province was chosen as site for the study. A
triangulation of research methods including an online survey and key informant interviews conducted with
curriculum specialists, teachers, parents and learners, and a review of available literature, aided the
collection of primary and secondary data for the study. NVIVO and grounded theory were used to analyse
and organise the compiled data into thematic data sets, which were in turn used to theorize befitting
findings for the study. Study findings established an array of challenges which reinforced each other to
hinder effective learning during the lockdown. Substantial academic and policy research has focused on
health specific impacts of Covid-19, while a few studies that have explored the effect of Covid-19 on
education have not zeroed in on the context specific geopolitical risks of the pandemic on countries with
challenged economies. This study sought to contribute to this knowledge gap. The study proffered
recommendations for improving preparedness for virtual learning in secondary schools during crisis times.
FROM PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL LEARNING DURING COVID-19: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES ...IJITE
The introduction of virtual learning advanced benefits such as lowered costs of education, greater
flexibility, easy access and reduced need for physical infrastructure in economically viable nations. On the
contrary, many economically challenged nations in the Global South experienced risks and challenges
when virtual learning became the only way of learning. This study investigated challenges faced by the
Zimbabwe education sector in integrating effective virtual learning practice into the secondary school
system following the advent of Covid-19. Harare Metropolitan province was chosen as site for the study. A
triangulation of research methods including an online survey and key informant interviews conducted with
curriculum specialists, teachers, parents and learners, and a review of available literature, aided the
collection of primary and secondary data for the study. NVIVO and grounded theory were used to analyse
and organise the compiled data into thematic data sets, which were in turn used to theorize befitting
findings for the study. Study findings established an array of challenges which reinforced each other to
hinder effective learning during the lockdown. Substantial academic and policy research has focused on
health specific impacts of Covid-19, while a few studies that have explored the effect of Covid-19 on
education have not zeroed in on the context specific geopolitical risks of the pandemic on countries with
challenged economies. This study sought to contribute to this knowledge gap. The study proffered
recommendations for improving preparedness for virtual learning in secondary schools during crisis times.
The Paradigm Shift in the Indian Education System during COVID19: Impact, Opp...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
The COVID-19 pandemic is a huge challenge to education systems. Education is the main priority direction and main development indicator in all civilized countries of the world. The COVID-19 global pandemic has upended all the education system across the world. In this time of crisis, a well-rounded and effective educational practice is what is needed for the capacity-building of young minds. It will develop skills that will drive their employability, productivity, health, and well-being in the decades to come, and ensure the overall progress of India. This research paper tries to investigate on the various impact of Covid-19 in education system especially on rural India. We also try to throw light on the different existing and new initiatives by government during the pandemic. The novel coronavirus has transformed the centuries-old, chalk–talk teaching model to one driven by technology. The last 50 years have seen huge growth worldwide in the provision of education at all levels. COVID-19 is the greatest challenge that these expanded national education systems have ever faced. Many governments have ordered institutions to cease face-to-face instruction for most of their students, requiring them to switch, almost overnight, to online teaching and virtual education. We see a drastic rise in the use of various teaching and conferencing technologies which has been explained in this paper, also various advantages and disadvantages to the students in the use of these technologies have been covered in this research paper by identifying opportunities and trends. Finally research has been concluded by providing avenues to future research and a meaningful conclusion.
WEB-BASED LEARNING IN PERIODS OF CRISIS: REFLECTIONS ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19ijcsit
Education systems and its actors are generally responding to quarantine and large-scale shutdown (partial) of cities with a sudden shift to Web-Based Learning. However, given that a pandemic of this nature and scale is novel, there is a knowledge gap as to how teachers and learners should respond to the shift, and what the likely impact and the key considerations should be. This study aims to extrapolate and theorize from the existing knowledgebase about the use of Web-Based Learning, as well as from an expert and practitioner wisdom and experience, to offer high-level guidance for policymakers and education system actors that are forced to make decisions in fast-moving and very challenging circumstances with little guidance or relevant experience. It is an early attempt at theorizing the impact of the pandemic on two key actors (Learners and Teachers) and one interface (Content), all across eight dimensions of learning. The analysis is based on Khan’s (2001) dimension of Web-Based Learning and Anderson’s (2011) Model of Online Learning. Overall, we posit based on experience and practice, that the pandemic has delivered severe shocks to both the demand and supply side of Web-Based Learning, with Leaners, Teachers, and Content all significantly affected. While we hypothesize a general drop in the quality of teaching and learning in the short run, we expect the opposite to be the case in the long run, when the demand and supply side self-correct, albeit guided by strong government and market institutions.
Due to the lockdown caused by COVID 19, education is moving fully online. COVID 19 has become a catalyst for educational institutions worldwide to search for innovative solutions to how students are educated around the world, embracing the”learning anywhere,anytime.
Undergraduate Student’s Perspectives on E-learning during COVID-19 Outbreak i...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
As education moves e-learning all over the world due to COIVD-19 pandemic, students spend more time on e-learning than ever before. This is also equally applied to the Sri Lankan education system. Thus this study examines the undergraduate students’ perspectives on e-learning during the COVID-19 outbreak in universities in Sri Lanka. Primary data was obtained from undergraduate students in Sri Lankan university using a structured questionnaire via Google form. The perspectives on e-learning education during the COVID-19 pandemic was investigated using descriptive statistics and frequency analysis. The majority of the undergraduate students felt that the e-learning version of education saved travel time and cost of accommodation. Furthermore, the study revealed that the majority of students were happy with the e-learning form of education during the pandemic since it allowed them to finish their degrees faster and access the labor market without a delay. The biggest challenges with e-learning, according to the student responses, were internet access, device availability, visionary issues, technical issues, and stress. As a result of this COVID -19 pandemic, if higher education officials in Sri Lankan universities want to keep e-learning education on going, they must focus on offering cost-effective, high-speed data connections while minimizing technological hurdles. At the same time, it is important to update and revise the curriculum content according to this new mode of education since this is a completely new situation for all. There is relatively little research on students’ perspectives on e-learning education during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sri Lankan context and it will provide some important highlights to the researchers, parent and academics as well.
A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF ONLINE TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONIAEME Publication
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a great deal of fear among people all across the world, and the education sector was no exception. In particular for the educational institutions that were entirely offline, this caused a fast, drastic shift from "brick and mortar" to online instruction. The current research study compares face-to-face instruction to online instruction to understand the students' perspectives. Graduate students (UG & PG) from particular educational institutions in Hyderabad were asked to fill out a Google form survey questionnaire in order to obtain primary data. As a result, the current study also assessed how satisfied students were with their performance on numerous metrics, such as their acquisition of graduate-level competencies, which include knowledge, abilities, and behaviour.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted changing the model of learning
activities. Teaching and learning activities that have usually been done faceto-face
have now turned into online learning. This study identified student
perspectives on online learning activities for Department of Civics
Education students at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at Halu
Oleo University, Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used
a survey method by distributing questionnaires in the form of Google Forms
to students, and a total of 227 students participated in this study. Our study
focused on online learning media, learning effectiveness, lecturers' abilities,
obstacles, and student recommendations regarding online learning during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Data analysis in this study was carried out
descriptively, presented in the form of frequency, percentage, and graph. The
study results found that the most effective online learning media felt by
students at the Department of Civics Education were Google Meet and
Zoom Cloud Meetings. Besides, the majority of students considered online
learning to be no more effective than face-to-face lectures. Lecturers need to
provide two-way learning materials through discussion as well as question
and answer. Furthermore, the main determining factors that cause online
learning to be ineffective are network constraints and internet quotas.
Therefore, students expected the lecturers to understand the network
constraints experienced by students during online learning and recommend
implementing learning activities for blended learning (combination of online
and offline) while still complying with the health protocols.
Sushma
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mankapur, Gonda(U.P,) Pin-271302
Abstract: The COVID-19 disease which first appeared in Wuhan, in the Hubei province of China, in December
2019 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020.Within a very short span
of time it lead to an unexperienced worldwide public health crisis. In order to prevent the worldwide spread of the
novel coronavirus disease universities, schools, and many other educational institutions have been either partially
or completely closed in many countries, by national governments. Problem of disengagement, shortage of
attendance and deterioration in academic achievement was experienced by many children and youth during the
pandemic. With the closure of schools and the postponement of face-to-face lessons in many countries due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the education activities at all levels primary, secondary, high school and higher education
level as well were soon affected. In order to compensate the interrupted educational activities, due to the onset of
the COVID-19 pandemic, it became important for educational institutions to develop and implement effective
strategies in order to remodel the changes that occurred due to pandemic. Shifting towards fully-online learning
was a speedy yet necessary reflex to the coronavirus crisis. Therefore in order to provide effective learningteaching environment increased importance was given to the use of information technologies in education from the
beginning. Countries took quick steps towards digital transformation in education, and focus was given to the use
of distance learning, teaching, and assessment approaches, which was not very common prior to the pandemic.
The present situation is considered as the biggest education crisis in human history.
Keywords: Novel coronavirus, Pandemic, online learning, digital transformation, information technologies.
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USING VOICE RECOGNITION IN E-LEARNING SYSTEM TO REDUCE EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY DURING COVID-19
1. International Journal of Computer Science, Engineering and Applications (IJCSEA) Vol.11, No.2/3/4, August 2021
DOI: 10.5121/ijcsea.2021.11401 1
USING VOICE RECOGNITION IN E-LEARNING
SYSTEM TO REDUCE EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY
DURING COVID-19
Vladimir Tregubov
Department of Business and Logistics, Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of
Saratov, Saratov, Russia
ABSTRACT
During the COVID -19 pandemic, educational institutions around the world faced problems that have to do
with the frustration of students for whom traditional education has been replaced by the online format.
Students are experiencing technical difficulties in the digitalization of education. International monitoring
of education systems has shown that quite a few countries were ready to move to distance learning, both for
technical and economic reasons. The covid pandemic has caused an increase in educational inequality. E-
learning systems were expected to reduce inequality in education, but empirical research has shown that
learning in this format not only does not reduce, but can increase inequality, increasing the gap in
educational outcomes between students with different socioeconomic status. The article describes
applications of using voice recognition technology based on artificial intelligence which, by our opinion,
may reduce educational inequality during covid-19. We presented a comparative analysis of existing
examples artificial intelligence in the educational process. Artificial intelligence uses in specialized software
it makes educational process more convenient for both the students and the teachers. There is a description
of an application “Academic phrase bank" developed by author. The application consists of two specialising
actions for Google assistant. The application allows to increase academic vocabulary, train of creating
grammatically correct academic expressions, and memorize templates of academic phrases. In active mode,
this application helps to create correct phrases of academic English and improve the abilities of
understanding English speech.
KEYWORDS
Academic English, COVID-19, personal assistant, academic publications, applications for learning English
1. INTRODUCTION
The coronavirus pandemic has led to the temporary closure of educational institutions and switch
to online learning around the world, which has negatively impacted education in many countries.
A review by the World Bank shows that the current situation requires special actions aimed at
developing new methods and approaches to the organization of the educational process. On the
other hand, experts note that the coronavirus pandemic has only highlighted existing problems in
educational systems due to economic stratification. For example, even before the pandemic, nearly
300 million schoolchildren in low-income countries did not attend school, many of them received
poor quality education, and more than half of 10-year-olds in such countries could not read and
could not understand texts appropriate for their age [1].
There are two key factors that, according to World Bank experts, threaten the stagnation of
education in the world during the coronavirus pandemic. The first is the closure of educational
institutions and mass transition to online learning. The second is the economic downturn that will
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inevitably follow the coronavirus pandemic, which will reduce the availability of education for
most of the population.
Around the world, COVID-19 quarantine has caused a boom in distance learning [2]. Now, there
are many eLearning platforms that have multiplied their activity and attendance. Distance learning
technologies minimize the damage caused by school and university closures. Researchers noted
that modern technologies of distance learning, especially with artificial intelligence, have been
actively developed [3]. For example, the University of South Wales developed a special training
platform that uses Microsoft Teams technology. Using of this platform allows students to study
around the clock and they can easily obtain necessary information. This allows not to decrease the
motivation of students and as a result the university was able to significantly reduce the percentage
of students who drop out [4].
International monitoring of education systems has shown that quite a few countries were ready to
move to distance learning, both for technical and economic reasons. Among the difficulties of the
introduction of distance learning, psychological (reducing the effectiveness of training because of
the unfamiliar format of classes and drop in motivation), social and psychological (family
responsibility for the organization of distance learning students), methodological (difficulty in
transferring some activities into the online environment, additional training of teachers in new
teaching methods), political (lack of management models that describe the transition to online
learning).
A general idea of the education system in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is provided not
only by documents of international organizations published following the results of monitoring,
but also by materials of academic research on the problems of education in the pandemic period.
Extensive monitoring of education conducted by international organizations and scientific research
focused on specific problems seem to be complementary strategies to recreate the context of the
functioning of educational systems in the context of a pandemic.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, online technologies were among the priorities for the
development of university education in different countries - Vietnam, Germany, India, Canada,
China, Russia, the USA, Turkey, but the urgent nature of changes and forced digitalization have
placed online education on the first place among the crucial problems. The sample of scientific
publications for the review was formed by the keywords: education COVID, education pandemic,
university COVID, university pandemic, school COVID, school pandemic.
The pandemic has highlighted two trends in the education of different countries: the disruption of
the educational process and the forced transition to distance learning. Disruption of the educational
process has led to an increase in socioeconomic inequality among students. International
organizations cite interrupted schooling, difficulty in obtaining customary economic support (e.g.,
reduced meals at schools), abandonment (for working parents) or high economic costs for families
(childcare requires a parent to quit working outside the home), increased pressure on the healthcare
system (female workers must stay home to look after children).
Research on online education in universities during the coronavirus pandemic is devoted to:
– the frustrations of students who have had their offline education replaced by an online format,
whose expectations do not come true and who are experiencing technical difficulties in the
conditions of digitalization of education [5].
– methodological and technological support for online learning in the context of urgent
transition to distance learning [6].
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– lack of methodological support for online programs that can develop critical thinking, as well
as the need for state support for the transition to quality online learning [7].
– the consequences of forced digitalization and the forced total shift of universities to online
learning [8].
– digital technologies in education and the need for social mobilization to promote online
learning [9].
– creation of mechanisms to integrate online and offline learning after the pandemic [10].
– post-pandemic changes in the content of educational programs; thus, in connection with
today's "digital transformation" of the legal profession, the possibility of strengthening the
digitalization of education is being considered [9].
COVID-19 becomes an unprecedented technological development of universities in such
circumstances. The study of the consequences of the forced and urgent transition to online learning
during the pandemic has intensified not only experimental or empirical research, but also research
for an adequate theoretical framework for making sense of the new reality. In developing countries
(e.g., the Republic of Guyana), the lack of computers, the Internet, and even electricity completely
blocks the educational process, especially in rural areas [11]. Using television as an alternative to
"inaccessible online education," according to research, equalizes access to educational products in
distance learning. In Los Angeles, schools have partnered with local PBS stations, allowing
students to receive documentaries and educational programming via television.
Comparison of management practices in adapting universities to online learning is particularly
optimistic in assessing volunteer participation in the organization of online interaction between
educators and students. The digitalization of university education based on advanced technologies,
such as multimodal learning technology, virtual reality, augmented reality, the Internet of Things,
etc.
For example, Murphy, reflecting on post-pandemic pedagogy, pay attention to the rhetoric
accompanying the urgent transition to online learning: the non-digital format of education seems
unsafe in a pandemic. He suggested using securitization theory to analyze the post-pandemic
situation in educational institutions. Burns offers to rethink the role of ethics in post-pandemic
pedagogy, rejecting the COVID-induced neoliberal transformation of education by choosing to
guide the practice of caring and compassion. In pandemic settings, researchers present students
from low-income families as the most vulnerable groups in terms of access to education [12],
children from migrant families, and students with disabilities [13], just as in normal settings.
Are high school graduates themselves aware of the deterioration of their educational outcomes
during the coronavirus pandemic? Students who studied at universities during the quarantine period
are not only aware, but also reveal in sociological surveys a list of their defeats. According to the
research, 13% of U.S. students believe they have left school because of the COVID-19 pandemic,
40% have lost a job, internship or job offer, and 29% expect to earn less at age 35 than today's
young professionals who were educated before the pandemic [12].
One factor in the reproduction of inequality in education has been the "lifestyle trauma" inflicted
on society by the COVID-19 pandemic. A study conducted in Russia showed that graduates of
general education schools in 2020 adjusted their educational mobility strategies in favor of "local
universities" [14]. The authors of the article explained the increased attractiveness of regional
universities (the number of state-funded places in them has increased) as a reason, but they believe
that the coronavirus epidemic is also significant: the threat of infection has dramatically increased
the value of safety for school graduates.
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Thus, the rejection of educational mobility from the regions to the center because of “lifestyle
trauma” by the circumstances of the coronavirus epidemic can be seen in the context of the
reproduction of inequality in education. Pandemic educational disruptions affect not only students
and faculty, but also the state of universities. The financial constraints caused by the pandemic
block university activity in various areas, for example, social aid to students and scholarships,
faculty development, etc. The most vulnerable groups, such as international students in a pandemic
are need of additional assistance from the host educational institutions. University research has also
declined, mainly due to underfunding and demands for social isolation [15].
Social isolation makes it difficult for research institutions, especially laboratories and field units,
to operate, causing significant damage to research projects. Recruitment of foreign personnel and
exchange of qualified researchers have been suspended due to travel restrictions. Furthermore, after
a pandemic, universities and their sponsors are likely to be in financial difficulty, and projects not
related to COVID will be underestimated and underfunded. Researchers argue for state support for
universities because the pandemic destroys mechanisms to promote student mobility and the
internationalization of the student community, which weakens the position of national universities
in international rankings [16].
2. EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY
The covid pandemic has caused an increase in educational inequality. Massive open online courses
and eLearning systems were expected to reduce inequality in education, but empirical research has
shown that learning in this format not only does not reduce, but can increase inequality, increasing
the gap in educational outcomes between students with different socioeconomic status [17]. In the
face of the pandemic, the mass shift to distance learning was the only way to continue the learning
process, with the risks of increasing inequality and in different dimensions of inequality.
The first expression of inequality is associated with limitations on access to high-speed Internet
and the availability of necessary computer equipment. In Russia, according to research, Internet
coverage among young people under 30 years of age reached 99% in 2018. However, this does not
mean that there are no technical problems in teaching. First, there is a large proportion of young
people who use the mobile Internet, and the growth of Internet coverage is related to the growing
number of students in this segment. Among young people, 41% of users access the Internet from
mobile devices, which are not suitable for effective learning. Second, the speed of the Internet, its
cost, and penetration significantly vary in different regions of Russia. Research shows that access
to the Internet and various technical means (computers, laptops, etc.) is unequal in groups that
differ by type of settlement and income. The second expression of inequality is individual
differences in the usage of the Internet, and people, even having the same technical capabilities of
access to the Internet, have got different results.
With the widespread introduction of the Internet, people use it differently: those with a higher level
of education - for training and career advancement, lower - for entertainment [18]. Differences are
observed not only in human behavior on the Internet, but even when using the same Web sites. The
transition to a distance format has required students, as well as faculty and other staff, to familiarize
themselves with new platforms of interaction and a new level of digital literacy.
Students born between 1980 and 1994 are often described as "net generation" or "digital native"
because of their early awareness to computer technology [19]. However, research shows that young
people's knowledge of technology is often limited to simple operations: searching for information
on the Internet, writing letters, using basic programs [20]. Respondents with prominent levels of
technology proficiency have significantly fewer barriers to communication on an online platform,
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and they are easier to deal with administrative and technical problems [21]. At the same time, many
of today's freshman have poor computer literacy, despite the widespread belief that they should be
proficient in computer. Distance learning requires specific skills, experience and knowledge, in
particular the ability to independently maintain the necessary level of motivation and build their
learning strategy [22], developed critical thinking skills [23], and experience in learning in this.
The studies note significant variation in the extent of the difficulties that students experience in the
transition to distance learning, depending on the level and year of study and the specialty. Among
the most vulnerable groups are freshmen, undergraduate students, and science, engineering, and art
and design students. In addition, the experience and evaluation of the distance learning experience
differed significantly depending on the socio-economic status of respondents. Furthermore, a
significant association was found between the severity of depression symptoms and family income
levels [24]. A study at a major US research university found that low-income students were more
likely to expect to have to postpone graduation because of a pandemic [12].
3. USING AI TO REDUCE EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY
Active development of artificial intelligence (AI) leads to the fact that AI is widely spread in
various fields, including education and AI can help to reduce educational inequality [25]. We use
the term "artificial intelligence" in the narrow meaning as a specialized software system for
implementation a natural user interface. An educational platform with AI can be adjusted to meet
the needs of students and consider their personal features (initial level of knowledge, speed of
learning, current interests) for identifying the most effective way of studying for them. The
interaction students with a smart platform reveal the weaknesses of students and motivate them for
additional studying, so it makes possible to create a system of adaptive learning [26].
There are some AI-based technologies popular in the educational process [27]: adaptive knowledge
assessment, spaced repetition, virtual assistants, adaptive feedback, formal verification of creative
works. Let us briefly consider the features of these technologies and the mechanisms of their
implementation with AI.
Computer-aided assessment with AI [28] implies using of specialized applications that allow to
test, and automatic check various types of creative work, such as essays, etc. System with
computer-aided assessment analyze answers of students, providing feedback, finding factual or
semantic errors. The data gathered from student’ answers are using for preparation an individual
learning path adapted to the current knowledge of students.
The spaced repetition technique based on the theory that a proper time interval of information
representation allows maximizing the rate of learning [29]. AI technology in spaced repetition
software applications allows recording and tracking progress, when the information was presented,
how effective it was for a particular learner, and then to adapt the time intervals of the information
representation when it is most appropriate for the learner.
Traditional educational system uses different types of feedback, such as checking and evaluation
of student’s work, interaction tests, different teacher's activities. Artificial intelligence makes it
possible to create specialized chatbots, which can interact with the student through a dialogue
interface, analyze their responses, and provide quality feedback to make easier the teacher's work.
In the future, these chatbots will be transformed into virtual assistants and be able to respond to
students' requests more accurately and quickly in the natural language [30].
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The technology of virtual assistants (VAS) is a perspective variant of the AI implementation [31].
One of the first in the mid-nineties, Microsoft has released the office assistant "Clippie", a
specialized virtual assistant, which should help users to effectively use Microsoft Office. This
feature got many negative responses from users, so in later versions of Microsoft Office, this
assistant was removed because it showed low efficiency and negative attitude of users.
The surge in popularity of virtual assistants has been observed over the last few years, and they are
especially widely used in modern smartphones. Many software companies like Amazon, Google,
Microsoft have released their own virtual assistants [32]. The growing interest to this topic related
to dramatically improvement of natural speech recognition, which allows to implement an effective
voice interface [33]. A significant increasing of the usefulness of virtual assistants also correlated
with the development of the Internet of things (IoT).
Virtual assistants allow to manage IoT devices, organize and analyze information obtained from
both virtual and physical sources. Modern personal assistants use AI extensively for automation
tasks of everyday activities, such as creation of reminders, prompting required information in the
current context, constructing routes, grammar checking, translating, etc.
There is a particular interest in using AI for adaptive learning [34]. Adaptive learning is an
educational method of using modern computer algorithms to teach students in accordance with
their individual characteristics. Adaptive learning is considered: the emotional state of a student,
his ability to perceive different types of information, the current level of learning skills, gender,
etc. Adaptation is that the curriculum customized to the student, try to build an individual learning
trajectory.
In many countries, the adaptive learning based on AI is being actively implemented with supporting
of the government. There are a few countries where it is enshrined as a legal framework. In Brazil,
for example, the Geekie system [35]. This system allows pupils to prepare for the final examination
at school. At the beginning of the training, a student takes some tests and selects the own learning
goal, then the system with AI analyses the student’s preferences, prepares individual learning
trajectories for them, highlights the necessary and suitable content. In learning, a specialized
program captures every student’s action and transmits information to the system. Each student can
have a personal pace of learning and the system accumulates information about students and adapts
the learning process to their abilities. The developer points out that the using of this system has
increased results of the final exams for all students.
Thus, there are three main reasons why AI is being intensively embedded into the educational
process:
– AI helps to make the educational process more effective and convenient for both students
and teachers. In Russia, some large online schools create and implement training courses
with AI.
– AI increases the involvement of students in the educational process through gamification.
Most training simulators use artificial intelligence to create the effective game mechanics.
For example, a language school SkyEng [36] integrated AI into the educational process, it
provides adaptive and personalized learning, and performs task verification in real time. AI
analyses each lesson, assesses student progress, and evaluates teacher performance. Such
learning system allows to change a path of student teaching.
– –implementation of AI into educational process provides automation of it. Modern
educational resources can effectively function without a human: chatbots answer questions
and conduct lessons. This trend is increasing every year.
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4. VOICE USER INTERFACE
Natural User Interface (NUI) describes interaction between a person and a computer with intuitive
actions that do not require special training of users [32]. The purpose of using a user-friendly
interface is to hide the complexity of a system as much as possible. Even if the user is inexperienced
or requires a rather complicated interaction, it will be able to interact with the system by NUI.
Examples of interfaces with NUI include interfaces based on touch, gestures, body movements
(Kinect), voice, etc. Neurocomputer interfaces are expected to be created soon.
In recent years, virtual assistants with voice control have become widespread in various fields.
Virtual assistants have become commercial products thanks to Apple, which introduced the Siri
assistant for iPhone in 2011. Virtual assistants use a Voice User Interface (VUI), which is a human-
computer interface with voice input to control computers and devices. The VUI interface has a long
history since the 1950s, when the first prototypes of devices with VUI appeared [37]. However,
initially these interfaces were not highly effective, a significant breakthrough has been achieved in
the last decade, thanks to the developing natural language recognition with AI. VUI have become
more convenient and useful, and these technologies have gained wide popularity due to the spread
of smart speakers (Amazon Echo, Google Home, Yandex.Station) and other devices with voice
recognition.
There are a few significant advantages of voice input in comparison with using keyboard [37]:
– high speed of information input (faster than typing on keyboard).
– voice input can be used simultaneously with other activities (you can react without switching
from the current context).
– intuitive interface.
– high level of empathy (voice messages have more empathy than text messages, interaction
through voice can be more pleasant and convenient for a person).
VUI is becoming widely used as a communication for many various intelligent devices. For
example, all modern smart speakers do not have a graphical display and keyboard, so you can
communicate with them only by VUI. A virtual chatbot is a program that imitates the real
interaction with a person. Interfaces of modern chatbots based on VUI. These types of interfaces
are implemented like text chat in Facebook Messenger or Skype Instant Messaging for dialog with
an intelligent device.
There are standard development tools for creation VUI. For example, a script describing the
interaction between users and a script of interaction between a user and a computer have a
remarkably similar structure. The only exception is that the chat-bot interface can display images
and hyperlinks, while the VUI can only play sounds.
Using chat bots for learning a foreign language has the following advantages [38]:
– Gamification. Chatbots use gamification, they have built-in game mechanics to motivate
students to continue learning. For example, learners receive points or other achievements for
regular training or achieving a certain goal. Gamification turns learning into a hobby, it
motivates users to study even during periods of rest.
– Individualization. Personal lessons with a teacher who will correct your grammatical or
phonetic errors are quite expensive, and when the classes are in a group, you must wait your
turn to work with the teacher. Lessons with a chat-bot removes these restrictions, you can
get individual attention at any time and freely.
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– Availability. Lessons with a chat-bot can carry out at any time. The chatbot instantly answers
any your questions, and you can train for several hours. This significantly increases the
intensity of class and involvement in the education process.
No evaluations from the teacher and no fear of errors. For many students, the language barrier is
due to an internal fear of making a mistake in dialogues. Chatbot allows to overcome this fear,
remove the language barrier, help a learner to start fluently communicating.
Below, there is a description of several chatbots which designed specifically for teaching English.
We compared two main categories of chatbots that can be used for self-study of English. The first
category is the chat bots, which are specially designed for learning English. The second category
is the chat bots for practical tasks, with them we can train English in real situations, which is an
effective way of learning a foreign language.
5. CHATBOTS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING
Modern applications use AI for creating a language environment, assess the current language level,
etc. Learning language with chatbots is faster than in traditional ways. With several test dialogues
at beginning, the chat-bot identifies the strengths and weaknesses of student, and then configures
the scripts of the dialog according to the student's language capabilities. Chatbots are adaptable,
then more the learner performs the exercises and the more information collected by a chatbot, then
the better it will form tasks for students. The AI allows to create individual tasks for students, make
them own educational path, and then teach at a pace that is convenient for them.
Mondly [39] is a specialized program for English learning, which has two versions of the interface:
an internet site and a mobile application for smartphones. The user can communicate with the
Mondly by keyboard or by VOI through a microphone. The application uses a dialogue mode,
when a user answering a question, he should choose the best option to answer or pronounce it aloud
(the user also can type his answer in a special dialog box). If the chat-bot does not understand what
the user told, it will ask him to repeat the answer. If there is a pause in the conversation, the chatbot
offers several different answers for continuous of the conversation. The user can also choose how
to listen of the answers in a male or female voice. Developers carry out some experiments by using
a virtual reality to immerse students into the language environment with chatbots. They created
Mondly VR, a special application for learning English in virtual reality glasses.
Andy [39] was designed to improve conversation practice in English. This chat-bot is positioned
as a virtual teacher and you can talk to it on various topics, play language games, build vocabulary,
and learn grammar rules. The user can choose a topic of discussion and get a short explanation for
the corresponding grammar rule. The application supports different levels of language skills (from
Beginner to Advanced). If the users have questions during the training, they can receive additional
information and feedback. At the end of each topic, the user has to test himself. If there were
mistakes in the test, the chatbot explains how to amend them and show the correct variant, and for
unfamiliar words shows their definitions and examples of using in context. The user can talk to the
chatbot on a free topic. Communication can be both written and oral by user's choice, and the
chatbot corrects errors.
Virtual assistants help to practice language skills in a real-life situation. Online shops and services
(travel industry, catering, etc.) use chatbots for helping customers to shop goods or book a place.
Hipmunk was designed by a company that helps in a travel company. Hipmunk help to find
information for travelers about hotels, flights, car rental, etc. The internet site offers a virtual
assistant, and the user can get help from him through conversation on natural language.
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Conversation with the chatbot starts by saying "Hello Hipmunk", then the user can ask a question,
for example, "What is the cheapest flight from Moscow to San Francisco in the first week of
March?" and get a reasonable answer. The chatbot allows user to practice English questions. If
Hipmunk understands your questions and can answer you, it means a sufficient level of your
pronunciation.
Mona is a chatbot for helping users to make profitable purchases. Mona uses databases of large
online stores and finds products that maximize the customer needs. User can ask the chatbot in a
free form about what kind of good he is trying to find, what range of prices, and so on, then the
chatbot will pick for user the best option. User can interact with this chat bot through a dialog. In
this mode, Mona asks leading questions and provides additional information in reply to messages
in a form of a menu to select an option. This is an effective way to improve your ability quickly
reading and answering English questions. This type of communication allows for user to memorize
words about household items, products in stores, terms related to fashion and clothing, home
appliances, etc.
Android smartphones have Google Assistant as a virtual assistant that can use for daily English
conversation practice. Google assistant has a natural user interface and can help to perform different
tasks, for example, it can set an alarm clock at a given time by voice request. The user should be
able to build several types of English sentences. If the user’s pronunciation is wrong, the assistant
will not execute the command. This is an effective way to improve pronunciation and train skills
of making sentences without context or nonverbal clues.
Google Nest is a line of smart speakers created by Google. It has Google Assistant and allows for
users to interact with VUI. By Google Nest users can receive answers from the Google search
engine, launch applications, create reminders, etc. The devices enable users to implement of the
Internet of things at home, the gadget can turn on and off devices, control lighting and TV, etc. Use
Google Assistant for IoT, we can without Google Home device, for this you need to have a
smartphone with parameters (Android 5.0+ / iOS 10.0+).
6. ALGORITHM OF APPLICATION CREATING
Academic English proficiency is an essential skill of a modern scientist and requires constant
practice. Researchers need continuous language training for improvement their language
competencies. To expand opportunities for self-development of academic English skills, we
developed application for Google assistant "Academic phrase bank trivia" and "Academic trivia".
The first application helps to train the vocabulary of academic English. The second helps to develop
skills of building grammatically correct sentences in academic English, memorize phrases of
academic vocabulary, and train the correct pronunciation.
For the developing our application, we use the Google action console, which allows to create an
application for Google Assistant. In the console we step by step create an application and make
some configurations using a specialising online editor. After completing all steps, we will get a
fully working application that can be tested on a computer simulator or on a smartphone and
publishing in Google Assistant directory. Figure 1 demonstrates the algorithm of creating the
application.
The first step of the algorithm is to collect the exercises that will be used to create our application.
The collected information is checking for incorrectness, if some errors are detected, the initial data
are correcting, and the first step is repeated. After the final correction, the data is entered into a
special Goggle Sheet template. The next step is to configure the voice interface to run the
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application and build an invocation model. Then a specialized online environment is using for
building of an action. This environment is also using for building of logic, responses and intent
training phrases. At next step of development, the built application can be tested in a simulator. At
the next step of development, the application can be tested on a smartphone. The last step of the
algorithm involves create a realize and publishing the application to Google actions directory.
When we were creating the application, we used some rules of development. Questions for the
application should be brief and clear. It should be considered that the question is displayed on the
smartphone screen, and there is interaction only by voice, so it is difficult for a player to remember
a long question, especially in a foreign language. Therefore, questions and answers should be as
short as possible. In the guide, Google recommends that the answers contain only one or two words
[40].
If there are many correct answers to a question, you can specify them using the "|" separator. Any
of these synonyms will be considered a valid answer. The Google guide recommends varying types
of questions, which ensures dynamic learning and engagement, and questions should be as compact
and clear as possible. It is recommended that the quiz be culturally and gender sensitive so that it
is interesting to as many users as possible.
An action creates by the Trivia template, go to the Action console, and create a New Project. Then
select the Template command in the Advanced Parameters section at the bottom of the page and
specify Trivia Template in the appearing window. Then open the file from templates in Google
Sheet editor. Then copy and paste the URL of the sheet in your browser and open the file in the
online spreadsheet editor.
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Figure 1. The algorithm of creating the application
You can fine-tune the quiz by specifying the difficulty and category for each question and create
your own sound effects or speech files. You can specify difficulty levels for the questions, add a
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"Difficulty/Grade Level" column on the sheet, then specify a difficulty level or grade level for each
question. You can specify up to three different difficulty levels: "Easy", "Medium" and "Hard". To
separate the questions into categories, you will need to add a "Category/Topic" column and then
specify a category for each question on the worksheet. You can set up to three custom categories.
Before running the quiz, the user will be asked about the desired topic and the level of difficulty
for the current round of questions. Additional settings and examples of using them there are in
User Guide [40].
Once the action has been created, it can be tested. To do this, it is necessary to select the Test
command in the top menu to test the action through the web interface. Figure 2 shows testing
application in action console.
Figure 2. Test application in action console
To test the action in your smartphone, you need to run the Google Assistant and say into the
microphone or enter the phrase "Talk to my test app". You can test your action through a Google
Home device, the device must be connected to the same developer account. If the action supports
more than one language, you should test each language separately.
7. VOICE ASSISTANT FOR ACADEMIC ENGLISH TRAINING
A Trivia Action template was used for developing an application, in the order that was described
above. This template allows you to create test quizzes, which can be run on mobile devices with
Google Assistant, as well as on smart speakers with the Google Home system.
The action "Gagarin Trivia" was developed by us for vocabulary learning and training academic
writing. For questions we used terms recommended by the HSE Centre for Academic Writing [41]
and other quality sources [42].
To start the action, it needs to say the phrase "Play Gagarin Trivia game" to the Google assistant.
Figure 3 shows the launched application, and the assistant tells you the rules of the quiz. You can
choose the number of participants and the number of questions in one round. Then the first question
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will be read out and you will get three choices for answer. You must either say the answer or the
answer number. If the answer is correct, the program will give the approval reaction, if not, you
will get the correct answer and some explanations.
Figure 3. App view on a smartphone
If you do not understand the question, you can ask the assistant to repeat it with the command
"Repeat question”. If you do not know the correct answer, you can skip the question with the
command "Skip question". To finish the game, you should say "Stop". At the end of the round, the
assistant will summarize and tell you the number of correct answers. The application is quite
fascinating. If you have the high level, you can use it even while walking, communicating with the
assistant using headphones.
The second action is "Academic phrase bank Trivia" which allows to improve the knowledge of
academic English. The information from English textbooks, specialized websites, and Academic
phrase bank was used as a content of the application [43].
As answer to the assistant's question, it is necessary to choose the sentence closest by it meaning
to the given phrase in English. As a hint, the assistant gives three options. In order for a phrase to
be counted, it is not necessary to pronounce it verbatim, partial correctness is enough.
The exercise allows to improve the skill of scientific English attentive listening, and train
pronunciation. In addition, the pronunciation of the templates will help them to memorize well. If
you cannot pronounce the suggestions correctly, you can skip the question and proceed to the next
one.
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8. CONCLUSIONS
A general view of the problems of education in the COVID-19 pandemic is provided by
international monitoring and academic research on education in the pandemic period. In the
pandemic, the mass switch to distance learning was the only way for many students to continue
learning, and inequalities were exacerbated in many ways. The first manifestation of inequality is
related to the technical limitations of access to the Internet and the availability of the necessary
technology. Among young people there is a high proportion of those who use mobile Internet with
limited traffic speed, also research shows that the computer devices also differ significantly, they
depend on the income of population groups. Studies show that with the widespread introduction of
the Internet, people use it differently: those with a higher level of education use it for education
and career advancement, while those with a lower level of education use it for entertainment.
Therefore, it is important to develop technologies to access education through mobile devices with
low Internet consumption.
English proficiency enhances the quality of scientific research. Many modern scientific works
published in highly ranked scientific journals are written in English. The ability to communicate
confidently in English enables effective communication with other researchers. Improving
language skills is a long-time process that requires considerable time and financial expenditure.
The application uses the artificial intelligence of the Google platform and was designed for self-
study of academic English and improving academic speaking skills. The application allows to study
new words, to carry out the construction of grammatically correct sentences in English, to
memorize templates of academic phrases. Users can train the correct pronunciation of phrases and
developing skills of scientific texts listening.
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AUTHOR
Received degree of Doctor of Economic Sciences in Logistics from Saint Petersburg
state university of Economics, Russia in 2011. He has an industrial experience of 10
years in programming, and an academic experience of over 20 years in Yuri Gagarin
State Technical University of Saratov, with research in versatile fields of transport,
logistics, and computer science.