Session 4 Blog: E- learning practice in higher education

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Session 4 focuses on two aspects of e learning practice in higher education. First, micro - teaching and its learning environment with a 5 minutes micro teaching and Secondly, identifying a higher education issue and discussing it under group topic as a case

 study.

 Micro- learning

Micro-learning is an extremely useful tool for any educator, and it brings with it numerous benefits to both the educator and the learner. Micro-learning technology can make learning ‘50% more efficient’ for half of the cost of traditional educational technology, for example. So what is micro-learning? As the ‘micro-‘ part of the name indicates, micro-learning is focused on smaller learning units that are delivered within a short time frame. Usually, each micro-learning unit will have a single objective (or ‘learning outcome’), and it is advisable to make this objective clear to the learner(s) prior to delivering the unit to facilitate their ability to reflect on and celebrate their educational achievements. Despite its ‘bite-size’ format, however, a micro-learning unit should ideally be integrated into your broader curriculum and syllabus. 

The concept of micro teaching is mainly based on the following points

• Teaching in its real form but with a minimum concept
• The exercise which is designed focuses mostly on the basic teaching skills with the help of feedback based on the knowledge and information of the student learning level.
• The teaching is conducted for students who are from different backgrounds and their intellectual abilities.
• Monitoring the micro-teaching exercises conducted in classrooms
• Enabling the prospective teachers to learn effective teaching skills.
• Helping the students to actively participate in teaching by providing a low-risk situation.
• It also offers opportunities for retraining at regular time intervals

E- learning Case study

More than 1.5 billion students and youth across the planet are affected by school and university closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak.The Global Education Coalition launched by UNESCO seeks to facilitate inclusive learning opportunities for children and youth during this period of sudden and unprecedented educational disruption.Investment in remote learning should both mitigate the immediate disruption caused by COVID-19 and establish approaches to develop more open and flexible education systems for the future.

Case Study Title: “Substituting Field practical with Virtual Learning Experience opportunities during a Pandemic.”

This case study will focus on the current issue that is affecting the higher education sector worldwide, especially during Covid- 19 pandemic. The main issue highlighted will focus on how to change field practical experience of a full-time face-to-face course with different virtual learning platforms during a pandemic. 

Reference

HOW TO USE MICRO-LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION CLASSROOMS. 

Retrieved from: https://www.theedadvocate.org/use-micro-learning-higher-education-classrooms/

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of Your Campus Community During a Crisis by Dr. Sumit Nijhawan, March 13, 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.ruffalonl.com/covid-19-coronavirus-and-higher-education-meeting-the-needs-of-your-campus-community-during-a-crisis/

Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on education. Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_the_2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic_on_education

Micro Teaching: Principles, Procedures, Benefits & Limitations

Retrieved from: https://content.wisestep.com/micro-teaching-principles-procedures-benefits-limitations/