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- | ====== University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi„ ====== | ||
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===== General ===== | ===== General ===== | ||
- | In the winter semester 2021, the VCL was implemented in two different Bachelor Programmes at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and the Faculty of Educational Sciences. The first module was "Basic Botany" | + | In the winter semester 2021, the VCL was implemented in two different Bachelor Programmes at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and the Faculty of Educational Sciences. The first module was "Basic Botany" |
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+ | ===== Course Structure ===== | ||
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+ | **3 Meetings** are conducted (in the end of the week), during which, in the first part explained in the synchronous way general aspects of the lectures and in the second part used **_Miro Board_, _Slido_ and _Tricider Apps_** for discussions. During the lesson the students were presented with specific exercises | ||
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+ | E-tutors have helped the students by explaining to them how VCL works and showing them different shortcuts and personal experiences. This way the learning curve of each generation can be improved. | ||
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+ | In each module students are divided into supervised groups by two or three e-tutor depending on the module. The module "Basic Botany" | ||
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+ | Assessment of the Students ===== | ||
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+ | The evaluation of the students is based on their participation in the module, synchronous and asynchronous feedbacks during the week, delivery of the assignments, | ||
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+ | ===== Student assignments ===== | ||
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+ | In "Basic Botany" | ||
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+ | In Psychology of language (Psycholinguistics) Students had to prepare a course assignment which was assessed at the end of the module with a maximum of 20 points. Each student will follow for four weeks the language development of a preschool child and based on the observed data will prepare a research paper. | ||
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+ | While during the other sessions they were evaluated through a quiz developed in Kahoot with 10 questions, such as: What does Broca' | ||
- | ===== Evaluation | + | ===== \\ |
+ | Students Feedback | ||
Surveys were used to evaluate the course, with one survey collecting student expectations and another collecting feedback after the course. | Surveys were used to evaluate the course, with one survey collecting student expectations and another collecting feedback after the course. | ||
- | * In the pre VCL survey, students expected the course to help them enroll in other international courses. | + | - In the pre VCL survey, students expected the course to help them enroll in other international courses.\\ |
- | | + | - Although 66.7% of students were familiar with online platforms, they wanted to learn new platforms and methods to increase their computer skills.\\ |
- | | + | - In the Post VCL survey, 50% of students thought that the contents of the module delivered were up-to-date and that the VCL module increased productivity in the classroom.\\ |
- | | + | - 57.7% of students thought that the VCL had prepared them for the job market and that they had knowledge to use again VCL in the future. They considered online collaborative work as productive and timesaving.\\ |
- | | + | - About 65.4% of students thought that the teacher had created a positive environment during the lessons, and they considered the online platform effective.\\ |
- | | + | - However, some students had dilemmas about better learning alone or in groups, but 57.7% of students believed that the VCL module had helped them to improve competencies with new platforms and techniques.\\ |
- | | + | - About 42.3% of students thought that the VCL module had improved their communication abilities and had encouraged creative thinking.\\ |
- | | + | - The first-year bachelor students had difficulties in learning how to use MS teams and to return assignments, |
===== Recommendations ===== | ===== Recommendations ===== | ||
- | * The VCL module works better on distance learning or during pandemic times when students do not contact each other during the day in faculties. | + | - The VCL module works better on distance learning or during pandemic times when students do not contact each other during the day in faculties.\\ |
- | | + | - Implement VCL on Master Programs, as students are more interested and have more technology skills and less free time (must learn these techniques at first).\\ |
- | | + | - Students are not as active online for asynchronous learning since they are physically present at the faculty for all other lectures during the week. |
Several steps taken during the pilot local VCL phase worked well, such as choosing suitable subjects and modules, scheduling implementation, | Several steps taken during the pilot local VCL phase worked well, such as choosing suitable subjects and modules, scheduling implementation, | ||