Impact of Blended Learning on Engineering Students in Indian Context (Published)
The advancement of information technology results in the phenomenal changes in the wide area of education system. Blended learning is the potential upshot of advanced technology based learning scheme. The use of latest e-learning channels and technologies has started facilitating the teaching learning process. Computers and mobiles are the most widely used e- learning materials in the blended learning education system. The charm of blended learning approach lies in the method of adapting technology aided learning methods apart from the existing conventional learning methods. The negative aspects of traditional learning approach are covered by enhancing the overall learning as well as teaching experience with the use of modern technology. This study focuses on the impact of blended learning on the engineering students in our country. There are certain challenges in blended learning in India but in the current scenario of pandemic outbreak, it has a huge significance in our education system. The challenges which the society of our country is likely to face are due to the students from dissimilar backgrounds and their inflexibility, time unavailability and unawareness of using technology. Blended learning is a varied educational paradigm that offers addressing these challenges. The study proves the impact of blended learning in the engineering students of India that it leads to the improvement in the knowledge of their subject topics as well as the improvement in their overall achievement.
Citation: Meena Gullur (2022) Impact of Blended Learning On Engineering Students in Indian Context, International Journal of English Language Teaching, Vol.10, No.4, pp.,13-19
Keywords: Engineering students, Information Technology, blended learning, face to face learning, learning impact
Professional Updates for Language Teachers in A Digitally Infected Clime: The ICT Utilization Sensibility (Published)
The teaching profession in Nigeria is faced with a lot of problems which militate against the integrity of the profession. This is because educators have come to realize that any meaningful improvement in the education that students receive is highly dependent on the quality of the instruction that the teacher provides. The paper looks into the training and retraining needs of English language teachers for effective utilization of ICT in secondary schools in Ekiti State. The research design was descriptive. The population for the study comprised all English Language teachers (571) in the senior secondary schools in Ekiti State. Multistage random sampling technique was utilized in selecting the sample. In all, all (20) English Language teachers in the selected schools were used as the sample. A research instrument titled “Teachers’ Assessment of the Need for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in English Language (TANICTENG)” was tested for both validity and reliability procedures and used for data collection. Reliability coefficients of 0.67was obtained. Conclusion was drawn and recommendations were made among which are that teachers should engage in personal development; Teacher Training institutions should see to effective teacher education programmes; government at all levels should create an enabling environment that could help the teachers to perform optimally, among others.
Keywords: Hyper-dynamism, ICT, Integration, Pedagogy, blended learning