Students’ Perspective on Sustaining Education and Promoting Humanising Education through e-Learning
Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology, International Islamic University Malaysia
How they used Delve
A researcher at the International Islamic University Malaysia used Delve to code transcripts from six online focus groups with 30 students, running an inductive then deductive two-round thematic analysis of what makes e-learning sustainable and humanising - and published a screenshot of the coding process as a figure.
“The transcripts were uploaded to Delve qualitative analysis tool and codes were identified. Fig. 1 shown above is an example of one of the transcripts that was analyzed using Delve. A combination of deductive and inductive coding approaches was used where the data analysis started with the inductive coding with codes were developed from the themes categories and the data.”
- Field
- E-learning and educational technology; what students say is needed to sustain education and keep it humanising in a virtual learning environment after the COVID-19 shift
- Data
- Six online focus group discussions with 30 Information Technology and business students aged 20-25, held on Microsoft Teams with a Nearpod collaboration board, 45 minutes each, opening on e-learning during the pandemic and narrowing to accessibility, materials, activities and impact
- Approach
- Thematic analysis in two rounds. The first round was inductive, with codes developed from the data and from theme categories. To increase validity and reduce bias, the second round was deductive: transcripts were read again and excerpts assigned to the codes generated in round one, with inductive coding then reapplied for anything new. The new codes were categorised into themes. Mind maps were produced for each focus group alongside the Nearpod board output.
- Data types
- Focus groups
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the education sector towards an e-learning approach to sustain education. Sustaining student education through e-learning significantly impacts student learning experiences and outcomes, which can be influenced by e-learning infrastructure, e-learning materials, and learning engagement. The concept of humanising education refers to the learning process that reflects students’ moralities and values. Focus group discussion is a practical approach to assess students’ perspectives on sustaining and humanising their education through e-learning. This qualitative focus group study aimed to discuss the e-learning factors that will sustain education and promote humanising education in the virtual learning environment. Thirty students from Information Technology (IT) and business fields have participated and provided a different view on sustaining education through e-learning. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the focus group data. Five themes were identified: (1) e-learning technologies and infrastructure; (2) e-learning principles: pedagogy and materials; (3) health and wellness; (4) equality; and (5) engagement: communication and collaboration. The analysis enlightened the e-learning design for sustainable e-learning. In addition, this paper outlines how the findings support sustainable development goals.
Citation
Aidrina Sofiadin (2022). Students’ Perspective on Sustaining Education and Promoting Humanising Education through e-Learning. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications. https://doi.org/10.14569/ijacsa.2022.0131168