Students’ Perceptions on Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Authors

  • Liliana Mâță Associate Professor PhD, Teacher Training Department, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Romania
  • Cristina Cîrtiță-Buzoianu “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Romania
  • Venera-Mihaela Cojocariu The Pre- and In- service Teacher Training Departament, Head of The Department of Professional Counselling, Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau, Romania
  • Gabriel Mareș “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Romania
  • Brîndușa-Mariana Amălăncei “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/16.1/841

Keywords:

Higher education, online teaching, online learning, perceptions, students

Abstract

Virtual environments allow teachers to approach the teaching process inclusively and creatively, to facilitate the effective transfer of learning and to support student learning with new technologies regardless of various barriers. The hereby study evaluates the students’ views concerning the virtual delivery of courses during their learning process taking into consideration their former face-to-face teaching-learning experience. It was based on the theoretical part which included typical aspects of online teaching and learning are presented and the most recent studies in this area are reviewed. Following previous research, we aim to develop an innovative model of successful online teaching and learning in higher education. A questionnaire-based research methodology was designed for 355 students at a university in the North-Eastern region of Romania. The questionnaire with closed-ended items was used for assessing students’ attitudes on the online teaching activity. The results indicate students’ preference for online courses, as well as a number of significant differences, depending on the study specialisation or form of education. Any future changes to online teaching and learning in universities should also take into account students’ and teachers’ views on this particular issue. Such an approach should allow us to see whether and how effective the use of virtual teaching environments can be for both students and teachers in higher education (HE).

Author Biographies

Liliana Mâță, Associate Professor PhD, Teacher Training Department, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Romania

Associate Professor at Teacher Training Department, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Romania. Her research interests focus on curricular innovations, teacher education, information and communication technologies in education and contemporary issues of education. She also worked as a research expert, member and director in national and international research projects on current educational themes: the introduction of the curricular innovations in the teacher training programme from primary school and preschool education (Romanian-Cyprus); the development of the pedagogical competencies of teachers of Romanian language and communication through initial training programmes for teachers.

Cristina Cîrtiță-Buzoianu , “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Romania

Associate Professor, Doctor in Philosophy at “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, at the Department of Communication of the Faculty of Letters. Research interests includes communication, ethics and deontology, axiology of education. Team leader of the Social Analysis and European Identity Group, part of the Interdisciplinary Study Centre of Contemporary Discursive Forms and a member of the Association of Journalism and Communication Professionals. Author of 6 books and course books. More than 51 articles published in international databases journals and proceedings. Country Manager in European Project COST ACTION Ageism - a multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective; Director of six FDI Projects– CECIM, SICOC, STUD-UBc, STUDIA-UBc, BE-UBc , INCLUSIVE-UBc

Gabriel Mareș, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Romania

From 3.10.2023 is Associate Professor at “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău. He had PhD in Sciences of Education and his research concerns are in the sphere of adult education, parents’ education, therapeutic relationship, people with special needs and career counselling. His research is reflected in articles, books and chapters of books, textbooks, and course materials, participation at conferences. He has clinical expertise in working with ASD people and families, also he had experience in teaching as trainer in life skills development programs for children and young people, on-line teaching using participative and co-creative methods. During the time he work in projects in field of quality of life of person with chronical disease, life skills development, mental health, gamification in education or teachers training. He had experience in many projects founded by European Social found (POSDRU, POCU), Erasmus+, EEA Grants etc.

Brîndușa-Mariana Amălăncei , “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău

Associate Professor at the Department of Communication of the Faculty of Letters, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, Doctor in Philology and in Communication Sciences. Research interests includes communication, advertising, public relations, rhetoric and pragmatics. Member of the Social Analysis and European Identity Group, of the Interdisciplinary Study Centre of Contemporary Discursive Forms and of the Association of Journalism and Communication Professionals. Author of 5 books and course books. More than 45 articles published in international databases journals and proceedings. Director of the ROSE Project– Faculty of Letters, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau. Member in FDI Projects– CECIM, SICOC, STUD-UBc, STUDIA-UBc, BE-UBc, AR@UBc. Member in ERASMUS projects: ERASMUS+, nr. 2017-1-RO01-KA103-035814

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2024-03-01

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Mâță, L., Cîrtiță-Buzoianu , C. ., Cojocariu, V.-M., Mareș, G. ., & Amălăncei , B.-M. . (2024). Students’ Perceptions on Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Revista Romaneasca Pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 16(1), 623-644. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/16.1/841

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