{"id":1271,"date":"2023-10-18T15:29:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T22:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2023-10-18T15:29:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T22:29:44","slug":"embracing-technology-enhanced-learning-provides-support-accessibility-and-flexibility-for-students-in-their-educational-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/embracing-technology-enhanced-learning-provides-support-accessibility-and-flexibility-for-students-in-their-educational-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing technology-enhanced learning: Provides support, accessibility, and flexibility for students in their educational journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that we (as humans) are flexible beings and various examples show there is increased flexibility coming out of the pandemic. Remote and hybrid work models provide flexibility in work and life balance, telehealth enables patients to access healthcare in remote and hard to access areas, and most notably online or hybrid learning offering more flexibility for students to attend classes and complete coursework.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a KPU student survey<\/a> done by Office of Planning & Accountability (2020), students were surveyed their most preferred mode of instruction. Of those surveyed, most preferred some sort of asynchronous delivery, as it allowed for greater flexibility. However, synchronous experiences offered engagement with both instructor and students. Students wanted recorded lectures so they can revisit materials as often as needed, allowing more flexibility with most students working, with family responsibilities and other course work.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At KPU, this means assessing and evaluating our physical classrooms and technologies to support a multimodal learning experience for our students. \u201cResearch has shown that thoughtful design of the physical space can facilitate an instructor’s goals and help create effective classroom dynamics as students interact with each other, the professor, and the course materials. Such design can also support students’ needs for autonomy, competence, and belonging.\u201d (Penrod, 2023) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Starting Fall 2023, KPU has transformed 2 regular e-classrooms (which provide the ability to connect to the projector wirelessly, sharing content with your students) into \u201cTechnology Enhanced Classroom<\/a>\u201d. These transformed classrooms are designed to provide more flexibility and inclusivity to your learning environment. They have the added ability to record and capture your lessons as videos and making them available for students to review materials as needed. Learn more about use cases and benefits of this capture technology, https:\/\/kputlcommons.freshdesk.com\/support\/solutions\/articles\/43000681637-what-is-lecture-capture-classroom-<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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