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Evaluating the implementation of E-portfolio-based learning in ELT through the CIPP model: A qualitative descriptive study in Indonesia
E-portfolios have increasingly been integrated into higher education to promote reflection, documentation, and learner autonomy; however, their effectiveness in English Language Teaching (ELT) in Indonesia remains insufficiently examined. This study evaluates the use of e-portfolio-based learning in an Evaluation in ELT course by employing the Context, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) evaluation model. Four research questions guided the investigation, focusing on the relevance of the programme context, the adequacy of inputs, the implementation processes, and the resulting learning outcomes. Using a descriptive qualitative design, data were collected through classroom observations, semi-structured interviews, and documentation of students’ e-portfolios. The participants consisted of one lecturer and thirty-seven seventh-semester students (ten males and twenty-seven females) enrolled in the course during the 2022/2023 academic year; additionally, three students were purposively selected for in-depth interviews. The findings indicate that (1) the context supported the adoption of e-portfolios as it aligned with course needs and learning objectives; (2) the input—including digital facilities, infrastructure, and access to online tools—was adequate for implementation; (3) the process showed active student engagement, although challenges such as connectivity issues, device limitations, and time constraints were present; and (4) the product demonstrated positive learning outcomes, including improved documentation practices, better understanding of course material, and increased digital literacy. The study underscores the potential of e-portfolios to enhance ELT learning and suggests the need for more structured feedback mechanisms and technical support to optimise future implementation.
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Evaluating the implementation of E-portfolio-based learning in ELT through the CIPP model: A qualitative descriptive study in Indonesia
E-portfolios have increasingly been integrated into higher education to promote reflection, documentation, and learner autonomy; however, their effectiveness in English Language Teaching (ELT) in Indonesia remains insufficiently examined. This study evaluates the use of e-portfolio-based learning in an Evaluation in ELT course by employing the Context, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) evaluation model. Four research questions guided the investigation, focusing on the relevance of the programme context, the adequacy of inputs, the implementation processes, and the resulting learning outcomes. Using a descriptive qualitative design, data were collected through classroom observations, semi-structured interviews, and documentation of students’ e-portfolios. The participants consisted of one lecturer and thirty-seven seventh-semester students (ten males and twenty-seven females) enrolled in the course during the 2022/2023 academic year; additionally, three students were purposively selected for in-depth interviews. The findings indicate that (1) the context supported the adoption of e-portfolios as it aligned with course needs and learning objectives; (2) the input—including digital facilities, infrastructure, and access to online tools—was adequate for implementation; (3) the process showed active student engagement, although challenges such as connectivity issues, device limitations, and time constraints were present; and (4) the product demonstrated positive learning outcomes, including improved documentation practices, better understanding of course material, and increased digital literacy. The study underscores the potential of e-portfolios to enhance ELT learning and suggests the need for more structured feedback mechanisms and technical support to optimise future implementation.
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The Impact of Virtual Classrooms and Google Sites on Teaching Computer Skills Courses: Karak University College-Jordan
This study aimed to investigate the effect of both virtual classrooms and Google sites in teaching computer skills courses in Al- Karak College of Al-Balqa Applied University. The study used two different teaching strategies (WizIQ Virtual Classroom) and (Google Sites). The participants of the study were selected by a simple random sample. They were selected from the students of Al- Karak College of Al-Balqa Applied University who are signed up in a computer skills course which is a compulsory subject. The participants were chosen from different majors for the academic year of 2019-2020. The total number of student's are160. But 50 students (male and female) were collected randomly. They were divided into three main groups. The study showed a number of findings. Most importantly, the results of the group which was taught by (WizIQ Virtual) had better academic achievements than the control group in the post-test also, the group that was taught, according to Google, outperformed the control group Using (WizIQ Virtual) has facilitated their access to the needed information so, they did better. This study recommends instructors and teachers invest and use this strategy i.e., “WizIQ Virtual” in teaching this course. This may be due to various reasons: for example, it increases the academic achievements of the students. The study also recommends the Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research apply (Google sites) and (WizIQ Virtual) in teaching this course in all our Jordanian Universities.
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The “Ants of Cyprus” website: a dynamic, online awareness raising and conservation tool
Ants are an important arthropod group due to their involvement in ecological processes amongst others as ecosystem engineers or predators, but some invasive alien species are also implicated in detrimental environmental, economic and human health effects. Despite recent advancements, the ant biodiversity of Cyprus is still in need of further research with previous online species inventories synthesising a checklist of just 65 native and 10 alien species. The “Ants of Cyprus” website (https://sites.google.com/view/ants-of-cyprus) aims to: (1) raise public awareness and increase local knowledge on the biodiversity and ecological significance of ants, (2) provide ecological data and (3) enhance conservation efforts and management practices for native and alien ant species, respectively. This dynamic, user-friendly website has been designed for use by the scientific community, conservation officers and the wider public and it will be regularly updated as new information and data are generated. Additionally, this information will be critical for reporting on progress towards biodiversity targets and goals.
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Critical Reflection and Learning Motivation in a Smart Education Environment: A Study through a Google Sites-Based Project (GBP)
This article is an investigation into students’ critical reflection through a Google sites-based project (GBP) in correlation with student learning motivation and academic performance in the foreign language classroom. The quasi-experimental study was conducted with the participation of 185 students involved in a Legal English course at a university in Vietnam. The quantitative findings show that (1) students highly evaluate the importance of GBP in increasing critical reflection and learning motivation, (2) the frequent reflection has a positive influence on student learning motivation, and (3) there is slight difference between the academic achievement between the groups using Google sites (GS) and the group not using GS. Additionally, through the qualitative data, students recognized that they must make more effort to manage the challenges in implementing a GBP. However, students placed strong beliefs in the take-up of this prospective project with specific solutions to the problems. Accordingly, innovation and creativity should be embedded in the teaching approach to enhance student critical reflection, learning motivation, and academic achievement. Teachers should rely on particular learning settings to build appropriate syllabuses, especially to adapt to smart educational environments. To achieve a successful performance, a comprehensive solution should be recommended, comprising changes and reforms in teaching, learning, reflection, and assessment.
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Technology Integration in Higher Education: The use of Website Design Pedagogy to Promote Quality Teaching and Learning
The integration of technology within higher education, specifically teacher education, has become vital in preparing pre-service teacher for the 21st-century classroom. Literature shows that the integration of technology allows students to engage deeply with content and promote authentic learning. Over two years, pre-service teachers who enrolled for a language education module at a university in South Africa were tasked with designing their own websites using Google Sites – an online, free, collaborative, web-based application that forms part of Google’s G Suite. As part of the website design assignment, they had to include a blog, informative text and a YouTube video explaining a language-teaching-related topic. The study was conducted from an interpretivist paradigm and an embedded mixed-methods research design. The technological pedagogical content knowledge model served as the theoretical framework. Data collected from 214 pre-service teachers revealed that the use of website design pedagogy promoted the integration of different types of knowledge domains, authentic learning and proximal development. The pre-service teachers furthermore reported that the use of website design pedagogy better prepared them for the 21st-century classroom. Challenges that the students experienced included inadequate access to the internet and problems with recording and uploading videos. This study advocates for authentic learning and scaffolding and therefore recommends that higher education institutions integrate technology holistically by adhering to the principles of the technological pedagogical content knowledge model.
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Development and Validation of e-Books during the Post-Pandemic to Improve Attitude towards Environmental Care in Case of Indonesia
Indonesia has natural diversity in the form of tropical rain forests, the sea, flora, and fauna. Information technology adaptation is needed considering its development and use is getting higher, especially during the pandemic and post-pandemic periods. Through information technology in the form of E-books based on local wisdom, an attitude of caring for the environment grows. This research aims to combine information technology, environmental-based science learning, and local wisdom in growing students' environmental care character. Through the use of e-books based on Google's website as information technology in implementing a green science learning model that is oriented to local wisdom. This study develops and validates an e-book based on local wisdom through the ADDIE research design. The results of the analysis and discussion are that the development of an e-book based on Google's website with a green science model oriented to local wisdom is declared valid and feasible to use with an average percentage of 90.74% from the three experts. Then the results of student responses also showed a positive response from students with a percentage of 90.29%. The application of google site-based e-books in the green science model oriented to local wisdom in learning can increase the growth of environmental care characters for junior high school students as evidenced by the results of multiple regression analysis of significance 0.00 below 0.05.
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Design of an Affordable Cross-Platform Monitoring Application Based on a Website Creation Tool and Its Implementation on a CNC Lathe Machine
Currently, monitoring applications are being designed to provide comprehensive, flexible access. Monitoring applications are also required to function on several platforms (e.g., desktops and mobile phones). However, designers often have difficulty meeting these needs, owing to a lack of expertise in various fields. Here, we aim to convey a simple concept to achieve this goal. Visualization data on the system can be displayed and updated online using Google Sites, which can be accessed on several platforms. The data were displayed using dynamic image HTML embedded code. They were generated from the URL of an image stored in Google Drive. The image was taken from the monitoring system user interface created with the Windows Forms app and periodically uploaded to Google Drive. Therefore, using this concept, a cross-platform monitoring application (CPMA) can be created in a short time without complicated database processing or subscriptions to paid applications. Additionally, a messaging feature from the user platform was developed to enable messaging features between an operator at the machining site and another user/manager of the CPMA. This concept was applied to revisualize the collected data from the data acquisition system and the results of the predicted parameters from the main user interface through image uploadbased data visualization and to monitor two CNC lathe machines (with different sensors attached) at different locations.
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Behind the Screen
An eye-opening look at the invisible workers who protect us from seeing humanity's worst on today's commercial internetSocial media on the internet can be a nightmarish place. A primary shield against hateful language, violent videos, and online cruelty uploaded by users is not an algorithm. It is people. Mostly invisible by design, more than 100,000 commercial content moderators evaluate posts on mainstream social media platforms: enforcing internal policies, training artificial intelligence systems, and actively screening and removing offensive material-sometimes thousands of items per day. Sarah T. Roberts, an award-winning social media scholar, offers the first extensive ethnographic study of the commercial content moderation industry. Based on interviews with workers from Silicon Valley to the Philippines, at boutique firms and at major social media companies, she contextualizes this hidden industry and examines the emotional toll it takes on its workers. This revealing investigation of the people \"behind the screen\" offers insights into not only the reality of our commercial internet but the future of globalized labor in the digital age.
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