An Investigation on the Similarities and Differences in Conducting Project-Based Learning in Pure Online and Face-to-Face Class Environments at UTAS-Nizwa (76866)
Session Chair: Rolando Jr Lontok
Sunday, 18 February 2024 14:55
Session: Session 3
Room: Thung Saliam
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Following a prolonged stretch of worldwide online classes due to pandemic and the subsequent return to face-to-face setting when everything normalized, the authors had the opportunity to conduct phenomenological observations on project-based approach to learning while different cohorts of IT students undergo this approach when classes are done online due to pandemic, as well as face-to-face, when students return to traditional classes after that. This study aims to describe the main observations arrived at by the authors while using the project-based approach, highlighting common similarities and major differences exhibited by different cohorts of students as they study the course. The authors primarily used the phenomenological approach in conducting the study, that is, observing students' behavior as they go through the project-based learning approach. This methodology is supplemented by quantitative research, through a survey distributed to the participating cohorts after every semester of conducting the research methodology classes. The study covered three semesters of online classes during the pandemic and the three successive semesters done face-to-face immediately after classes return to normal. The research was mainly participated by IT students registered in research methodology course throughout the duration of the study. Results showed that although there exist many common similarities when the course is conducted in both environments, there exist salient differences that showed surprising student learning behavior. The authors hope to extend this investigation to other course types to come up with a more standard framework to conduct the project-based approach to all learning environments.
Authors:
Rolando Jr Lontok, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman
Alice Lontok, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman
Suad Abdullah Al-Riyami, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Rolando JR Lontok is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Nizwa in Oman
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