DOI: 10.5176/2251-2195_CSEIT16.22
Authors: Elammaran Jayamani, Soon Kok Heng, and Muhammad Khusairy Bin Bakri
Abstract: This research was focused to implement Digital Learning Technologies (DLTs) such as podcasting and blogs in teaching and learning activities in manufacturing subject. Podcasting involves placing recorded material on a website from where it can be downloaded and listened to at a later time. Manufacturing subject contents contain many manufacturing concepts and methods, by means of lectures using conventional power point slides. Although students cannot understand many concepts of manufacturing, but by implementing podcasting students can understand all the concepts that is by bringing the real world of industrial videos in their hands through the iPhone, iPad and notebooks. Along with podcasting, blogs also used to enhance students’ learning. Students can use blogs to gather resources and share their materials and opinions with others. The main purpose of implementing blogs in manufacturing subject is to support the meaning of the subject teach, by making through reflective learning and the development through the exchange of hyperlinks of knowledge between communities. It can foster the development of learning identities and reduce feelings of isolation. The existing method using power point slides for teachings usually criticized and its method being discussed. Also, the pros and cons of the proposed method have been discussed in this research. Results from this study indicate that the educational institutions and academics need to contemplate the introduction of instructional methods such as podcast and blogs within the broader context of instructional goals.
Keywords: Online teaching; Digital learning; Teaching tools; blended learning; Educator
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