*DR. DO VAN HUNG - HEAD OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY DEPARTMENT:Schools need to have support policies and create maximum conditions for lecturers to implement E-learning!
Dr. Do Van Hung
Simply put, E-learning is the application of technology in teaching. Instead of teachers going to the classroom to directly teach students, teachers can use technology, network environment, multimedia devices with Internet connection such as mobile phones, laptops, desktops... to teach online.
To apply this teaching method, in my opinion, the most difficult thing right now is that lecturers must overcome psychological barriers; learn how to convert their lectures to the online environment as well as interact with students in the online environment. Currently, there are many technologies and tools that can support lecturers and students to learn online. The simplest example is that we can use Facebook, Zalo, Skype to transmit lectures directly from lecturers. We can use personal phones - a simple smartphone can also deploy lectures. However, in order for a university to deploy an E-learning system, in my opinion, there must be a comprehensive solution in terms of technology infrastructure and an integrated software platform system. This platform must integrate everything: online teaching, student interaction, allowing students to exchange their opinions online, being able to chat via the messenger system, lecturers can grade assignments online, return assignments online to students, control online student learning, whether they attend class that day or not...
I hope the School will develop policies to support and encourage lecturers to boldly innovate in the direction of E-learning teaching; create maximum conditions for lecturers - that is, minimize all technological difficulties so that lecturers can implement teaching activities most effectively in the network environment.
* DR. DAO MINH QUAN - DEPUTY HEAD OF TRAINING DEPARTMENT:New platform for E-learning allows direct and multi-dimensional interaction between teachers and learners
Dr. Dao Minh Quan
Since 2009, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has applied IT to support teachers in online teaching. However, at that time, we only focused on tools for sharing documents, lecture videos, and student management; that is, we did not have a comprehensive application in the direction of lecturers being able to interact directly with students. But now we can do this, with a completely new platform, allowing direct interaction with learners.
The advantage of the new system is to create virtual classrooms through which lecturers empower students in their learning. In particular, the system allows recording videos to be uploaded to the system so that students can study again. During the teaching process, lecturers can apply different methods: sharing online videos, sharing the computer screen while teaching. The new system allows uploading documents up to 50-100 MB. The server capacity that the partner company supports for Ussh is relatively strong, helping to expand the training scale and diversify training methods towards increasing exchange and interaction.
Previously, the subject website that the School applied was only a tool to support management and sharing of documents. Now with the new system, teaching will be partly online and partly in class, diversifying the lecture content. The lecturer's method will also be more active and flexible. Lecturers can teach 3-4 weeks online and the remaining 3 weeks in class.
This training course is open to more than 80 lecturers, mainly young people. Every semester, we will deploy the next training sessions with this course registration system. Here, lecturers will directly build their lectures through this system, sharing experiences to make the lectures as active, effective and attractive as possible.
* DR. DANG HOANG GIANG - FACULTY OF VIETNAMESE STUDIES AND LANGUAGE: I support the E-learning teaching trend!
Dr. Dang Hoang Giang
I strongly support the E-learning teaching trend of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities because this is a global trend that many Vietnamese universities are starting to apply. In the current context, it is an inevitable choice. The first reason is that the current epidemic makes going to class inconvenient and unfavorable; the second is that it helps teachers and students save time, space, and increase their initiative in learning and teaching.
I appreciate the efforts of the school and teachers to adapt to this trend. Of course, there are certain challenges: teachers have to find ways to adapt to the requirements of this form of teaching, especially in terms of technology. Fortunately, there are courses like this for teachers to grasp. Secondly, teachers have to restructure the curriculum framework, come up with new teaching scenarios suitable for the online environment. But these are completely surmountable challenges, although they will be a bit confusing at first.
This semester I registered for the online platform, which I found to be more lively than the course website platform, focusing on direct interaction between teachers and students. The forms of interaction that offline classes have are also available in this online teaching platform: group discussions, roll call, presentations, introduction of course materials....
* Dr. NGUYEN THI THUY TRANG - FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: Plan to apply the new E-learning platform for two subjects: "International Political Economy" and "Human Security" this semester.
Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang
I think the policy of combining online learning and classroom learning is very correct and timely, helping to increase interaction between lecturers and students. Because this is a long-term plan, teachers also wish to participate in training to conduct online lectures. The advantage of the current E-learning platform is that it can combine online and classroom teaching; other platforms such as Google Meeting or the subject website are only online interactions, not direct. Lecturers have the right to choose the ratio of e-learning or direct teaching. For example, if I go abroad, I can still teach and provide documents and regular tests for students; both students and lecturers feel that the learning methods are not boring.
I plan to apply this platform to two subjects, "International Political Economy" and "Human Security". These two subjects are highly theoretical and academic, and how to convey lectures vividly and concisely is a challenge for lecturers like me. With this platform, conveying basic knowledge and then guiding students to research study materials and do their own projects; these are methods that lecturers of Social Sciences and Humanities can combine to teach. Of course, lecturers will have to take time to get used to this new teaching method.
* DR. NGUYEN NAM HOANG - FACULTY OF LITERATURE: We are happy and support the policy of teaching E-learning at the school.
I feel not only supportive but also happy and excited when the school advocates implementing E-learning teaching throughout the school. This is a new level of development in applying IT in teaching and compared to the subject website. This encourages lecturers to improve their IT skills to reach learners; teaching is also more multi-dimensional because teachers do not only stand on the podium but also communicate with students through online channels, sharing learning materials more easily. E-learning also helps students be more active in exploiting information online. So it helps both teachers and students take advantage of the advantages of technology and the network environment to improve teaching and learning.
Of course, there will be barriers and challenges. Firstly, if we do not know how to organize online classes or communicate effectively with students, it will reduce our own and the learners' interest and emotions. Secondly, in life, many people feel hesitant to learn how to master the means and technology. Thirdly, we must ensure the conditions of teaching facilities such as internet connection and equipment. But I think if we implement the process professionally and positively; both teachers and students are informed and guided to understand it, we can overcome those challenges.
Author:Ussh Media
