Portable Lightboard Use in Online Higher Education

The emergency distance education period has led to new instructional experiences and unique practices in higher education. This study focuses on one such practice that included portable lightboards designed as a cost-effective solution to support instructors’ online teaching processes from their ho...

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Main Authors: Nuray Gedik, Esra Pınar Uça Güneş, Ayfer Beylik, Alper Çabuk, Engin Tıraş
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) 2023-07-01
Series:Open Praxis
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Online Access:https://account.openpraxis.org/index.php/up-j-op/article/view/548
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Esra Pınar Uça Güneş
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Engin Tıraş
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description The emergency distance education period has led to new instructional experiences and unique practices in higher education. This study focuses on one such practice that included portable lightboards designed as a cost-effective solution to support instructors’ online teaching processes from their homes. Using a case study design, data were collected via using through interviews with eight students and nine instructors who used the lightboard for the first time in order to to explore their perceptions and lived experiences. The findings obtained in this study showed that the instructors could benefit from the writing/drawing feature supported by the dynamic drawing principle of multimedia learning from their homes. Student engagement was enhanced due to offering a sustainable learning environment resembling face-to-face courses with unique limitations. The results offer key aspects of portable lightboards with great potential for future online or blended learning environments.
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spelling doaj.art-a41a7c1d8fab479caaf0f596139d15092023-11-17T10:19:55ZengInternational Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)Open Praxis1369-99972304-070X2023-07-01152Portable Lightboard Use in Online Higher EducationNuray Gedik0Esra Pınar Uça Güneş1Ayfer Beylik2Alper Çabuk3Engin Tıraş4Associate Professor, Eskişehir Technical University, Department of Computer Technologies, EskişehirAssociate Professor, Eskişehir Technical University, Open and Distance Education Application and Research Center, EskişehirDr. Eskişehir Technical University, Open and Distance Education Application and Research Center, EskişehirProfessor, Eskişehir Technical University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, EskişehirProfessor, Eskişehir Technical University, Faculty of Science, Eskişehir The emergency distance education period has led to new instructional experiences and unique practices in higher education. This study focuses on one such practice that included portable lightboards designed as a cost-effective solution to support instructors’ online teaching processes from their homes. Using a case study design, data were collected via using through interviews with eight students and nine instructors who used the lightboard for the first time in order to to explore their perceptions and lived experiences. The findings obtained in this study showed that the instructors could benefit from the writing/drawing feature supported by the dynamic drawing principle of multimedia learning from their homes. Student engagement was enhanced due to offering a sustainable learning environment resembling face-to-face courses with unique limitations. The results offer key aspects of portable lightboards with great potential for future online or blended learning environments. https://account.openpraxis.org/index.php/up-j-op/article/view/548Emergency distance educationstudent engagementglass boardlearning glasssustainable educationsynchronous course delivery
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Alper Çabuk
Engin Tıraş
Portable Lightboard Use in Online Higher Education
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Emergency distance education
student engagement
glass board
learning glass
sustainable education
synchronous course delivery
title Portable Lightboard Use in Online Higher Education
title_full Portable Lightboard Use in Online Higher Education
title_fullStr Portable Lightboard Use in Online Higher Education
title_full_unstemmed Portable Lightboard Use in Online Higher Education
title_short Portable Lightboard Use in Online Higher Education
title_sort portable lightboard use in online higher education
topic Emergency distance education
student engagement
glass board
learning glass
sustainable education
synchronous course delivery
url https://account.openpraxis.org/index.php/up-j-op/article/view/548
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