Use in Infographic (Final)
Use in Infographic (Final)
Use in Infographic (Final)
Face-to-face classroom setting can provide immediate feedback to students about the
quality of lesson, delivery, and experience. Face-to-face classes a teacher can observe
student’s body language and these non-verbal cues helps the teacher to immediately make
adjustment in their teaching approach to best suit the needs of the students. It seems that face-
to-face classes is better than online classes. In addition, face-to-face classes allow the direct
communication between teachers and students. This can help to improve the whole education
system.
Area 9: Technology & New media Communication
Impact 1: Technical problem
Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/coronavirus-education-
global-covid19-online-digital-learning/
By technology and new media communication, some of the students do not have
reliable internet access and technology struggle to participate in online learning. So that,
student will face digital literacy and technical problem such as they must learn through an
online system requires understanding the workings of multiple software, which presents a
huge learning curve. Nowadays, a bigger problem is the constant technical problems faced by
teachers and students on these platforms. These problems often require technical support to
resolve, resulting in frequent interruptions to the learning process.
An Education Ministry survey last year revealed that 40 per cent of about 900,000
students affected by school closures could not follow lessons as they did not have cell phones
and home Internet with unlimited data.
Secondly, many institutions are not equipped with adequate information technology
(IT) facilities to conduct assessments. Additionally, there is a lack of IT knowledge and
training among educators. This causes bad communication between educators and the
students. For example, lecturer might face some problem in connecting to internet or problem
in the computer such as why is the camera/mic are not working.
Area 11: Public Speaking
Impact 1: Speech Anxiety
Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2021.642109/full
Research has demonstrated that speech anxiety is often present in communication
classrooms, especially in those with a focus on public speaking and or presentation. Much
intentional work has been done over the years in face-to-face, hybrid and online
communication courses to enable students to effectively manage their speech anxiety. Then,
COVID-19 came along, and things changed. To keep the campus safe and save the spring
semester, everyone moved to online learning. Many instructors and students were
experiencing online education for the first time, and that is where the anxiety exploded. Stress
levels were increasing between the uncertainty of a global pandemic, the uncharted territory
of a mid-term shift to a fully online education, and the unknown impact this would have on
our education system. With public speaking and presentations taking on new meaning
through Zoom meetings and webcams, our presentation anxiety is undoubtedly increasing as
well. While reflecting on past academic research, considering where we are now and looking
to the future, we are compiling a list of best practices to help students manage their
presentation anxiety effectively and with competence and confidence.