Designing Learning Spaces for Effective Learning

The connections between the design and use of space in higher education, and the production of teaching and learning, and of research, are not well understood. This study reports the developmental steps prior building the learning spaces in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). Space issues in higher education have usually been considered either in the context of space planning (the aim of which is to provide appropriate amounts of space for deened uses, and to maximise its use once provided) or as part of campus planning and building design. The ndings report the level of design effectiveness of the learning spaces in USIM. The recommendation from learning space users to be utilised on the design improvement for the next learning spaces in USIM will be reported in this study.

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This article describes the use of Moodle as a suitable platform to support the postgraduate open and distance learning (ODL) courses offered by Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). Many USIM postgraduate students who take obligatory courses (e.g., research methodology and data analysis) are taught at different venues to facilitate students' access to higher education and enhance quality of lifelong learning. Managing this complex teaching network has called for the adaptation of Moodle platform. This approach meets two relevant requirements, (a) to ensure consistency, compliance, and quality of teaching, (b) to reduce educational costs, which largely depend on the number of peripheral venues for teaching activities. This article analyses the functionalities of the Moodle platform and its use among USIM postgraduate students and academics. The data was collected based on content analysis via questionnaire applied to 18 USIM ODL postgraduate students and 4 lecturers. The results show that despite having great potential, Moodle is mainly used as a repository for materials. Moreover, lecturers recognize the importance of the use of other functionalities of this platform in order to promote the success of the teaching and learning process.

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Asian Social Science and Humanities Research Journal (ASHREJ)

COVID-19 is a catastrophic global upheaval with the potential to uphold the teaching strategy to a new level. The pandemic urges educators to be more proactive in addressing students' academic and social-emotional needs for the time being to counterbalance the unpredictable combination of distance learning and blended learning through several technologies and applications (Darling-Hammond, Linda Hyler, 2020). The research objective is to assess students' capacity for using technology and application in the New Norms Era. This research uses a self-administered questionnaire (SAQ) as the questionnaire, which has been explicitly outlined to be completed by the respondent (Lavrakas, P. J. (2008). Question forms were distributed to 22 students who registered for the courses, yet only seven responds with completed answers; regardless of the number, all students involved in New Norms learning methods and completed the semester. The result shows that students manage to complete thei.

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International Journal Of Academic Research In Business & Social Sciences

Board games have become one of the useful tools in teaching and learning. Many instructors and educators have chosen to use board games to enhance the way of delivering course contents. An effective board game will help students understand the concept quickly and get involved in experiential learning, where students can manage and solve problems in an actual situation. This study will focus on the effectiveness of board games, namely Global Zakat Game (GZG) as a Zakat teaching and learning tool. A questionnaire has been used to analyze the effectiveness of using GZG as a Zakat teaching and learning tool in increasing students’ comprehension and understanding on Zakat concepts. The respondents gave a few suggestions and comments on how to improve the GZG for the betterment of the Zakat teaching and learning. The result obtained indicated that the use of GZG as a Zakat teaching and learning tool has a positive impact on students’ learning as it helps students learn about Zakat concepts. A majority of the respondents mentioned that they enjoyed playing GZG as it utilizes experiential learning and can be used as an edutainment tool for students and society that is suitable for all ages.

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IJASOS- International E-journal of Advances in Social Sciences

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This study examined the use of WhatsApp mobile application as a tutorial platform for Arabic language lifelong learning (A3L) at the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). An exploratory research design was adopted and the purposive sampling technique was used in selecting participants for the study. Specifically, the study comprises 40 USIM A3L learners. The WhatsApp mobile application was used as a tutorial delivery tool for the learners. Two research questions were raised and analyzed qualitatively. The result of the analysis indicated that WhatsApp mobile application could be used as tutorial delivery tool for A3L following the prescribed steps and procedures. Twelve Arabic lessons were learned which include contents for learners, quizzes, feedbacks and learner supports. Based on the findings, it was recommended that researchers need to extensively respond to the growing need of a body of research in this area, especially building models and strategies that work for the use of social media for the improvement of A3L delivery. Additionally, the A3L facilitators should be equipped with the skills of using mobile technologies , particularly the social media for A3L enhancement.

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Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)

Many educators have chosen to use board games to enhance the way of delivering course contents. A board game will help students understand an education concept quickly through experiential learning, where they manage and solve problems in a real situation. This study is focusing on the evaluation of a board game, namely Global Zakat Game (GZG) as an edutainment tool among various levels of users at learning institutions in Malaysia. The respondents were purposively selected from a Malaysian national competition organized at Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM) on 8 November 2017. A questionnaire was distributed among 235 participants from various levels of learning institutions during the national event to evaluate the practical use of GZG as an edutainment tool in increasing their understanding on Zakat theories and practice. The result indicated that the use of GZG as a Zakat edutainment tool has a positive impact on users and players as it helps them to learn more about Zakat theories and practice between high (4.65) and moderate high (3.95) of mean scores. Most of the respondents mentioned that they enjoyed playing GZG as it involves experiential learning and learning by doing.

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International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)

School space plays an essential role in creating a pleasurable learning atmosphere. The tendency of everyone to choose a school space also varies. By knowing this trend pattern, schools can be designed to improve student learning effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to find out which school spaces students choose to study, what kind of room criteria are needed, and distribution patterns of students' preference choices. This research used both the qualitative exploratory and quantitative methods using an open-ended question questionnaire for data collection. Data analysis techniques used qualitative analysis methods consisting of open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. The results showed that the library, mosque, and multimedia laboratory were the most preferred space for students to study at school. Some factors that influence the selection include thermal comfort, completeness of supporting facilities, and acoustic comfort.

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This report emphasises the importance of open educational resources (OER) for improving equality in education. OER are a worthwhile option to make education more accessible, affordable, shareable and reusable. The adoption, expansion and enculturation of OER with the aid of information and communication technology in Malaysian education will transform educational practices through the effective use of educational resources available with open licences.

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This study attempts to analyze and evaluate theories and design principles for design and development of Foreign Language Open Online Courses (FLOOC). The researchers mentioned about the research tools and steps which are related to the design and development process. The study proposes the implementation of connectivism theory proposed by Downes and Siemens (2005), theory of second language acquisition by Krashen (1984), theory of multimedia learning by Mayer (2001) and Gagne's 9 events of instruction by Gagne (1985). Various subjects matter experts in foreign language, syllabus design and instructional design (ID) have participated in the study. The outcome from this research will later be used by the researcher in the design and development processes.

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International Journal of Instruction

The COVID-19 pandemic gives a big impact on various aspects of human life, including higher education institutions. Institut Agama Islam Negeri (State Institute for Islamic Studies) Surakarta (IAIN Surakarta) as one of the Islamic higher education institutions in Indonesia has developed online learning management using Moodle platform. This study tries to measure the level of implementation of learning management in three dimensions of Moodle-based online learning; planning of learning, implementation of learning and evaluation. This study used a quantitative approach with a sample of 718 students from five faculties based on the descriptive analysis, report showed that planning of learning was in the high category with an average of 4.06 (in scale 5), the implementation of learning was in the medium category with an average of 3.35 and evaluation of learning was also in the medium category with an average of 3.14. It meant that it was necessary to optimize the implementation and evaluation of learning. While the results of CFA showed that the three manifest variables were below 0.4, namely the use of Zoom, Google Meet or others (outside Moodle) for synchronous (λ = 0.01, mean = 3.86), the use of Google Classroom, WhatsApp or others for asynchronous (λ = 0.04, mean = 4.31), and the examination in the form of assignments (λ = 0.11, mean = 3.86). So, it can be concluded that the use of e-learning based Moodle has less optimal in implementation and evaluation of learning. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the quality of applications, supporting facilities and user capabilities.

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