A Study of ‘Learning Experience During Online Classes In Undergraduate Students of Mass Communication'

Sabeela Rasheed

doi:10.69968/ijisem.2024v3i187-96

Authors

Sabeela Rasheed Ph.D Scholar (Digital Humanities), Interdisciplinary Research Programme (IDRP), Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69968/ijisem.2024v3i187-96

Keywords:

Online Education, Learning Experience, Educational Technology, ICT4D

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic impacted all spheres of human lives and education is not untouched by it. Across the world, educational institutions went into lockdown and the process of teaching-learning shifted to online mode. Through this study, an attempt has been made to analyse the impact of this shift from offline communication to online communication during lockdown and then again from online to hybrid mode or offline communication after COVID. The study focuses on students’ learning experience during online, and hybrid classes of undergraduate students of Mass Communication in Patna, Bihar. Through this research, the researcher tried to examine how online learning changed students’ engagement and motivation to learn, and the impact it has had on students’ learning experience. The scope of this study is vast, especially in regional areas where technology is not easily penetrated and can be used in the future to further understand students’ learning experiences during online classes.

The methodological approach of the study was mostly descriptive research. The study was largely exploratory and analytical in nature to understand how online education has helped and motivated students in learning during the pandemic. Using a mixed method approach, the study was largely qualitative with one overlapping quantitative approach which included Survey questionnaire, Participant Observation, and a Focus-Group Discussion with students. Throughout the study, the researcher attempted to present the data and its analysis in an unbiased and clear manner. The researcher tried to fully display the evidence and the analysis of evidence objectively through literature review, triangulation of data, thematic and content analysis for qualitative data, and percentage analysis for quantitative data, in order to satisfy methodological rigour, eliminate alternative interpretations and produce a useful work of research.

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