DigiTeL Pro Multiplier event: Professional development in digital teaching and learning by Elaine Beirne and Mark Brown (DCU)

1. CC-BY-SA 4.0
Elaine Beirne
Mark Brown
Dublin City University

2. Student
Readiness
for Digital
Learning
1
3
2
Self-Efficacy Research
The Course
A Literature Review

3. Research Questions
What research has been published reporting student readiness for online distance
learning during the COVID crisis?
How strong is the “learner voice” in COVID-related research reporting on student
readiness for online distance learning?
What lessons can be taken from the COVID-related literature on student readiness
for new models of digital education?
?
?
?

4. The majority of
studies were
conducted in the
Asia-Pacific region
70%
adopted a
quantitative
methodology
80%
rated as portraying
‘weak’ student
voice
Varied
conceptualisation
of Readiness
Nearly half had no
underpinning
theoretical
framework
Limited practical
applications of
recommendations
Findings
1
4
2
3 5
6

6. ● LifeComp Framework
● OECD Learning Compass 2030
● FutureLearn Design Principles:
○ Visual Learning
○ Learning through conversation
○ Storytelling
● “For students, by students”

7. Week 1 Week 2

8. How are
you
feeling?
What are you
most
concerned
about?

10. Online Learning
Self-Efficacy
Scale
Zimmerman &
Kulikowich (2016)