A CUSTOMIZED FRAMEWORK TO ENHANCE STUDENTS ENGAGEMENT IN COLLABORATIVE LEARNING SPACE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Muhammad Mustafa¹, Vikas Rao Naidu²*, Qais Ali Mohammed³, Karan Ajit Jesrani⁴, Raza Hasan⁵, Ghaniya Al Hadrami^6
1Mr., Middle East College, OMAN, 11s7131@mec.edu.om
²Mr., Middle East College, OMAN, vikas@mec.edu.om
³Mr., Middle East College, OMAN, 13f10559@mec.edu.om
⁴Mr., Middle East College, OMAN, kjesrani@mec.edu.om
⁵Mr., Middle East College, OMAN, raza@mec.edu.om
⁶Ms., Middle East College, OMAN, ghaniya@mec.edu.om
*Corresponding author

Abstract

The developing technology has influenced and enhanced the life around us, so the use of the digital resources must not be hindered to serve the educational, teaching and learning sectors, in the modern times more emphasis is laid on the ways of education, relating to the teaching and learning techniques or methods used in the institutions, colleges or universities, on how the learning and teaching methods be enhanced so the students learn more comfortably and in a better way suiting their capacity or learning demands. As well, it will help the teachers to convey the topic concepts in a more relevant way to the students, helping them understand better and learn in an effective way.

For this concept of enhancement in teaching and learning, many steps are been taken around the globe, many methods are been used like for instance the flip teaching technique, where the students are required to go through the learning material provided by the teacher to further explore the concepts, which are explained during the classes. Other methods include research-based learning, and many more, but in the current course of time, individual traits of students when it comes to learning is often neglected, due to which the students find it difficult to understand and learn better, due to each student being unique and having various personalities and mindsets. A framework must be devised to enhance the earning ability of students based on the personalities. Modern technological tools must be used to support in the direction of teaching based on individual’s personalities and mindsets. Various groups can be formed of the students who fall into a certain category, teaching methods must be devised and quality checks must be ensured. Their learning outcomes must be measured based on their teaching methods implemented by the teachers.

Keywords: Education Technology, E-learning, Collaborative Learning environment, Innovation in Teaching and Learning, Smart Education