Video analysis of one-dimensional motion and collision for distance learning laboratory [Scholarly Article - Physics Education, June 2022]

Title:

Video analysis of one-dimensional motion and collision for distance learning laboratory

 

Author:

Thammarong Eadkhong, Chitnarong Sirisathitkul & Sorasak Danworaphong

Published:

Physics Education, Volume 57, Number 5, 10 June 2022

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6552/ac72e4

Abstract:

Video analysis is carried out for one-dimensional motion and collision experiments using Tracker. Physical variables, i.e. displacement, time, and velocity, can be deducted from the analysis and allows one to connect them to the equation of motion and energy conservation. Corresponding equations of motions are given without neglecting the effect of friction and air resistance. Their solutions are used as models for data-fitting purposes. The fitting results allow one to find the surface friction coefficient and the air resistance parameter for the first experiment and friction for the second experiment. These experiments and analyses can be implemented for at least sophomore-level physics in a university. However, if simplified by removing all resistant parts, they can be used for high-school or first-year students in a university. The video files can be distributed to students for online courses that are prevalently ongoing worldwide due to the COVID pandemic. Students can observe the experiments and analyse data at home. With scheduled online consulting sessions, students can conduct the analysis with helps from instructors.

VIETNAM-AUSTRALIA - Online degrees piloted with Australian universities [University World News, April 2021]

Title:

Online degrees piloted with Australian universities 

 

Author:

Yojana Sharma  

 

Published:

University World News, 15 April 2021 

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20210415150922291

 

From the article:

Vietnam has embarked on a pilot project with five Australian universities to offer online and blended degree courses in partnership with Vietnamese universities, under a new directive allowing foreign providers to offer online courses.

United States of America - US universities are right to fight injustice

Title:
US universities are right to fight injustice

Published:
Nature, 17 July 2020
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02143-5

From the article:
Over the past week, more than 200 universities in the United States have shown the power of swift, mass mobilization.

US states and technology companies were among those offering support as institutions large and small, private and public, mounted legal challenges to a decision by the administration of President Donald Trump that would have seen international students deported from the United States. The combined strength of opposition — and the power of argument — took the administration by surprise.

There are more than 1 million international students in the US - International students in the United States could be made to leave the country if their universities decide to only offer online courses

Title:
There are more than 1 million international students in the US. Here's where they're from

Author:
Luke McGee & Henrik Pettersson

Published:
CNN, 7 July 2020
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/07/world/us-international-students-where-from-intl-gbr/index.html

From the article:
International students in the United States could be made to leave the country if their universities decide to only offer online courses, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Monday night.

Several American universities, including elite institutions such as Harvard and Princeton, have already announced that some proportion of their teaching will take place online, even for students based on campus, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has surged in the US in recent weeks.

Scholarly Article (2002) - Ethics and Distance Education: Strategies for Minimizing Academic Dishonesty in Online Assessment

Title:
Ethics and Distance Education: Strategies for Minimizing Academic Dishonesty in Online Assessment

Author:
Melissa R. Olt

Abstract:
"Discusses ethics and student assessment in distance education, focusing on strategies for minimizing academic dishonesty in online student assessment. Topics include acknowledging the disadvantages of online assessment and overcoming them; designing an effective, cheat-proof online assessment; keeping online courses current; and providing students with an academic dishonesty policy."

Citation:
Olt, M.R. (2002). Ethics and Distance Education: Strategies for Minimizing Academic Dishonesty in Online Assessment. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 5(3). Retrieved March 31, 2020 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/94889/

Scholarly article: Does Class Size Matter? An Exploration into Faculty Perceptions of Teaching High-Enrollment Online Courses

Title:
Does class size matter? An exploration into faculty perceptions of teaching high-enrollment online courses

Authors:
Patrick R. Lowenthal, Rob Nyland, Eulho Jung, Joanna C. Dunlap & Jennifer Kepka

Published:
American Journal of Distance Education, volume 33, issue 3, 2019

doi: 
https://doi.org/10.1080/08923647.2019.1610262

From the abstract:

As the demand for online courses increases, so likely will class size. In this exploratory study, we investigated the perceptions and experiences of 37 faculty teaching high-enrollment online courses. In the following article, we report the results of our inquiry, implications for practice, and areas for additional research.