Digital Skills and Research Methodology

Digital skills and research
methodology

Table of Contents
Research Title..............................................................................................................................1
Rationale.....................................................................................................................................1
Research objectives.....................................................................................................................1
Research Questions.....................................................................................................................1
Literature review.........................................................................................................................2
Explain what is Virtual learning environment............................................................................2
Evaluate the importance of Virtual learning environment in the situation of COVID pandemic.
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Analyse the impact of Virtual learning on the mindset of students............................................3
Methodology...............................................................................................................................3
Research Philosophy...................................................................................................................3
Research Approach.....................................................................................................................4
Research Instrument....................................................................................................................4
Sources of data collection...........................................................................................................4
Research Design..........................................................................................................................4
Sampling.....................................................................................................................................5
Population profile................................................................................................................44435
Sampling Theories......................................................................................................................5
Sampling Size..............................................................................................................................5
Primary data collection...............................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
online sources...................................................................................................................................7

Research Title.
“Due to current situation of COVID 19 impact on the virtual learnings of students”
INTRODUCTIO
Virtual learning is the is an learning concept that improve through the use of computer
and internet in both internal and external environment of educational organisation. It is an online
platform that helps students in learning by the instructions provided by teacher but the teacher is
not physically present with the students. This report is based on University of Wales Trinity
Saint David London Campus, (Dishkova, and Papancheva, 2019) along with the learnings
experience offer by the students. This report contains various information about the learnings of
students such as Research informed literature, knowledge and understanding of subject, analysis,
practical applications and development, skills of professional practice.
Rationale
The reason behind this research is proper understanding of virtual learning of students
due the pandemic situation of coronavirus. This report helps in better knowledge of e learning
with the help of online survey for the protraction and safety of students. It also provide the
information about the pros and cons of online learning on the study of students.
Research objectives
 To have better knowledge about the virtual learning.
 To understand the importance of online learning in the situation of COVID pandemic
situation.
 To analyse the impact of Virtual learning environment on the students.
Research Questions
 Explain what is Virtual learning environment.
 Evaluate the importance of Virtual learning environment in the situation of COVID
pandemic.
 Analyse the impact of Virtual learning on the mindset of students.
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Literature review
Explain what is Virtual learning environment.
As per the point of view of Margraet Rouse, 2020, Virtual learning refers to the tools that
are designed for the enhancement of learning experience of students. This learning includes
computers, internet, in the learning process of the students. The virtual learning includes online
experience of both teachers and students by curriculum mapping and student tracking with the
support of internet and computers. The teachers and students have electronic communication that
helps students in better learning, various online communication tools are e mail, dissection, web
publishing, chat etc. virtual learning students and teachers are assigns as ID, through the online
learning that links to the outside internet (Fleaca, and Stanciu, 2019) curriculum resources. In
this both teachers and students see the same web, but teachers have right to create some
curriculum changes, and track the activities and performance of students. The are many virtual
learning software are available including, Blackboard, WebCT, Lotus learning space and COSE.
This software helps in enhancing the experience of students and their online learning that could
improve the performance and skills of the students. The virtual learning environment also helps
in better understanding of learning aspects of the students and improve the level and capacity of
the learning at home.
Evaluate the importance of Virtual learning environment in the situation of COVID pandemic.
As per the point of view of Priyanka Gautam, 2020, in the situation of COVID the most
there increasing number of using online platform for the education of students. This pandemic
has trigger the new tools of online learning. In over all world the educational institution is
looking for the various ways that can improve the online learning by using various virtual
learning tools in the teaching system. The new normal trend in this situation is changing
education system with online education system that helps students in increase the level of
learning in pandemic situation. For many educational institution the online virtual learning
environment is totally new concept. But online line learning helps them to make efficient
learning through the virtual platforms. Online learning has many tools such as videos, PDF,
podcast and teachers can use these tools to improve the learning experience of student form their
home. It improve the accessibility of time and place, students can learn and attend the classes
from their home or the location of their choice. It helps the education institution to reach out the
students globally without any fear of COVID pandemic. It also allow students to have learning
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