DIGISOL – Digital Solutions for Trainers and Educators
Learners’ Assessment Questionnaire Information and communication technologies (ICT) are diverse set of technological tools and resources used to organize and deliver lectures as well as to communicate and share materials with students and get feedback from them. These technological tools and resources include computers, the Internet (websites, databases, emails), live or recorded broadcasting technologies (webinars, podcasts) and different web-based data visualization platforms (presentations, infographics). In order to get a broad overview of the current state of knowledge of adult learners in Germany (Hessen/Region Kassel), the feedback of more than 100 persons who had participated in an online course was collected in a survey and will be used in the further course of the project to match trainers and learners needs to develop tailor-made training offers. In the first part of the questionnaire, questions were asked on the use of ICT for learning purposes and how confident the participants feel to use several tools/programs. Also we asked about which tools the already know and which trainers had used in their lecturers. At least we asked about the Finally, we asked about the willingness to learn online or on site and whether learners are willing and open to participate in online courses and what for them is the biggest advantage and challenge of learning online.
Survey result – Participants Number of people attended an adult learning or VET course: 92% (92 of 100). Age: most of the participants are between 30 and 32 years old. The participants are on average 39 years old.
Number of participants
10. Age of the participants 11
12 10
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8 5
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4 2
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DIGISOL – Digital Solutions for Trainers and Educators Survey results show that the participants pay especially attention on organization of the course and the use of digital tools:
4. I believe that the use of ICT tools improve organization of the course number of participants
80
72
70 60 50 40 30
23
20 10
5
0
0 Strongly disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
72% of the participants believe that the use of ICT tools improve the organization of the course, which shows the importance of it. ICT is used in purpose of showing presentations during lectures and to offer digital content for learners use. Apps recommended:
6.2. Online Collaboration tools that promote student collaboration 80
Number of participants
70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1. Facebook
2. Slack
3. Kahoot
4. Padlet
5. Other
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6. In my experience, trainers use these ICT tools for teaching purposes
6.3. Use of communication via Social media in the learning process
70 61
63
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33
31
29
15 16
20 9
10
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11 0
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1. Facebook Strongly disagree
2. Youtube disagree Agree
Strongly Agree
3. Skype I don't know the tools
4. Other
➔ Slack, Kahoot and Padlet are unknown tools
6.3. Use of communication via Social media in the learning process 70
61
63
61
60 49
number
50 40 30
33
31
29
15 16
20
10
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7 1
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5
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0 1. Facebook
2. Youtube Strongly disagree
disagree
3. Skype Agree
Strongly Agree
4. Other
I don't know the tools
→ Popular tools such as Facebook, Youtube and Skype are not in use for teaching purposes
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6.6. Using mobile devices in learning to support interactive learning activities 57
Number of participants
60
57
50 40
33
30
22
19
20
9
10
3
2
0 1. Tablets
2. Smartphones
Strongly disagree
disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
➔ Tablets and smartphones are not being used for interactive learning.
6.9. Online presentation tools to make interactive presentations for lectures 90 80
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67
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21 12
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3. Zeetings
4. Biteable
5. Infogram
1 0
6 7
0
0 1. Prezi.com 2. Mentimeter Strongly disagree
disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
6. Piktochart
7. Other
I don't know the tools
➔ Most online presentations tools are unknown or not used for lectures
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➔ 67% of the participants are in favor that institutions should offer training using communication tools like Facebook, Youtube, Kahoot or Slack ➔ 72% of the participants can make use of additional resources via files and document sharing like One Drive, Trello or Padlet ➔ 69% of the participants are in favor with training events via Webinars, e.g. Microsoft Teams, Skype or Zoom ➔ participants would like to be informed especially about cyber security (71%)
About 70% believe that using ICT in the learning process will improve their ICT skills and will lead to more effective communication and information.
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