Adopting A New Hybrid Force Model: A Survey During Covid-19 In Indian Higher Education

Authors

  • Ranjeeva Ranjan Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile.
  • Juan Luis López Centro de Innovación en Ingeniería Aplicada, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca - Chile. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Físico Matemáticas, Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6251-8353
  • Kanhaiya Lal Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India.
  • Suraj Saxena Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India.
  • Sanjeev Ranjan Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v16i16.23371

Keywords:

Hybrid force, technological tools, COVID-19, online education, Indian higher education, Chatbot

Abstract


This quantitative study proposes and validates the Hybrid force model by analysing the challenges and opportunities in online education during COVID-19 through an online survey from students and teachers of Indian higher education institutions. The proposed model considers the learner as a system of study and talks about the amalgamation of knowledge, human force (teacher), and techno-logical force for better online learning opportunities and experience. The results show Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Team as the main online platforms for imparting the classes while almost 80% of the students prefer a non-traditional teaching method (online and hybrid). The results highlight that more than 88% of the students prefer to have a personal teaching assistant in their learning trajectory.

Author Biographies

Ranjeeva Ranjan, Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile.

Dr Ranjeeva Ranjan is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education of Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile, where he also worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher. He did his doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India, and is engaged in teaching and research for the last ten years. His research interest lies in the field of language pedagogy and teacher education. He has published several research articles in international and refereed and Scopus indexed journals.

Juan Luis López, Centro de Innovación en Ingeniería Aplicada, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca - Chile. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Físico Matemáticas, Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México.

Dr J. L. López is working as a Researcher at the Centre of Innovation in Applied Engineering of Universidad Católica del Maule in Talca, Chile. He obtained his doctoral degree in Applied Physics from CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico in 2013. From 2016 to 2017, he worked as Postdoctoral Fellow at the Research Centre and Advanced Studies of IPN, studying physical oceanography. His research interests include non-linear, statistical mechanics and data analysis for heart rate variability and corrosion among other problems.

Kanhaiya Lal, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India.

Dr Kanhaiya Lal is Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra. He is actively engaged in teaching for the last 25 years and research activities for 16 years. He has published research articles in international and refereed and journals.

Suraj Saxena, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India.

Mr. Suraj Saxena is pursuing Master of Technology (M.Tech.) from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra. He has worked as a Research Project Assistant at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), Gujarat and his research interests lie in the field of Digital Image Processing and Deep Learning. He has published in many international refereed journals.

Sanjeev Ranjan, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India.

Mr. Sanjeev Ranjan is pursuing Master of Technology (M.Tech.) from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra. He obtained his Bachelor of Technology from Pune University and Master of Business Administration from Symbiosis International University, Pune. He has more than 10 years of field experience.

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Published

2021-08-23

How to Cite

Ranjan, R., López, J. L., Lal, K., Saxena, S., & Ranjan, S. (2021). Adopting A New Hybrid Force Model: A Survey During Covid-19 In Indian Higher Education. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 16(16), pp. 169–185. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v16i16.23371

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 16 (2021)

Section

Papers