Proceedings of The 6th World Conference on Future of Education
Year: 2023
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.33422/6th.wcfeducation.2023.05.100
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Deploying Technology Enhanced Personalised Learning on Technical Skill Training in Vocational Education and Training
Wan Quan Lin
ABSTRACT:
Implementing personalised learning in a large class is always a challenge to teachers because of the number of resources and effort required to efficiently run it. Additionally, there is a lack of case studies on implementing Technology Enhanced Personalised Learning (TEPL) to learn technical skills, which is commonly taught in Vocational Education and Training (VET). This study aimed to deliver technical skill training using TEPL approach in a VET, and understand the TEPL implementation effectiveness in a large class setting. Through an action research approach, TEPL was conducted on three large classes over two weeks in a Singapore’s VET to observe its implementation practicality. Through the preparation design, MS Teams, OneNote, and Excel were used as the technology to deliver TEPL on a skill-based training. This study was carried out with mixed-method approach through action research process to investigate the research questions. Using mixed method data collection, quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from students and teachers each week through questionnaires and interviews. The TEPL approach was found to be at least 80% effective to the students as they responded positively to their TEPL experience. A significant amount of time was saved on all the teacher’s teaching tasks, which allowed time for teachers to provide individualised feedback to their students.
keywords: Personalised education, Delivery approach, Personalised feedback, Action research, Microsoft Teams, Vocational education and training