Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Transformation in Higher Education: From Face-to-Face to Online Distance Learning and Ultimately to Blended Mode: A Case Study at the University of Mascareignes (UdM), Mauritius

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advance Computing and Intelligent Engineering

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems ((LNNS,volume 428))

  • 309 Accesses

Abstract

Distance learning is currently of national interest in this period of confinement following the Covid-19 pandemic. In Mauritius, for example, the decision to suspend classes by the government is to ensure pedagogical continuity with online learning and teaching on the platforms of the Université des Mascareignes or via other platforms of e-learning. This article examines the measures taken by the authorities to ensure the quality of learning in terms of educational and didactic effectiveness and efficiency. This prompts us to take a new look at the issue of distance learning (DL), from the point of view of educational policies, and on the side of innovative approaches and emerging practices such as hybrid learning.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Barbot, M. (2000). Les auto-apprentissages, Clé International, coll. Didactique des langues étrangères, Paris.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Chambers, M. (2002). The efficacy and ethics of using digital multimedia for educational purposes. In The convergence of distance and conventional education (pp. 17–28). Routledge.

    Google Scholar 

  3. UNESCO (1987). Glossary of educational technology terms. UNESCO.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Hantem, A., Iscae-Rabat, A., & Économiques, A. D. J. D. E. (2020). Les conditions de l’enseignement à distance pendant le confinement dû au COVID19: Cas de l’enseignement supérieur au Maroc.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Peraya, D. (2006). La formation à distance : un dispositif de formation et de communication médiatisées. Une approche des processus de médiatisation et de médiation. Calidoscópio, 4(3), 200–2004.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Ouerfelli, T., & Gharbi, K. (2008). Le dispositif d’enseignement à distance à l’université de Bahreïn practiques et attentes des enseignants. Retrieved from https://isdm.univ-tln.fr/PDF/isdm32/isdm32-gharbi.pdf

  7. Marot, J. C., & Darnige, A. (1996). La téléformation. Presses universitaires de France.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Marchand, L., & Loisier, J. (2004). Pratiques d’apprentissage en ligne. Chenelière Éducation.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Glikman, V. (2002). Des cours par correspondance au “e-learning” [From correspondence courses to “e-learning”]. Presses Universitaires de France.

    Google Scholar 

  10. Peraya, D., Viens, J., & Karsenti, T. (2002). Introduction: Formation des enseignants à l’intégration pédagogique des TIC: Esquisse historique des fondements, des recherches et des pratiques. Revue des sciences de l’éducation, 28(2), 243–264.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Coswatte, S. (2014). Updated e-learning definitions. Online Learning Consortium.

    Google Scholar 

  12. Blandin, B. (2004). Historique de la formation ouverte et à distance. Actualité de la formation permanente (Paris-la-Défense), 189, 69–71.

    Google Scholar 

  13. Sener, J. (2015). Updated e-learning definitions. Online Learning Consortium.

    Google Scholar 

  14. Vaughan, N., & Power, M. (2010). Blended online learning design: Shaken not stirred.

    Google Scholar 

  15. Lakhal, S., & Power, M. (2016). La formation en ligne en enseignement postsecondaire au Québec: proposition d’une typologie de cours. In ACTES DU COLLOQUE CIRTA 2016 «Dépassons nos frontières» (p. 104).

    Google Scholar 

  16. Gérin-Lajoie, S., & Potvin, C. (2011). Évolution de la formation à distance dans une université bimodale. Distances et savoirs, 9(3), 349–374.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Akhtar, R., Hassan, H., & Saidalvi, A. (2020). The effects of ESL student’s attitude on academic writing apprehensions and academic writing challenges. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(05), 5404–5412.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Rao, V. (2019). Blended learning: A new hybrid teaching methodology. Online Submission, 3(13).

    Google Scholar 

  19. Alsarayreh, R. (2020). Using blended learning during COVID-19: The perceptions of school teachers in Jordan. Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 15(6), 1544–1556.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Kaur, M. (2013). Blended learning-its challenges and future. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 93, 612–617.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Lieberman, M. (2021). How hybrid learning is (and is not) working during COVID-19: 6 case studies.

    Google Scholar 

  22. Li, C., & Lalani, F. (2020). The COVID-19 pandemic has changed education forever. This is how. In World economic forum (Vol. 29).

    Google Scholar 

  23. García, E., & Weiss, E. (2020). COVID-19 and student performance, equity, and US education policy: Lessons from pre-pandemic research to inform relief, recovery, and rebuilding. Economic Policy Institute.

    Google Scholar 

  24. Gilmour, A. (2020). Getting the blend right: Inspiring student learning through blended learning.

    Google Scholar 

  25. Rasheed, R. A., Kamsin, A., & Abdullah, N. A. (2020). Challenges in the online component of blended learning: A systematic review. Computers & Education, 144, 103701.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Manwaring, K. C., Larsen, R., Graham, C. R., Henrie, C. R., & Halverson, L. R. (2017). Investigating student engagement in blended learning settings using experience sampling and structural equation modeling. The Internet and Higher Education, 35, 21–33.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Sun, J. C. Y., & Rueda, R. (2012). Situational interest, computer self-efficacy and self-regulation: Their impact on student engagement in distance education. British Journal of Educational Technology, 43(2), 191–204.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. Baragash, R. S., & Al-Samarraie, H. (2018). Blended learning: Investigating the influence of engagement in multiple learning delivery modes on students’ performance. Telematics and Informatics, 35(7), 2082–2098.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. Cacciamani, S., Cesareni, D., Martini, F., Ferrini, T., & Fujita, N. (2012). Influence of participation, facilitator styles, and metacognitive reflection on knowledge building in online university courses. Computers & Education, 58(3), 874–884.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Huang, E. Y., Lin, S. W., & Huang, T. K. (2012). What type of learning style leads to online participation in the mixed-mode e-learning environment? A study of software usage instruction. Computers & Education, 58(1), 338–349.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Hrastinski, S. (2008). Asynchronous and synchronous e-learning. Educause Quarterly, 31(4), 51–55.

    Google Scholar 

  32. Paivandi, S., & Streitwieser, B. (2014). Internationalisation of higher education and global mobility. Symposium Books (p. 320); Revue française de pédagogie. Recherches en éducation, 187, 150–153.

    Google Scholar 

  33. Peraya, D., & Deschryver, N. (2003). Staf 17-Réalisation d’un dispositif de formation entièrement ou partiellement à distance. La formation à distance, un cadre de référence. Tecfa-Document de cours

    Google Scholar 

  34. Sneader, K., & Singhal, S. (2020). Beyond coronavirus: The path to the next normal. McKinsey & Company, 5.

    Google Scholar 

  35. Barzman, M., Gerphagnon, M., & Mora, O. (2020). La transition numérique dans la recherche et l'enseignement supérieur à l'horizon 2040 (p. 146). éditions Quae.

    Google Scholar 

  36. Lassassi, M., Lounici, N., Sami, L., Tidjani, C., & Benguerna, M. (2020). Université et enseignants face au COVID 19: L’épreuve de l’enseignement a distance en Algérie. les cahiers du cread, 36(3), 397–424.

    Google Scholar 

  37. Peraya, D. (2011). Un regard sur la «distance», vue de la «présence». Distances et savoirs, 9(3), 445–452.

    Google Scholar 

  38. Gremmo, M. J., & Kellner, C. (2011). Pratiques pédagogiques et usages des TIC: enseigner à l’université, un impensé? TIC et métiers de l’enseignement supérieur. Émergences, transformations, 35–52.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Software Engineering, Pamplemousses, Mauritius

    Bushra Khoyratty

Authors
  1. Bushra Khoyratty
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Bushra Khoyratty .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Computer Science, Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar, India

    Bibudhendu Pati

  2. Department of Computer Science, Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar, India

    Chhabi Rani Panigrahi

  3. University of California, Davis, CA, USA

    Prasant Mohapatra

  4. Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan

    Kuan-Ching Li

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Khoyratty, B. (2023). The Transformation in Higher Education: From Face-to-Face to Online Distance Learning and Ultimately to Blended Mode: A Case Study at the University of Mascareignes (UdM), Mauritius. In: Pati, B., Panigrahi, C.R., Mohapatra, P., Li, KC. (eds) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advance Computing and Intelligent Engineering. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 428. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2225-1_48

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2225-1_48

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore

  • Print ISBN: 978-981-19-2224-4

  • Online ISBN: 978-981-19-2225-1

  • eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation