To ease the transition to flexible remote learning during the pandemic, an educational institution in the Philippines explored the use of carousel design. “Carousel” is the term used to describe delivery of courses that are delivered in a: 3-cycles- a six week period, with 9 hours or 2-cycles – a nine week period with 6 hours of combined weekly synchronous and asynchronous learning, instead of taking all courses at the same time. This action research aimed to: design, implement and evaluate this educational innovation, and compare significant differences between the learning experiences of students in majority carousel and mixed carousel conditions. 253 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) students participated in the study; 145 belonged to the majority carousel, while 108 students belonged to the mixed carousel group. A survey was disseminated to the students during its first year of implementation. Results show that there were no significant differences on the learning experiences between the majority and mixed carousel groups on the areas of: objectives, retention, comprehension, student-teacher interaction and length of lesson but a significant difference was found on academic workload (t (251) = 3.31, p=0.001) with students belonging to the majority carousel benefitting more this learning innovation. Findings of the thematic analysis report the following benefits: more manageable workload, less stressed / more satisfied students, practical and economical, and having commendable professors. Recommendations outlined were to: assign less requirements and longer deadlines, utilize more interactive discussion, and alternative modes of communication. Thus, the merits outweigh the challenges.

Authors:
Abigaile Rose Mary Capay, University of St. La Salle, Philippines

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Abigaile Rose Mary Capay is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at University of St. La Salle in Philippines

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