Google Classroom environment for delivery of various educational content during distance education

Olena Hlazunova, Taiisia Saiapina, Valentyna Korolchuk, Tetiana Voloshyna
Abstract

The rapid development of information technologies, the challenges caused by the pandemic and military actions on the territory of Ukraine contributed to the forced necessity of educational institutions to switch to new forms, methods and means of organizing the educational process, as well as providing students with the necessary diverse educational content for the quality provision of educational services in synchronous and asynchronous modes. The article deals with the design and use of the educational tool Google Classroom for the organization of distance learning in institutions of higher education, in particular for the providing of various types of content to those seeking education. The stages of designing a digital environment based on Google Classroom are presented, namely: (1) create a Google Classroom; (2) develop course structure and flow; (3) create a task; (4) integrate Google Workspace services; (5) integrate external tools; (6) involve students; (7) add and adjust feedback; (8) monitor performance. The participants of the experiment were students of the 1st year in the field of knowledge 12 Information technologies of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. In order to study the effectiveness of the use of Google Classroom for the providing of various types of educational content during distance (mixed) learning, students were asked to fill out a questionnaire according to the developed criteria (quality of educational content; ease of access to educational content; functionality; communication; accessibility) and relevant evaluation indicators Google Classroom for providing of various types of educational content in modern conditions of education. This work presents an analysis of the opinions of 164 expert students of a higher education institution. The need to develop a methodology for creating and delivering various types of educational content using the educational tool Google Classroom was identified

Keywords

Google Classroom, educational content, distance learning

Suggested citation
Hlazunova, O., Saiapina, T., Korolchuk, V., & Voloshyna, T. (2023). Google Classroom environment for delivery of various educational content during distance education. Humanities Studios: Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, 11(1), 24-32. https://doi.org/10.31548/hspedagog14(1).2023.24-32
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