Affiliation(s)
University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
University of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Italy
University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
ABSTRACT
The impacts of the current digital
era are growing more and more on the way in which higher education (HE) offers learning
programs at every level. Smart learning (SL) represents the evolution of educational
approaches and techniques that capitalizes on all the opportunities deriving from
new digital ecosystems. This study argues that the usefulness of HE can benefit
from rethinking the traditional active learning (AL) model to smart ones. Thus,
this research aims at investigating how to adapt the performance evaluation when
the operations of HE turn to digitalized models. Therefore, this paper designs a
research approach that allows accounting for the effects that the adoption of some
SL strategies and tools has on the engagement of students and the aggregate performance
of HE programs that adopt AL. The results of this study would help academics and
HE managers assess the effectiveness of SL initiatives they plan to adopt.
KEYWORDS
higher education, active learning,
smart education, smart learning environment, social learning theory, digital technologies,
smart devices, digital student-centricity, on-line lectures, COVID-19
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