Technical Capability, Instructional Strategies and Learners’ Engagement in Online Learning Instruction: Basis for Framework Development

Abstract

Schools are faced with the challenge of developing and implementing an online framework model especially in Radiology technology program. Online courses offer an excellent way for students to broaden their educational opportunities and stay competitive in the ever-demanding realm of education. Learning engagement in technology mediated learning and its effect on learning effectiveness and satisfaction, and their experimental data showed that the effects of technology-mediated learning were mediated by learning engagement, learning engagement had a positive effect on learning effectiveness whether in face-to-face learning or technology-mediated learning. Moreover, effective design of instructional materials elicits appropriate cognitive processes in the learner and mediates more successful learning outcomes ensuring an engaging and worthwhile online learning is necessary to achieve the same result of achieving quality learning, therefore it is important to address these topics on   faculty technical capability, standard instructional strategies and learner’s engagement strategies to the development of dynamic and an effective online framework model for Radiology technology program. This study aimed to assess the teachers’ level of technical capability, instructional strategies utilization and level of learners’ engagement strategies that set as the basis to enhance the online framework model for radiology technology program. Descriptive correlational research design was employed. The study revealed that Radiologic Technology Professors in terms of technical capabilities, instructional strategies and learner’s engagement had a very confident concept in online learning. In essence, the results yield the delivery of education with the use of technology introduces a platform that gives a more accessible learning system.