Innovation Management in Defensive Organizations

Innovation Management in Defensive Organizations

Designing a Student Training Model in an Electronic Learning Environment

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Afshin Paahoo 1
Nazila Khatib Zanjani 2
Manije Ahmadi 3
Marjan Masoomifard 2
Nasim Saeed 2
1 PhD Student, Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
3 assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/qjimdo.2025.539517.1761
Abstract
Background & Purpose: The evolution of digital technologies has brought about fundamental changes in higher education and has made e-learning one of the main teaching methods in universities. In the meantime, effective student training in such environments requires the design of a comprehensive, native model based on the needs of learners and the characteristics of the digital environment. However, many existing approaches lack the necessary theoretical coherence or empirical validity and do not respond to the educational challenges in the e-learning environment. This study designs a conceptual model for training students in the e-learning environment.
Methodology: The present study is applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of data collection method, and a grounded theory strategy was used. The statistical population of this study consists of e-learning professors (Payam Noor Universities in Tehran), whose number was limited to 15 after reaching theoretical saturation. The sample selection was carried out using a snowball method. The data collection method was field and library, and semi-structured interviews were used to collect information. A three-stage coding process was also used in data analysis.
Findings: Based on the analysis of research data, causal factors were divided into three subcategories including educational, institutional, and technological requirements, pivotal phenomena were divided into three subcategories including knowledge, skills, and attitudes, contextual factors including individual characteristics and institutional contexts at Payam Noor University, intervening factors including teacher competencies and educational regulations, and strategies including developing student individual competencies in distance education, improving infrastructure and developing technology systems in the e-learning environment, and improving teacher competencies in distance education, and outcomes including educational and organizational outcomes.
Conclusion: Implementing this model can lead to positive outcomes in distance education universities. The presented model provides a comprehensive framework for improving policymaking, designing educational programs, and enhancing the quality of e-learning at Payam Noor University and other similar institutions.
Keywords
Model
Student Education
Student Education Model
E-Learning.

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