Teachers in Blended Learning Environments

ISBN-13: 9783639097757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 148 str.

Gail Wilson

Opis

This study reports on recent doctoral research focused on six academic staff working in early blended learning environments in campus-based contexts at a large Australian university. The case-based research reports on how information and communications technology (ICT) was used by each of these staff, all early adopters of new technologies, to enhance their face-to-face teaching, and how this use contributed to an understanding of blended learning in higher education. Across the cases, seven dimensions of blended learning environments were identified - a significant finding of this study. Overall, the study en­hances understanding of the nature, purpose and scope of early blended learning approaches in a university setting, and highlights the importance of academics use of resource-based learning to create blended learning environments across a range of courses. The study also establishes reasons why these teachers embraced the use of ICT in their on-campus teaching, and provides insights into how each perceived their teaching role.

O autorze

Gail is Associate Professor and Manager Teaching & Learning
Services at Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia. Her current
research interests include how pedagogy, technology and the
design of new learning spaces impact on blended learning, and the
effectiveness of digital resources for faculty learning
about teaching in higher education.