AN INNOVATIVE WAY OF DESIGNING BLENDED LEARNING THROUGH DESIGN-BASED RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION
| Autor: | Ahmet Berk Ustun, Monica Walsh Tracey |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Higher education
Design-based research business.industry 05 social sciences Cooperative/collaborative learning interactive learning environments teaching/learning strategies improving classroom teaching blended learning 050301 education 050801 communication & media studies Education Blended learning 0508 media and communications Social Mathematics education ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Psychology business 0503 education Sosyal |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 22, Issue: 2 126-146 Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education |
| ISSN: | 1302-6488 |
| Popis: | Within higher education, the use of blended learning (BL) is exponentially increased in the 21st century,which poses a number of challenges in designing the process of BL for educators. The aim of this designbasedresearch (DBR) study was to assist an inexperienced educator in teaching and designing a BL coursein higher education to convert a face-to-face (F2F) course into a BL course. During the design and deliveryof the BL course, what appropriate practices were needed to achieve creating an efficient and effective BLcourse were determined and the educator’s reflections on the first experience of teaching the BL course weredocumented over three iterative design cycles. Mixed methods including learning environment observations,educator interviews, student surveys were employed. The results demonstrated that BL enabled the educatorto adopt active learning approaches, engage students in critical thinking and promote the quality ofinteractive and collaborative learning assignments. Although the educator indicated the time limitation asan obstacle to teach a more efficient BL course, the educator was contented with teaching and designingthe BL course and found it useful and supportive overall. Findings were presented and discussed for futurestudies and implications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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