Teachers in Blended Learning Environments (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783639097757)

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 en-hances 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.

Author: Gail Wilson
ISBN-10: 3639097750
ISBN-13: 9783639097757
Publisher: VDM Verlag
Language: English
Published: 11/26/2008
Pages: 148
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d