Towards a strategic approach to the introduction
普通类zhangfeiye
2011-03-24
- 简介: Despite overwhelming support in recent literature (eg, Garrison & Kanuka, 2004) for a widespread acceptance of technology in learning and teaching, academics are still challenged with finding effective ways to incorporate technology into pedagogic practice (Arbaugh, 2008). This study reports on the challenges faced within a UK business school in implementing a faculty-wide blended learning strategy. The value of this research is to increase the understanding of the issues affecting strategic implementation of blended learning. Many higher education institutions are going through similar transformations, trying to incorporate technology to enhance the quality of teaching and learning. Substantial research focuses on practical aspects of using specific technological tools often in isolation from one another instigated by personal preferences or curiosity of individual educators (eg, Omale, Hung, Luetkehans & Cooke-plagwitz, 2009; Shen,Wang & Pan, 2009; Smyth, 2009). Less emphasis has been placed on strategic embedding of technology into learning and teaching. In an attempt to address the gap in literature this research identifies blended learning practices, both successful and unsuccessful, and the perceptions that shape them amongst Business and Law faculty at a post-1992 UK University. The study adopts an inductive qualitative approach drawing on primary data, including face-to-face in-depth interviews and module audits, along with secondary data, such as policy documents providing an institutional context.With the focus on large and core modules on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, data were collected on 124 modules. Using semi-structured guidelines, interviews were conducted at the participants’ place of work, digitally transcribed and approved by the interviewees. Findings, presented as themes, are reported by drawing upon (anonymised) quotations.Whilst this approach does not enable the research to make any claims about objectivity and generalisability, it does allow a detailed, in-depth understanding of the current perceptions, attitudes and practices relating to blended learning at this institution.
- 分类： 暂无分类
-
标签:
- blended
- 学习内容
- learning.pdf
- 需要
- strategic
- 提示
- 超链接
- towards
- approach
- introduction
- 内容