New innovations of online learning within blended environments create a need within academia for ... more New innovations of online learning within blended environments create a need within academia for research on best practices in teaching. This book provides insight into the practice of blended learning in higher education. This unique book collects new international research into many aspects of blended learning from the perspectives of learners, teachers, designers, and professional and academic developers in various disciplines, learning communities and universities from around the world. Sixteen chapters comprise this volume: (1) Introduction (Elizabeth Stacey and Philippa Gerbic); (2) Including Online Discussions within Campus-Based Students' Learning Environments (Philippa Gerbic); (3) Strategies for Blended Approaches in Teacher Education (Ruth Geer); (4) Redesigning Initial Teacher Education (Mary Simpson and Bill Anderson); (5) Integrating New Technologies into Blended Learning Environments (Ana Carvalho, Zdena Lustigova, and Frantisek Lustig); (6) Teacher and Student Re...
FIE '98. 28th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference. Moving from 'Teacher-Centered' to 'Learner-Centered' Education. Conference Proceedings (Cat. No.98CH36214), 1998
... We then look at how distance learning can be used in the United States to create dual modeuni... more ... We then look at how distance learning can be used in the United States to create dual modeuniversities and to establish such a virtual university, using, as an example ... The Open University was created in spite of doubts by some in the higher education sector at that time. ...
Evidence-Based Perspectives in ICT-Facilitated Education, 2009
... of practice has gained credibility (Robey, Khoo, & Powers, 2000; Rogers, 2000; Go... more ... of practice has gained credibility (Robey, Khoo, & Powers, 2000; Rogers, 2000; Goodfellow, 2005) such that the two can be viewed as capable of working effectively together with involvement in the one, potentially benefiting involvement in the other (Stacey, Smith & Barty, 2004 ...
This research was undertaken to explore the effectiveness of an already established community of ... more This research was undertaken to explore the effectiveness of an already established community of practice among staff at a small rurally-based training organisation as a vehicle through which to develop innovative practice in online collaboration and learning. The research was situated within that ongoing innovation, and used interview and observational techniques to generate the research data from staff and management
This paper will provide an overview of the CMC structure in two different units of study in the M... more This paper will provide an overview of the CMC structure in two different units of study in the Masters of Professional Education and Training at Deakin University. Each of these structures makes a set of demands on participants, and provides differing collaborative learning opportunities. The paper examines the experiences we have had in each of these structures, focussing on student
This paper will explore the development of online learning communities among postgraduate student... more This paper will explore the development of online learning communities among postgraduate students at Deakin University who were studying while working. The main objective of the research project being discussed here was to identify impediments to the development of online communities of learning and to suggest how these may be overcome so that students could benefit from the enhancements that
International Conference on Computers in Education, 2002
This paper uses the category of teaching presence as a framework to analyze and compare teaching ... more This paper uses the category of teaching presence as a framework to analyze and compare teaching presence in two computer conference contexts. Teaching presence is defined as the design, facilitation, and direction of cognitive and social processes. This paper is based on an interview designed to capture reflections about teaching practices of two instructors, one from the United States and
This paper uses the category of teaching presence as a framework to analyze and compare teaching ... more This paper uses the category of teaching presence as a framework to analyze and compare teaching presence in two computer conference contexts. Teaching presence is defined as the design, facilitation, and direction of cognitive and social processes. This paper is based on an interview designed to capture reflections about teaching practices of two instructors, one from the United States and
... These were mixing: & e-learning with traditional learning, & ... more ... These were mixing: & e-learning with traditional learning, & online learning with face-to ... While the teacher encouraged everyone to go on line and clarified the task and ... of explicitly establishing social presence and a sense of community among distance education students as the ...
… experience in open, distance and flexible …, 2011
... supports communities of practice has gained credibility (Robey, Khoo, & Power... more ... supports communities of practice has gained credibility (Robey, Khoo, & Powers, 2000; Rogers, 2000) such that the two can be viewed as capable of working effectively together, with involvement in the one potentially benefiting involvement in the other (Stacey, Smith & Barty ...
New innovations of online learning within blended environments create a need within academia for ... more New innovations of online learning within blended environments create a need within academia for research on best practices in teaching. This book provides insight into the practice of blended learning in higher education. This unique book collects new international research into many aspects of blended learning from the perspectives of learners, teachers, designers, and professional and academic developers in various disciplines, learning communities and universities from around the world. Sixteen chapters comprise this volume: (1) Introduction (Elizabeth Stacey and Philippa Gerbic); (2) Including Online Discussions within Campus-Based Students' Learning Environments (Philippa Gerbic); (3) Strategies for Blended Approaches in Teacher Education (Ruth Geer); (4) Redesigning Initial Teacher Education (Mary Simpson and Bill Anderson); (5) Integrating New Technologies into Blended Learning Environments (Ana Carvalho, Zdena Lustigova, and Frantisek Lustig); (6) Teacher and Student Re...
FIE '98. 28th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference. Moving from 'Teacher-Centered' to 'Learner-Centered' Education. Conference Proceedings (Cat. No.98CH36214), 1998
... We then look at how distance learning can be used in the United States to create dual modeuni... more ... We then look at how distance learning can be used in the United States to create dual modeuniversities and to establish such a virtual university, using, as an example ... The Open University was created in spite of doubts by some in the higher education sector at that time. ...
Evidence-Based Perspectives in ICT-Facilitated Education, 2009
... of practice has gained credibility (Robey, Khoo, & Powers, 2000; Rogers, 2000; Go... more ... of practice has gained credibility (Robey, Khoo, & Powers, 2000; Rogers, 2000; Goodfellow, 2005) such that the two can be viewed as capable of working effectively together with involvement in the one, potentially benefiting involvement in the other (Stacey, Smith & Barty, 2004 ...
This research was undertaken to explore the effectiveness of an already established community of ... more This research was undertaken to explore the effectiveness of an already established community of practice among staff at a small rurally-based training organisation as a vehicle through which to develop innovative practice in online collaboration and learning. The research was situated within that ongoing innovation, and used interview and observational techniques to generate the research data from staff and management
This paper will provide an overview of the CMC structure in two different units of study in the M... more This paper will provide an overview of the CMC structure in two different units of study in the Masters of Professional Education and Training at Deakin University. Each of these structures makes a set of demands on participants, and provides differing collaborative learning opportunities. The paper examines the experiences we have had in each of these structures, focussing on student
This paper will explore the development of online learning communities among postgraduate student... more This paper will explore the development of online learning communities among postgraduate students at Deakin University who were studying while working. The main objective of the research project being discussed here was to identify impediments to the development of online communities of learning and to suggest how these may be overcome so that students could benefit from the enhancements that
International Conference on Computers in Education, 2002
This paper uses the category of teaching presence as a framework to analyze and compare teaching ... more This paper uses the category of teaching presence as a framework to analyze and compare teaching presence in two computer conference contexts. Teaching presence is defined as the design, facilitation, and direction of cognitive and social processes. This paper is based on an interview designed to capture reflections about teaching practices of two instructors, one from the United States and
This paper uses the category of teaching presence as a framework to analyze and compare teaching ... more This paper uses the category of teaching presence as a framework to analyze and compare teaching presence in two computer conference contexts. Teaching presence is defined as the design, facilitation, and direction of cognitive and social processes. This paper is based on an interview designed to capture reflections about teaching practices of two instructors, one from the United States and
... These were mixing: & e-learning with traditional learning, & ... more ... These were mixing: & e-learning with traditional learning, & online learning with face-to ... While the teacher encouraged everyone to go on line and clarified the task and ... of explicitly establishing social presence and a sense of community among distance education students as the ...
… experience in open, distance and flexible …, 2011
... supports communities of practice has gained credibility (Robey, Khoo, & Power... more ... supports communities of practice has gained credibility (Robey, Khoo, & Powers, 2000; Rogers, 2000) such that the two can be viewed as capable of working effectively together, with involvement in the one potentially benefiting involvement in the other (Stacey, Smith & Barty ...
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