scholarly journals Lineamientos pedagógicos para el diseño de ambientes de aprendizaje blended / Pedagogical Guidelines for the Design of Blended Learning Environments

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-37
Author(s):  
María Fernanda Aldana Vargas ◽  
Luz Adriana Osorio
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Pedagogical Knowledge ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Blended Courses ◽  
Academic Units ◽  
Education Courses

ABSTRACTThe present work is based on the systematization of the experience of the Conecta-TE Center of the Universidad de los Andes for 10 years in the counseling of professors and academic units. This document describes the pedagogical guidelines for the design of blended courses for the transformation of teaching and learning processes. Once the methodology was systematized, it was applied in 15 higher education courses. The results obtained indicate that the guidelines create possibilities for the development of the pedagogical knowledge of the teacher by impacting their beliefs and pedagogical practices.RESUMENEl presente trabajo se basa en la sistematización de la experiencia del Centro Conecta-TE de la Universidad de los Andes a lo largo 10 años en la asesoría a profesores y unidades académicas. En el presente documento se describen los lineamientos pedagógicos para el diseño de cursos en modalidad blended para la transformación de procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje. Una vez sistematizada la metodología, fue aplicada en 15 cursos de educación superior. Los resultados obtenidos indican que los lineamientos crean posibilidades para el desarrollo del conocimiento pedagógico del profesor al impactar sus creencias y prácticas pedagógicas.

EL PENSAMIENTO CRÍTICO EN LA EDUCACIÓN DE POSGRADO: PROPUESTA DE UN MODELO PARA SU INTEGRACIÓN AL PROCESO EDUCATIVO

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Manosalvas Vaca ◽  
Luis Manosalvas Vaca ◽  
Ruth Barba
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Palabras Clave

La presente investigación, analiza los conceptos más importantes del pensamiento Crítico, así como su importancia y utilidad en los procesos de formación profesional a nivel de Posgrado. Se hace un análisis detallado de los conceptos más ampliamente aceptado y de los factores inmersos en el desarrollo y aplicación de este tipo de pensamiento. Finalmente se propone un modelo que engloba los conceptos y factores analizados y como se interrelacionan entre ellos; el objetivo final es brindar a los docentes y directivos de Instituciones de Educación Superior, una herramienta que posibilite la inclusión de este tipo de pensamiento en sus procesos enseñanza-aprendizaje con el fin último de mejorar la calidad de los procesos de formación. Palabras Clave: Pensamiento Crítico, Educación Superior, Educación ABSTRACT This research analyzes the most important concepts of critical thinking as well as their importance and usefulness for the educational processes at graduate level. A detailed analysis of the most widely accepted concepts and factors involved in the development and application of this kind of thinking has been made. Finally, a model that includes the concepts and analyzed factors and their interrelations is proposed; the ultimate goal is to provide teachers and directors of Institutions in Higher Education, a tool that enables the inclusion of this type of thinking in their teaching and learning processes with the ultimate intention of improving the quality of the training processes. Keywords: Critical thinking, Higher Education, Education Recibido: mayo de 2016Aprobado: septiembre de 2016

Investigating Student Perceptions and the Effectiveness of K-12 Blended Learning Communities

2019 ◽  
pp. 500-522
Author(s):  
Gina Tovine ◽  
April Fleetwood ◽  
Andrew Shepherd ◽  
Colton J. Tapoler ◽  
Richard Hartshorne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Virtual School ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Florida Virtual School ◽  
K 12

While the growth of blended learning environments in higher education and non-educational settings has continued to increase in recent years, this has not been the case in K-12 settings. Recently, in an effort to explore the viability and effectiveness of K-12 blended learning environments, Florida Virtual School (FLVS) has been piloting blended learning communities in a number of their schools, providing opportunities to explore factors that influence the effectiveness of K-12 blended learning communities. Thus, the purpose of this chapter is to report the results of a study designed to assess conditions that influence the effectiveness of K-12 blended learning communities, and to explore learner, instructor, course, and other factors important to successful blended learning communities. Findings will inform the design, development, and implementation of future K-12 blended teaching and learning environments in an effort to support and strengthen student achievement, the preparation of teachers to facilitate effective blended learning environments.

The Blended Learning Environment in Higher Education

2016 ◽  
pp. 180-197
Author(s):  
Ellen Boeren
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination

This chapter explores the author's experiences with blended learning, both as a tutor and as a student at a British Russell Group University. The chapter starts from the importance of encouraging an autonomy supporting learning environment, featured within self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000). In the first part of the chapter, definitions of blended learning will be briefly reviewed. Secondly, the role of the learning environment will be explained, drawing upon previous research on learning environments undertaken by Darkenwald and Valentine (1986), mentioning the importance of the learning environment within motivational theories. Thirdly, results of a critical analysis on the own teaching and learning practice will be conducted, comparing the perspective of being a tutor and being a student. Finally, recommendations for future teaching practice will be discussed, before concluding this chapter.

Blended Learning Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 172-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. Graham ◽  
Stephanie Allen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
State University ◽  
Blended Courses ◽  
Academic Publications ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Trade Magazines ◽  
American Society

The term “blended learning” is being used with increased frequency in academic publications and conferences as well as in industry trade magazines around the world. In 2003, the American Society for Training and Development identified blended learning as one of the top ten emergent trends in the knowledge delivery industry (Rooney, 2003). In higher education, some predict a dramatic increase in the number of hybrid (i.e., blended) courses that will include as many as 80-90% of the range of higher education courses (Young, 2002). Additionally, in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article, the president of Pennsylvania State University, Graham Spanier, was quoted as saying that the convergence between online and residential instruction was “the single-greatest unrecognized trend in higher education today” (Young, 2002). This article provides an overview of blended learning environments (BLEs) with examples from both corporate training and higher education contexts. It also identifies the most common benefits and challenges related to the use of blended learning environments from the research literature.

Designing Blended Learning Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 562-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles G. Graham ◽  
Stephanie Allen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
State University ◽  
Blended Courses ◽  
Academic Publications ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Trade Magazines ◽  
American Society

The term “blended learning” is being used with increased frequency in academic publications and conferences, as well as in industry trade magazines around the world. In 2003 the American Society for Training and Development identified blended learning as one of the top 10 emergent trends in the knowledge-delivery industry (Rooney, 2003). In higher education, some predict a dramatic increase in the number of hybrid (i.e., blended) courses will include as many as 80%- 90% of the range of higher-education courses (Young, 2002). Additionally, in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article, the president of Pennsylvania State University, Graham Spanier, was quoted as saying that the convergence between online and residential instruction was “the single-greatest unrecognized trend in higher education today” (Young, 2002). This article provides an overview of blended learning environments (BLEs) with examples from both corporate training and higher-education contexts. It also identifies the most common benefits and challenges related to the use of blended learning environments from the research literature.

scholarly journals Content, language and intercultural challenges in engineering education: (E-)strategies to improve instructional design

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarida Morgado
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Online Learning Environments

Intercultural, multilingual and culturally and academically diverse classrooms are a common reality in current higher education (HE) landscapes, as globalisation is effectively taking place in all major schools. Rethinking instructional design strategies that contribute to the overcoming of communication and cultural differences in both online and blended learning processes may help not only improve the development of more efficient online learning environments but also meet the challenges of current teaching and learning processes. Special focus will be put into engineering education through the medium of English and the training of engineering lecturers in HE through communities of practice (CoPs), which present, integrate and discuss how to integrate content and language (through what is known as the content and language integrated learning (CLIL) approach) as well as trends, challenges and opportunities related to recent technological developments on students’ learning ourcomes. The desciption of the pedagogical training shared through a CoP describes E-strategies to improve instructional design in engineering courses in online learning environments when English is used as a medium of instruction and integrated with content in a CLIL approach. Keywords: Higher education, CLIL/ICLHE, English Lingua Franca, instructional E-design, online learning environments, training of engineering teachers.

scholarly journals Lifelong Learning at Universities: Future Perspectives for Teaching and Learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Cendon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Teachers Perspectives

This paper examines practices of teaching and learning in the era of digitalization. More specifically, it addresses practices of teaching and learning for students with professional experience who work alongside their studies. Based on the assumption that digitalization is a means of allowing more open and flexible pathways for teaching and learning in higher education, the paper focusses on the perspectives and perceptions of both students and teachers in digital supported teaching and learning environments as forms of blended learning. It brings together findings from two qualitative empirical studies: one focused on students’ perspectives of their development over the course of their studies; the second addressed teachers’ perspectives and their teaching strategies and activities. Based on the findings of these two research studies, the paper outlines future perspectives for teaching and learning and the role of digitalization, with a particular emphasis on programs of lifelong learning at universities.

scholarly journals Effective Blended Learning Techniques

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Gill
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Blended Courses ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Education Courses

Blended learning is becoming more prevalent in higher education courses.  Reasons for blending range from accommodating more students to improving the quality of courses offered.  The purpose of this paper is twofold:  (1) to discuss student attitudes towards blended courses versus face-to-face versus completely online courses, and (2) to consider the effects of different blended learning techniques on overall learning.

Blended Learning

2014 ◽  
pp. 18-27
Author(s):  
Kwesi Tandoh ◽  
Nidia Flis ◽  
Joseph Blankson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Instructional Delivery ◽  
Common Parlance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Education Courses

Blended learning in common parlance is the combination of different modes of instructional delivery, teaching, and learning styles. In this chapter, the authors expand on the definition of blended learning and outline the history and trends of blended learning in higher education. They also discuss implementation of blended learning in higher education courses. In addition, the authors highlight the benefits and challenges of blended learning and offer higher education instructors interested in implementing blended learning course solutions on how they might address these challenges.

Students’ Perceptions, Interaction and Satisfaction in the Interactive Blended Courses

2011 ◽  
pp. 375-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bünyamin Atici ◽  
Yalin Kiliç Türel
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Blended Courses ◽  
New Learning Environments ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Content Management Systems

Blended courses that offer several possibilities to students and teachers such as becoming more interactive and more active have become increasingly widespread for both K12 and higher education settings. With the rising of the cutting edge technologies, institutions and instructors have embarked on creating new learning environments with a variety of new delivery methods. At the same time, designing visually impressive and attractive blended settings for students has been easier with extensive learning and content management systems (LMS, CMS, LCMS) such as Blackboard, WebCT, Moodle and virtual classroom environments (VLE) such as Adobe Connect, Dimdim, and WiZiQ. In this study, the authors aimed to investigate students’ perspectives and satisfactions towards designed interactive blended learning settings and to find out the students’ views on both synchronous and asynchronous interactive blended learning environment (IBLE).

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