Using Online Education to Improve Traditional Classroom Instruction: A Blended Learning Approach
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
3-18-2019
Publication Title
Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
Publisher
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
First page number:
374
Last page number:
379
Abstract
The authors will discuss instructional design strategies used to develop and redesign a course offered in multiple formats: online, face-to-face, and hybrid. Teaching the same course in multiple formats provides the advantage of making meaningful comparisons of strategies used for different modes of instruction. Design approaches for one format can inform the design of the others. This allows the course designer to address and capitalize on the strengths and weaknesses of each design. By drawing comparisons between approaches, instructional designers can gain new ideas for improving learning outcomes across all course formats. For quality improvement purposes, the results of using online learning strategies in multiple sections of an undergraduate-level course were assessed using a pre- and post-course survey measuring students’ changes in attitude toward the usefulness of technology tools for education. The survey results and implications for the design of online and face-to-face modes of instruction are discussed.
Keywords
Course design strategies; Course formats; Online education; Blended learning approach
Disciplines
Education | Teacher Education and Professional Development
Language
English
Repository Citation
Bacos, C.,
Grove, K.
(2019).
Using Online Education to Improve Traditional Classroom Instruction: A Blended Learning Approach.
Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
374-379.
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).