Learning by design in a digital world: Students' attitudes towards a new pedagogical model for online academic learning

Karen Precel, Yoram Eshet-Alkalai, Yael Alberton

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Abstract

Despite the fact that the blended learning model is considered today the preferred model for online course design, there is still ambiguity regarding its implementation in educational systems and regarding the optimal proportions between online learning and F2F meetings in various learning scenarios. The present research examined students' perceptions of pedagogical and design issues of a fully-online course at the Open University of Israel, which offers a new model for blended online learning. Fifty-eight of the course's students completed a questionnaire regarding three major aspects of the course's design: (1) pedagogy, (2) textbook format (print vs. digital) and (3) usability issues in designing the course's learning environment. Results illustrate the importance of a particular in-advance pedagogical and visual design of online learning and the potential of the course's model in creating meaningful learning, which takes into account the state-of-the-art knowledge on the major pedagogical considerations in online learning.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman Interface and the Management of Information
Subtitle of host publicationInformation and Interaction - Symposium on Human Interface 2009, Held as Part of HCI International 2009, Proceedings
Pages679-688
Number of pages10
EditionPART 2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
EventHuman Interface and the Management of Information: Information and Interaction - Symposium on Human Interface 2009, Held as Part of HCI International 2009, Proceedings - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 19 Jul 200924 Jul 2009

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 2
Volume5618 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceHuman Interface and the Management of Information: Information and Interaction - Symposium on Human Interface 2009, Held as Part of HCI International 2009, Proceedings
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period19/07/0924/07/09

Keywords

  • Blended-learning model
  • Online learning
  • Pedagogical model
  • Usability

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