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ERIC Number: EJ1376389
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1547-4712
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What's in a Name?: Defining Multimodal Environments in Higher Education
Marton McGowin, Brooke; Lockee, Barbara B.
Distance Learning, v19 n3 p25-38 2022
As higher education institutions begin to reemerge from the global pandemic, they are reimagining how multimodal learning environments (MMLE) can be used to help shape future delivery modes. This article explores definitions for multimodal learning environments in terms of pedagogy, implementation, and management. According to this study, multimodal is defined as a learning environment that utilizes multiple delivery formats (e.g., in-person colocated space, online) in a meaningful way. By exploring multimodal definitions across higher education institutions and the literature, this study found that definitions largely define these environments in terms of pedagogy and delivery modality. Further, various combinations of time (synchronous and asynchronous) and space (in-person, colocated, and online) were identified. By understanding how MMLEs are defined, scholars and practitioners can get a clearer picture of how these environments can be classified, which can help identify best practices for their design and implementation and measures of their effectiveness.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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