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ERIC Number: EJ732753
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jan
Pages: 14
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
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"Blended" Education and the Transformation of Teachers: A Long-Term Case Study in Postgraduate UK Higher Education
Motteram, Gary
British Journal of Educational Technology, v37 n1 p17-30 Jan 2006
This paper discusses the role of blended learning in teacher education on a Master's programme at Manchester University. Blended learning is the bringing together of traditional physical classes with elements of virtual education. The paper focuses on one particular module of the degree and attempts to capture students experiences of using a number of online tools. As our students are primarily in-service teachers, this experience is particularly relevant and equips them to make use of educational technology in the language classroom. Some comparisons are also made with a cohort of teachers studying the programme at a distance. The paper explores a range of issues that currently feature in the adult education literature, namely, deep and surface learning, communities of practice, and the importance of educational dialogue. The paper illustrates how important the blended nature of this module is for the teachers to get a balanced programme that upgrades skills and knowledge, but which also enables them to reflect on past and future practice. A transformative education scale is used to show that teachers can be transformed. The paper is a case study that makes use of data that explore the student perspective on a series of research questions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Manchester)
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IES Cited: ED544210