ERIC Number: EJ1257387
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
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I Still Miss Human Contact, but This Is More Flexible--Paradoxes in Virtual Learning Interaction and Multidisciplinary Collaboration
British Journal of Educational Technology, v51 n4 p1101-1116 Jul 2020
Teaching and learning in universities have shifted towards online education, and there is not enough scientific knowledge about suitable pedagogical design principles to guide the construction of hybrid learning spaces for today's university students. In this design-based research, we studied the benefits and challenges in reaching the expected learning outcomes of an e-course, "Collaboration and Professional Interaction Skills." The practical purpose was developing the pedagogical design of this e-course. The scientific objective was to build on the research about design principles that guide teachers in constructing e-courses, enabling in-depth learning in hybrid learning spaces. The pedagogical design was guided by six design principles. Empirical data (21 students' assignments and reflections, teacher's observations, data from the digital learning management system) were collected in two research cycles. Students were from different degree programmes of educational sciences. Thematic analysis of students' individually and collaboratively authored assignments was carried out in both research cycles. The most emphasised benefits and challenges concerned the combination of working and creating knowledge together, virtually, in a multidisciplinary group. Based on the results, practical recommendations were made for university-level pedagogical designs that facilitate effective and active collaboration and interaction, and learning of such competence.
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Blended Learning, Program Development, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Cooperative Learning, Cooperative Planning, Program Design, Interaction, Interdisciplinary Approach
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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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