The hybrid course: Merging on-line instruction and the traditional classroom |
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Authors: | Gordon E McCray |
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Affiliation: | (1) The Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA |
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Abstract: | The efficacy of on-line learning environments has received considerable attention in recent years. Generally, researchers
have found little impact of virtual learning environments on learning outcomes. With a few exceptions, however, these studies
have focused upon distance learning courses where students enter the course without expectations of significant amounts of
face-to-face contact with the instructor(s). Information technology, and particularly Web-based multimedia, increasingly offers
opportunities to transfer content delivery and other associated activities from face-to-face settings to on-line venues. However,
in order for this transference of content and process to be effective in courses recognized as face-to-face courses, students
must find the virtual environment appealing. They must also achieve learning outcomes at least as high as those achieved in
traditional class settings. The research reported upon herein demonstrates the utility of on-line learning environments in
traditional classes both as an efficient means for executing activities previously tethered to the classroom setting and as
a means to allow the pursuit of higher levels of learning.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | hybrid course distance education distance learning pedagogy technology mediated learning computer enhanced learning |
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