Virtual Reality or Virtually Real: Blended Teaching and Learning in a Master's Level Research Methods Class

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Author(s): John Lidstone (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)and Paul Shield (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 21
Source title: Cases on Online and Blended Learning Technologies in Higher Education: Concepts and Practices
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Yukiko Inoue (University of Guam, Guam)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-880-2.ch006

Keywords: Blended & Mobile Learning / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This paper examines the enabling effect of using blended learning and synchronous internet mediated communication technologies to improve learning and develop a Sense of Community (SOC) in a group of post graduate students consisting of a mix of on-campus and off campus students. Both quantitative and qualitative data collected over a number of years supports the assertion that the blended learning environment enhanced both teaching and learning. The development of a SOC was pivotal to the success of the blended approach when working with geographically isolated groups within a single learning environment.

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