Providing a flexible learning environment: are on-line lectures the answer?

- Panther, Barbara, Wright, Wendy, Mosse, Jennifer

Title
Providing a flexible learning environment: are on-line lectures the answer?
Creator
Panther, Barbara; Wright, Wendy; Mosse, Jennifer
Date
2012
Type
Text; Journal article
Identifier
http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/46322
Identifier
vital:6285
Identifier
http://openjournals.library.usyd.edu.au/index.php/CAL/article/view/5804/6522
Identifier
ISSN:2200-4270
Abstract
As universities embrace new technologies to enhance students’ learning experiences and increase flexibility for student learning, tertiary students are increasingly presented with a wider range of learning resources to support their studies. This study investigates ways in which a diverse group of undergraduate science students use the resources that are provided to them. The majority of these students favoured face-to-face lectures due to the ability to interact with lecturers and other students and the ability to ask questions in real time. Recorded lectures were seen to be useful for clarification and revision, largely because they can be paused and rewound, facilitating review of difficult material. Text-based resources such as study guides remain highly valued and highly used, especially for students working in off-campus mode. On-line discussion forums are not seen as a substitute for face to face interaction; a need for active facilitation of such forums is highlighted.
Relation
International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education in participatory sensing systems Vol. 20, no. 1 (2012), p. 71-82
Rights
Copyright Institute for Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education
Rights
Open Access
Rights
This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
Subject
1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
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