The finest blend: graduate education in Canada

Drawing on various research methods, contributors to this volume assess the sustainability of blended learning, shifts in pedagogical practices, and the role of instructional designers. They share key practices for graduate students and instructors and emphasize the importance of institutional suppo...

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Weitere Verfasser: Parchoma, Gale (HerausgeberIn), Power, Michael (HerausgeberIn), Lock, Jennifer 1962- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edmonton AU Press, Athabasca University Press 2020
Schriftenreihe:Issues in distance education
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Zusammenfassung:Drawing on various research methods, contributors to this volume assess the sustainability of blended learning, shifts in pedagogical practices, and the role of instructional designers. They share key practices for graduate students and instructors and emphasize the importance of institutional support for students and faculty transitioning to blended delivery modes
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: A Pan-Canadian Perspective on Blended and Online Learning -- 1. A Critique of Course-Delivery Strategies Implemented by Canadian Universities -- 2. The Role of the Department Chair in Supporting Online Graduate Programs in Education: An Auto-Ethnographical Study of Mentorship and Evaluation -- 3. Graduate Student Online Orientation Programs: A Design-Based Research Study -- 4. The Effective Use of Text, Visuals, and Audio in Online Graduate Learning -- 5. Using Participatory Action Research to Support Pedagogical Processes in Postsecondary Online and Blended Spaces -- 6. Blended Synchronous Learning in One University's Graduate Programs in Education -- 7. Supporting Authentic Higher Education Through Sustainable Open Learning Design -- 8. What Really Works in a Blended Learning Graduate Program? A Case Study of a Faculty of Education -- 9. Embodiment and Engagement in an Online Doctoral Research Methodology Course: A Virtual Ethnographic Study -- Conclusion: Leading, Not Following, the Reform in Canadian Higher Education -- List of Contributors
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ISBN:9781771992787
9781771992800
9781771992794
DOI:10.15215/aupress/9781771992770.01