Blended learning in higher education: professional development in a Hong Kong university

ABSTRACT

Online learning has become a ubiquitous part of the educational landscape and how teachers are supported in developing approaches to teaching online is a fundamental aspect of the students’ learning experience. Based on the implementation of a professional development course on becoming an online teacher offered in a blended learning mode at one university in Hong Kong, this article proposes that offering this type of professional development in a blended mode is very effective in facilitating enhanced usage of the university’s learning management system. In a blended mode, teachers are actively engaged with blended learning and were found to make more extensive use of features/tools in Blackboard after they attended the professional development course. Results support that offering professional development in a blended mode provides teachers with an authentic student perspective, at the same time as they take guided steps in the teacher’s role in blended learning.     

高职机械类专业学生学习兴趣的培养

高职院校机械类专业学生的学习兴趣普遍较弱,影响了学习成效。应从激发学生的奇异感和快乐感、创设知识的应用情景、发挥教学评价的激励功能等途径来发展并保护他们的学习兴趣。     

学术期刊从订阅模式向开放获取模式转化的经费可行性研究:OA2020的启示

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高师数学教学中如何实施素质教育的几点探讨

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国际社会视角中的美国公司犯罪问题评析

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Tracking Pre-service Teachers’ Changing Conceptions of Good Science Teaching: The Role of Progressive Reflection with the Same Video

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Exploring inclusive pedagogical practices in Hong Kong primary EFL classrooms

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循环经济技术范式下企业的持续发展研究——构建生态型企业管理模式

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