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.     

学习型社会的构建

学习型社会是我国社会今后发展的基本方向。构建我国的学习型社会应遵循一定的基本原则，主要通过建设、完善城市学习型社区和农村学习型社区来实现。     

氧自由基代谢中微量元素的作用机制

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高职学生学习评价的探索

学生的学习评价对教学产生直接的影响，人们期望这个影响是正面的、积极的。本文分析了高职学生学习评价的现状和不良影响，同时根据现状提出了“过程与结果并重，多种测评形式并存．减少偶然性增大必然性”学习评价的基本思想．并针对不同课程提出了相应的评价办法。     

远程开放教育支持服务系统的建设与应用

远程教育服务系统的建设与应用主要包括三个方面内容：1、开放教育的物质条件(校园网络的规划、多媒体平台的建设)；2、教师与网上教学资源的建设；3、学生学习态度与观念的转变。     

自主性学习的特征及其方式

自主性学习是创新学习的方法之一，应充分认识自主性学习的特征，正确地选择适合自己学习个性特点的学习方法，提高学习效率。     

我国艺术立法原则和研究要点思考

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英语学习趣味性初探

英语教学无论是“教”的难度还是“学”的困惑,都是毋庸置疑的。通过让学生了解所学语言的历史、语文化和其他与语言相关的诸多知识,提高语言学习的兴趣,从而实现学生快乐学习英语。     

The influence of heterogeneous exposure and pre-deliberation queries on pretrial publicity effects

Prior research on pretrial publicity has produced mixed results and a roughly equal number of studies show an effect, show no effect, or show mixed results. We explored the effects of (a) homogenous vs. heterogeneous exposure (whether deliberating jurors were all exposed to the same publicity or not) and (b) pre-deliberation queries as potential contributors to mixed results. We found an effect for positive but not negative publicity on conviction rates but not evidence ratings. Exposure heterogeneity appears to explain these differences and pre-deliberation queries did appear to play some role in the obtained outcomes. Overall these findings do not replicate a robust publicity effect and future research should consider how homogeneous exposure and pre-deliberation opinion queries influence results.     

Gamifying your Teaching: Guidelines for Integrating Gameful Learning in the Classroom

Gamified teaching is a pedagogical strategy that utilizes principles of gaming in the structure of assignments and grading. When students are allowed to engage in gameful educational experiences, they are given the freedom to choose their own pathway through assignments in order to better customize their learning. This article presents a rationale for gamified teaching and outlines the various elements of this instructional approach. In addition, guidance is provided on how to convert a traditional course to a gamified class.