“It’s the Combination That Works”: Evaluating Student Experiences with a Multi-element Blended Design in First-year Law

Ekaterina PECHENKİNA; Amanda SCARDAMAGLİA; Janet GREGORY

doi:https://doi.org/10.30935/cet.471019

Makale detayları

“It’s the Combination That Works”: Evaluating Student Experiences with a Multi-element Blended Design in First-year Law

Yazarlar:

Ekaterina PECHENKİNA | Amanda SCARDAMAGLİA | Janet GREGORY

Yayıncı:

Ali ŞİMŞEK

Dergi:

Contemporary Educational Technology 2018 Vol.9 Issue 4, pp.405-422

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000767800

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

1309-517X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30935/cet.471019

Özet:

 


This mixed method study involved twenty students enrolled in three consecutive
intakes of an Australian Bachelor of Laws program’s introductory unit. Pioneering
a multi-element blended design, the unit featured three key elements: summary
videos, self-test online quizzes and interactive discussion boards. These
elements were chosen based on evidence-based research into digital tools found
effective in enhancing students’ face-to-face learning experience in blended
and fully online designs. The study’s main goal was to evaluate how students
utilized these elements and in what ways their previous experiences with
blended designs influenced their learning process in this unit. A focus-group
and online surveys were used to collect data. Based on literature review, four
areas of student experience with this blended designs formed a particular focus
of this study: student expectations, support, resources, and collaboration. It
was found that students extensively used videos and quizzes for catch-up,
revision, and clarification, while discussion boards were not perceived as
useful, with students preferring to have discussions face-to-face, in and out
of classroom. Findings also indicated that students’ expectations of and
previous experiences with blended learning can be leveraged to strengthen
blended designs.   

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Makale detayları

“It’s the Combination That Works”: Evaluating Student Experiences with a Multi-element Blended Design in First-year Law

Yazarlar: Ekaterina PECHENKİNA | Amanda SCARDAMAGLİA | Janet GREGORY

Yayıncı: Ali ŞİMŞEK

Dergi: Contemporary Educational Technology 2018 Vol.9 Issue 4, pp.405-422

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000767800

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 1309-517X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30935/cet.471019

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ekaterina PECHENKİNA | Amanda SCARDAMAGLİA | Janet GREGORY

Yayıncı:

Ali ŞİMŞEK

Dergi:

Contemporary Educational Technology 2018 Vol.9 Issue 4, pp.405-422

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000767800

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

1309-517X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30935/cet.471019