Preparing instructors for success in blended learning: The transition from traditional to blended learning
Rationale for study:
I would like to research instructors’ attitude since they carry weight on the success of e-learning.
Research Area:
Instructors’ transition from traditional to blended learning
The problem statement:
University instructors (need country) are ill-prepared to teach blended learning courses (need to support this). So far only hearsay
Purpose:
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to identify instructor needs to become competent with audio/video and other tools used in blended learning.
Research: To conduct a qualitative phenomenological study on the changes instructors undergo in becoming competent/successful blended learning instructors.
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Method:
Interview instructors at a university in Israel
Number of instructors? Courses? How chosen?
Research Questions:
The research questions will deal with the transition from traditional to blended learning environments. What challenges do Instructors need to overcome in a blended learning course? What support system do blended learning instructors require to be competent in blended learning instruction? What changes did you undergo as you moved from using traditional teaching strategies to using blended teaching strategies? How successful do you perceive you are as a blended learning instructor (1 -5). How do you feel blended teaching affects student achievement?
My thoughts:
Blended learning instruction – what makes quality blended learning course? How do we get instructors to go from A-Z.? What are some of the obstacles? What role does personality or resistance to change play in the process of moving from traditional to blended learning instruction?
