Sense of community in a blended technology integration course: A design-based research study

This design-based research study explored whether sense of community was maintained while flexibility in the course was increased through an adoption of a unique blended learning model. Data collected in this study show a significant drop in the sense of connectedness score from a mean of 50.8 out...

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Autores principales:	J. Buckley Harrison, Richard E. West
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2014
Materias:	blended learning sense of community design-based research connectedness Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0ff2dfb7a761403099369f30dd3e17b82021-12-02T19:25:28ZSense of community in a blended technology integration course: A design-based research study10.19173/irrodl.v15i6.19071492-3831https://doaj.org/article/0ff2dfb7a761403099369f30dd3e17b82014-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1907https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831 This design-based research study explored whether sense of community was maintained while flexibility in the course was increased through an adoption of a unique blended learning model. Data collected in this study show a significant drop in the sense of connectedness score from a mean of 50.8 out of 66 to a mean of 39.68 in the first iteration. The score then began to gradually increase, reaching 50.65 in the third iteration. Results indicate that transitioning to a blended learning environment may be a suitable option to increase flexibility while maintaining a sense of community in a project-based course. Future research into specific aspects of course design such as maturity of design, age-level of participants, and context would further develop understanding in this area. J. Buckley HarrisonRichard E. WestAthabasca University Pressarticleblended learningsense of communitydesign-based researchconnectednessSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 15, Iss 6 (2014)
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description	This design-based research study explored whether sense of community was maintained while flexibility in the course was increased through an adoption of a unique blended learning model. Data collected in this study show a significant drop in the sense of connectedness score from a mean of 50.8 out of 66 to a mean of 39.68 in the first iteration. The score then began to gradually increase, reaching 50.65 in the third iteration. Results indicate that transitioning to a blended learning environment may be a suitable option to increase flexibility while maintaining a sense of community in a project-based course. Future research into specific aspects of course design such as maturity of design, age-level of participants, and context would further develop understanding in this area.
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Sense of community in a blended technology integration course: A design-based research study

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