Identifying Effective Pedagogical Approaches for Online Workplace Training: A case study of the South African wood products manufacturing sector

This study investigated appropriate pedagogical techniques for workplace e-learning programs in the South African wood products (furniture) manufacturing sector. The study found that learners responded favourably to constructivist teaching approaches, such as asynchronous discussions, open-ended tas...

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Autores principales:	Iain S. Macdonald, Mark Bullen, Robert Kozak
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2007
Materias:	e-learning pedagogy constructivism workplace learners corporate training learning activities Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c71f7c72a5104b57ba266fd6137e084f2021-12-02T19:25:12ZIdentifying Effective Pedagogical Approaches for Online Workplace Training: A case study of the South African wood products manufacturing sector10.19173/irrodl.v8i3.4001492-3831https://doaj.org/article/c71f7c72a5104b57ba266fd6137e084f2007-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/400https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This study investigated appropriate pedagogical techniques for workplace e-learning programs in the South African wood products (furniture) manufacturing sector. The study found that learners responded favourably to constructivist teaching approaches, such as asynchronous discussions, open-ended task-based activities, and assignments incorporating authentic, real-world examples. Learners viewed constructivist activities to be more useful than quizzes and traditional essay-based assignments, as they allowed new concepts to be learned in context and were perceived to promote deeper understanding of the subject matter. Nevertheless, they valued the inclusion of a blend of pedagogical approaches in the course design, as this enabled them to approach and analyze new concepts in an assortment of ways. Learners placed importance on regular interaction with other learners and course instructors, and were strongly in favour of including face-to-face components in Web-based courses.Iain S. MacdonaldMark BullenRobert KozakAthabasca University Pressarticlee-learningpedagogyconstructivismworkplace learnerscorporate traininglearning activitiesSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 8, Iss 3 (2007)
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description	This study investigated appropriate pedagogical techniques for workplace e-learning programs in the South African wood products (furniture) manufacturing sector. The study found that learners responded favourably to constructivist teaching approaches, such as asynchronous discussions, open-ended task-based activities, and assignments incorporating authentic, real-world examples. Learners viewed constructivist activities to be more useful than quizzes and traditional essay-based assignments, as they allowed new concepts to be learned in context and were perceived to promote deeper understanding of the subject matter. Nevertheless, they valued the inclusion of a blend of pedagogical approaches in the course design, as this enabled them to approach and analyze new concepts in an assortment of ways. Learners placed importance on regular interaction with other learners and course instructors, and were strongly in favour of including face-to-face components in Web-based courses.
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title	Identifying Effective Pedagogical Approaches for Online Workplace Training: A case study of the South African wood products manufacturing sector
title_short	Identifying Effective Pedagogical Approaches for Online Workplace Training: A case study of the South African wood products manufacturing sector
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Identifying Effective Pedagogical Approaches for Online Workplace Training: A case study of the South African wood products manufacturing sector

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