TY - GEN
T1 - Analysing the efficacy of blended learning using technology enhanced learning (TEL) and m-learning delivery technologies
AU - Johnson, Kevin
AU - McHugo, Cathal
AU - Hall, Timothy
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The developing ubiquitous nature of information communication technology (ICT) offers opportunities and benefits in the educational field when blended with more traditional approaches to learning and teaching, they include: monitoring of on-line activity, rich administrative support, repository of learning materials, multiplicity of assessment options and strong collaborative tools. Additionally, it is common for third level students to have excellent internet access on campus, in university residences, and at home. This technological strength coupled with the high level of ICT literacy of today's student makes blended learning an attractive option. In order to obtain maximum benefit from such a blended approach students must log-on to the learning environment regularly to see new information and maintain their collaboration, a discipline they do not easily adopt. Two ways of encouraging such engagement, the first of which is tested in this paper, are technology enhanced learning notification methods and m-learning announcement means. The TEL notification method is discussed and tested through a student survey (COLLES) to determine the students' perception and preference.
AB - The developing ubiquitous nature of information communication technology (ICT) offers opportunities and benefits in the educational field when blended with more traditional approaches to learning and teaching, they include: monitoring of on-line activity, rich administrative support, repository of learning materials, multiplicity of assessment options and strong collaborative tools. Additionally, it is common for third level students to have excellent internet access on campus, in university residences, and at home. This technological strength coupled with the high level of ICT literacy of today's student makes blended learning an attractive option. In order to obtain maximum benefit from such a blended approach students must log-on to the learning environment regularly to see new information and maintain their collaboration, a discipline they do not easily adopt. Two ways of encouraging such engagement, the first of which is tested in this paper, are technology enhanced learning notification methods and m-learning announcement means. The TEL notification method is discussed and tested through a student survey (COLLES) to determine the students' perception and preference.
KW - Blended learning
KW - COLLES
KW - Learning environment
KW - Learning management system
KW - M-learning
KW - Technology enhanced learning
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84870934103
SN - 9781920898564
T3 - ASCILITE 2006 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
SP - 379
EP - 383
BT - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
T2 - 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Who's Learning? Whose Technology?" - ASCILITE 2006
Y2 - 3 December 2006 through 6 December 2006
ER -
