Naslov
Facilitation of Multi-dimensional Learning and Teaching Through an Online Teacher Education Course

Autori
Batarelo, Ivana ; Nevin, Ann ; Malian, Ida

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES)

Mjesto i datum
Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina, 2007

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
teacher education; online teaching and learning; action research

Sažetak
In this action research we attempted to answer how to facilitate multi-dimensional learning and teaching through an online teacher education course. We presented features of an entirely online special education course, while demonstrating advancement of teaching which are related to advances in information sciences and technology. The online course which is in a focus of this action research was designed as a joint effort of a team of special education professors and instructional designers from several American universities. The main researcher is a current course instructor, while the other two researchers are active course observers and members of the initial course design team. In the main focus of this action research are recent changes in the course content and online teaching practices. The researchers conducted comparative analysis of the course content and teaching practices demonstrated in the 6 online introductory special education courses taught in last 3 years. The analyzed courses were taught by the main researcher during the regular semesters. The action research findings were presented in a scope of the reviewed literature. The findings revealed that there is a need for ongoing adjustment of the teaching practices and course content. Final conclusions relevant for the further online course development and improvement of the learning and teaching were given.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti, Pedagogija

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