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Teacher Perceptions Of Blended Learning To Support 21st Century Learners, Nikki Hensley
Teacher Perceptions Of Blended Learning To Support 21st Century Learners, Nikki Hensley
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand teacher perceptions of blended learning as an instructional methodology for addressing the needs of diverse learners. The researcher explored the perceptions of teachers who were participating in an ongoing professional development program within their school district. This program focused on improving teaching and learning through the implementation of a blended learning approach. The researcher examined the experiences of teachers as they learned to adapt pedagogical practices to address the learning needs of 21st century students through blended learning. The researcher sought to gain a better understanding of how teachers perceived that …
Institutionalizing Blended And Distance Learning In Language Teaching At A Research University, Martine Rheaume
Institutionalizing Blended And Distance Learning In Language Teaching At A Research University, Martine Rheaume
The Dissertation in Practice at Western University
Higher education institutions (HEIs) are increasingly exploring innovative strategies to adapt to the 21st century changing institutional context and to respond to the students’ needs and expectations. Given that technology in all its forms is ubiquitous in Education, one of HEIs’ strategical responses is the implementation of blended learning (BL) and distance learning (DL) as new pedagogies in all faculties. This organizational improvement plan (OIP) examines how a language department, part of the Faculty of Arts in a large research-focused University, can integrate BL and DL in language teaching. As this change is a significant departure from the current …