Teaching in Blended Learning Environments: Creating and Sustaining Communities of Inquiry (Issues in Distance Education) - Softcover

Vaughan, Norman D.; Cleveland-Innes, Martha; Garrison, D. Randy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1927356474 ISBN 13: 9781927356470

Publisher: Athabasca University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Teaching in Blended Leaning Environments provides acoherent framework in which to explore the transformative concept ofblended learning. Blended learning can be defined as the organicintegration of thoughtfully selected and complementary face-to-face andonline approaches and technologies. A direct result of thetransformative innovation of virtual communication and online learningcommunities, blended learning environments have created new ways forteachers and students to engage, interact, and collaborate. The authorsargue that this new learning environment necessitates significant roleadjustments for instructors and generates a need to understand theaspects of teaching presence required of deep and meaningful learningoutcomes.

Built upon the theoretical framework of the Community of Inquiry – the premise that higher education is both a collaborative andindividually constructivist learning experience – the authorspresent seven principles that provide a valuable set of tools forharnessing the opportunities for teaching and learning availablethrough technology. Focusing on teaching practices related to thedesign, facilitation, direction and assessment of blended learningexperiences, Teaching in Blended Learning Environmentsaddresses the growing demand for improved teaching in highereducation.

About this title

About the Author

Norman D. Vaughan is a professor in the Departmentof Education, Faculty of Teaching and Learning at Mount RoyalUniversity. He is the co-author with D. Randy Garrison of BlendedLearning in Higher Education (Jossey-Bass, 2008).

Martha Cleveland-Innes is professor and chair inthe Center for Distance Education at Athabasca University and guestprofessor in the Department of Learning at the Royal Institute ofTechnology in Stockholm.

D. Randy Garrison is a professor in the Faculty ofEducation at the University of Calgary. He has authored, co-authored,or edited nine books and over a hundred refereed articles/papers on thetopics of teaching and learning in higher and online learningcontexts.

From the Back Cover

Teaching in Blended Leaning Environments provides a coherent framework in which to explore the transformative concept of blended learning. Blended learning can be defined as the organic integration of thoughtfully selected and complementary face-to-face and online approaches and technologies. A direct result of the transformative innovation of virtual communication and online learning communities, blended learning environments have created new ways for teachers and students to engage, interact, and collaborate. The authors argue that this new learning environment necessitates significant role adjustments for instructors and generates a need to understand the aspects of teaching presence required of deep and meaningful learning outcomes.

From the Inside Flap

Teaching in Blended Leaning Environments provides a coherent framework in which to explore the transformative concept of blended learning. Blended learning can be defined as the organic integration of thoughtfully selected and complementary face-to-face and online approaches and technologies. A direct result of the transformative innovation of virtual communication and online learning communities, blended learning environments have created new ways for teachers and students to engage, interact, and collaborate. The authors argue that this new learning environment necessitates significant role adjustments for instructors and generates a need to understand the aspects of teaching presence required of deep and meaningful learning outcomes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Athabasca University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1927356474
• ISBN 13: 9781927356470
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160