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Hill, Yao Zhang; Tschudi, Stephen L. – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2011
This paper brings task-based language teaching (TBLT) curriculum development principles into the blended learning context, presenting processes and outcomes from a project to develop a task-based thematic unit--asking and giving directions--in a hybrid web-based university-level class focused on listening and speaking skills in Mandarin Chinese.…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Santandreu Calonge, David; Chiu, Patrio; Thadani, Dimple R.; Mark, Kai Pan; Pun, Cecilia F. K. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2011
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) are front-line facilitators with first-hand contact with students. They play an important role in providing an engaging learning experience for undergraduate and postgraduate students. However, most of them have not received adequate training and guidance in teaching. This paper reports on an intensive and…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Distance Education, Formative Evaluation, Learning Strategies
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Bohemia, Erik; Ghassan, Aysar – American Journal of Distance Education, 2012
This article explores project-based cross-cultural and cross-institutional learning. Using Web 2.0 technologies, this project involved more than 240 students and eighteen academic staff from seven international universities. The focus of this article relates to a project-based learning activity named "The Gift". At each institution the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Projects, Distance Education, Active Learning