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University Students' Perspective on Blended Learning
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Waha, Barbara; Davis, Kate – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2014
This research project explored students' perspective of the appropriate mix of online and face-to-face activities in a master's programme in library and information science at an Australian university. Identifying aspects that students evaluate as supportive, challenging and efficient in their learning is important for the design of an appropriate…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, College Students, Student Attitudes, Masters Programs
Oral Communication Skills Assessment in a Synchronous Hybrid MBA Programme: Does Attending Face-to-Face Matter for US and International Students?
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Butz, Nikolaus T.; Askim-Lovseth, Mary K. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2015
The ability to communicate effectively is an essential skill for graduates of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programmes; however, as synchronous hybrid learning becomes more common, business schools may find it challenging to assess students' proficiency in this core area. An additional layer of complexity is added by the burgeoning…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Synchronous Communication, Blended Learning, Masters Programs
An Outcome Evaluation of a Problem-Based Learning Approach with MSW Students
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Westhues, Anne; Barsen, Chia; Freymond, Nancy; Train, Patricia – Journal of Social Work Education, 2014
In this article, we report the findings from a study exploring the effects of a problem-based learning (PBL) approach to teaching and learning on learning outcomes for master's of social work (MSW) students. Students who participated in a PBL pilot project were compared with students who did not participate in 5 outcome areas: social work…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Masters Programs, Social Work, Teaching Methods
Teacher Perceptions of the Useability of Intervention Information from Personal versus Data-Based Sources
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Landrum, Timothy J.; Cook, Bryan G.; Tankersley, Melody; Fitzgerald, Shawn – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
One prominent issue in contemporary special education is that teaching techniques found by research to be effective in improving the educational outcomes of students with disabilities are not routinely implemented. One way to enhance teachers' use of research-based practices is to disseminate information on effective teaching techniques in ways…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship
Log On and Deliver, but Rest First (An Article about Teaching via the Internet).
Byxbee, William E. – TECHNOS, 2001
Discusses issues involved in teaching a master's degree course online via the World Wide Web. Highlights include distance education; course construction; content; basing online courses on existing traditional courses; interaction among students and with the instructor; and the importance of timely communication. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Conventional Instruction, Course Content, Course Organization
Teaching Clinical Social Work Skills Primarily Online: An Evaluation
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Siebert, Darcy Clay; Siebert, Carl F.; Spaulding-Givens, Jennifer – Journal of Social Work Education, 2006
This article describes an evaluation of the first skills-based clinical course taught in a Council on Social Work Education-accredited, entirely online, MSW program. Students in the online course answered retrospective pretest and posttest questions regarding change in their clinical skills. Researchers compared online students' responses to a…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Online Courses, Job Skills, Social Work