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Course design elements most valued by adult learners in blended online education environments: an American perspective
Abstract
This research describes course design elements most valued by adult learners in blended learning environments that combine face‐to‐face contact with Web‐based learning. It identifies the online course features and the instructional design goals selected as most important by a sample of 67 adults and compares the group rankings with those of various sub‐groups based on gender, pre‐course technology and self‐direction skills and experiences, and preferred learning strategies as measured by Assessing the Learning Strategies of Adults (ATLAS). The results of the study support the principles of adult learning, indicating that adults value course designs containing options, personalization, self‐direction, variety, and a learning community. Findings also identify some differences in learning emphasis by gender, preferred learning strategies, and previous experience with technology and self‐directed learning. Implications of these findings for higher education in serving adult learners are discussed. Die von Erwachsenen in gemixten Online Lernumgebungen am meisten geschätzten Kursgestaltungselemente: Eine amerikanische Perspektive Dieser Forschungsbericht beschreibt die Kursentwicklungselemente, die von in gemixten (Web‐based/Face‐to‐Face‐Kontakt) Veranstaltungen lernenden Erwachsenen am höchsten bewertet wurden. Sie stellt die Merkmale des Online Teils und die Lehrziele fest, wie sie von einer Probe von 67 Erwachsenen für am Wichtigsten eingeschätzt wurden und vergleicht das Ranking dieser Gruppe mit den Ergebnissen verschiedener anderer Gruppen, die auf der Basis von Geschlechtszugehörigkeit, technischem Vorwissen und Selbstbestimmungsfertigkeiten und ‐erfahrungen und bevorzugten Lernstrategien ausgesucht waren, gemessen durch die Assessing the Learning Strategies of Adults (ATLAS) – Methode. Das Ergebnis der Studie stützt die Grundsätze der Erwachsenenbildung, indem gezeigt wird, dass Kursentwicklungselemente, die offene Möglichkeiten bieten, Personalisierung, Selbstbestimmung, Variationsmöglichkeiten zulassen, die dadurch eine Lerngemeinschaft ermöglichen, am höchsten geschätzt werden. Es wurden auch einige geschlechtsspezifische Differenzierungen in der Lernbewertung, den bevorzugten Lernstrategien, sowie von Vorerfahrungen in der Technologie und im selbst bestimmten Lernen gefunden. Eléments dans la conception des cours que les apprenants adultes apprécient le plus lorsqu’ils travaillent dans des environnements d’étude mixtes, en ligne et hors ligne: une perspective américaine Ce travail décrit les éléments dans la conception des cours que les apprenants adultes apprécient le plus dans les environnements d’apprentissage mixte qui associent les contacts présenciels et l’apprentissage fondé sur le Web. II identifie les caractéristiques des cours en ligne et les objectifs de conception éducative qu’un échantillon de 67 adultes a choisis comme étant les plus importants. Il procède à une comparaison des classements attribués par le groupe avec ceux de divers sous‐groupes basés sur le genre, les compétences et l’expérience antérieures en matière de technologie et d’autonomie ainsi que sur les préférences en matière de technologie d’apprentissage telles qu’on peut les mesurer au moyen de l’Evaluateur des Stratégies d’Apprentissage des Adultes (ATLAS). Les résultats de cette étude confortent les principes de l’apprentissage chez les adultes qui font valoir que les adultes apprécient les schémas de cours offrant plusieurs options, une personnalisation, un champ d’autonomie, de la variété ainsi qu’ une communauté d’apprentissage. Les résultats obtenus font aussi apparaître certaines différences dans la façon dont l’apprentissage est orienté en fonction du genre,des préférences en matière de stratégie d’apprentissage, du vécu antérieur en matière de technologie et de l ’autonomie de l’apprenant. Suit une discussion sur les implications de ces découvertes pour l’enseignement supérieur destiné aux étudiants adultes.
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- Ausburn, L. J.
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- Educational Media International
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- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2004-09
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 327-337
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- 0952-3987 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-5790
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- W2049914204
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- References
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- FWCI
- 27.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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