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Gyamfi, S. A. & Ansong-Gyimah, K. (2015). Digitally mediated learning and pre-service teachers in less resourced regions. International Journal of Science and Research, 4,
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Digital technologies of today have challenged the traditional systems of education and have created potential new ways of delivery of knowledge and skills that require a critical look at learning and how it might be delivered. This study seeks to identify and describe the types of digitally mediated learning (DML) practices present at the training of teachers in less resourced regions. A qualitative analysis of pre-service teachers’ online posts on a selected social media will be analysed to identify Hanging Out, Messing Around and Geeking Out – HOMAGO (Ito, et al., 2010) practices and to ascertain if any interest-driven learning occurs in this environment. Results from this study will add to existing knowledgebase of DML practices especially in teacher education.
Digital technologies of today have challenged the traditional systems of education and have created potential new ways of delivery of knowledge and skills that require a critical look at learning and how it might be delivered. This study seeks to identify and describe the types of digitally mediated learning (DML) practices present at the training of teachers in less resourced regions. A qualitative analysis of pre-service teachers’ online posts on a selected social media will be analysed to identify Hanging Out, Messing Around and Geeking Out – HOMAGO (Ito, et al., 2010) practices and to ascertain if any interest-driven learning occurs in this environment. Results from this study will add to existing knowledgebase of DML practices especially in teacher education.
Faculty of Technical EducationJul 08, 2015
Gyamfi, S. A. & Gyaase, P. O. (2015). Students’ perception of blended learning environment: A case study of the University of Education, Winneba - Kumasi campus, Ghana. International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 11,
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The increasing utilization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in addressing various societal needs has catalysed the need to deploy this all important tool in education in developing countries to address the need of the increasing student enrolment in universities. This study was conducted to assess students’ perception of blended learning environment. The blended learning environment was designed on a Moodle platform using an adaptation of the practical enquiry model. This intervention was designed to ensure that the benefits of both online and face-to-face learning environment were harnessed for the achievement of set pedagogical goals. The study used formative experiment with 75 first year university students and their lecturers who were studying Communication Skills (CS) as the participants. The experiment was carried out over two semesters at the University of Education, Winneba – Kumasi Campus in Ghana. The findings showed positive perceptions of student on the blended learning environment. However, the problem of slow Internet connectivity and lack of Internet access for some of the students outside the university campus hindered the effectiveness of the blended learning environment for a few students. Improvement in ICT infrastructure and capacity building for lecturers to adopt blended learning approach were recommended.
The increasing utilization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in addressing various societal needs has catalysed the need to deploy this all important tool in education in developing countries to address the need of the increasing student enrolment in universities. This study was conducted to assess students’ perception of blended learning environment. The blended learning environment was designed on a Moodle platform using an adaptation of the practical enquiry model. This intervention was designed to ensure that the benefits of both online and face-to-face learning environment were harnessed for the achievement of set pedagogical goals. The study used formative experiment with 75 first year university students and their lecturers who were studying Communication Skills (CS) as the participants. The experiment was carried out over two semesters at the University of Education, Winneba – Kumasi Campus in Ghana. The findings showed positive perceptions of student on the blended learning environment. However, the problem of slow Internet connectivity and lack of Internet access for some of the students outside the university campus hindered the effectiveness of the blended learning environment for a few students. Improvement in ICT infrastructure and capacity building for lecturers to adopt blended learning approach were recommended.
Faculty of Technical EducationJul 08, 2015
Gyamfi, S. A. & Gyaase, P. O. (2015). Students’ perception of blended learning environment: A case study of the University of Education, Winneba - Kumasi campus, Ghana. International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology., 11,
Abstract
The increasing utilization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in addressing various societal needs has catalysed the need to deploy this all important tool in education in developing countries to address the need of the increasing student enrolment in universities. This study was conducted to assess students’ perception of blended learning environment. The blended learning environment was designed on a Moodle platform using an adaptation of the practical enquiry model. This intervention was designed to ensure that the benefits of both online and face-to-face learning environment were harnessed for the achievement of set pedagogical goals. The study used formative experiment with 75 first year university students and their lecturers who were studying Communication Skills (CS) as the participants. The experiment was carried out over two semesters at the University of Education, Winneba – Kumasi Campus in Ghana. The findings showed positive perceptions of student on the blended learning environment. However, the problem of slow Internet connectivity and lack of Internet access for some of the students outside the university campus hindered the effectiveness of the blended learning environment for a few students. Improvement in ICT infrastructure and capacity building for lecturers to adopt blended learning approach were recommended.
The increasing utilization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in addressing various societal needs has catalysed the need to deploy this all important tool in education in developing countries to address the need of the increasing student enrolment in universities. This study was conducted to assess students’ perception of blended learning environment. The blended learning environment was designed on a Moodle platform using an adaptation of the practical enquiry model. This intervention was designed to ensure that the benefits of both online and face-to-face learning environment were harnessed for the achievement of set pedagogical goals. The study used formative experiment with 75 first year university students and their lecturers who were studying Communication Skills (CS) as the participants. The experiment was carried out over two semesters at the University of Education, Winneba – Kumasi Campus in Ghana. The findings showed positive perceptions of student on the blended learning environment. However, the problem of slow Internet connectivity and lack of Internet access for some of the students outside the university campus hindered the effectiveness of the blended learning environment for a few students. Improvement in ICT infrastructure and capacity building for lecturers to adopt blended learning approach were recommended.
Faculty of Technical EducationJul 08, 2015
Gyamfi, S. A. & Gyaase, P. O. (2015). Students’ perception of blended learning environment: A case study of the University of Education, Winneba - Kumasi campus, Ghana. International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, ,
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Faculty of Technical EducationJul 08, 2015
