TY - JOUR
T1 - Applying blended synchronous teaching and learning for flexible learning in higher education
T2 - an action research study at a university in Hong Kong
AU - Li, Xiuhan
AU - Yang, Yuqin
AU - Chu, Samuel Kai Wah
AU - Zainuddin, Zamzami
AU - Zhang, Yin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 National Institute of Education, Singapore.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Due to the challenges of all-round development, higher-education students are increasingly demanding more flexible learning that goes beyond the on-campus/online dichotomy. However, university students miss learning opportunities because of the conflict of time and space. Blended learning is an effective way to create more learning opportunities and support university students’ flexible learning, but its implementation varies across contexts. This study proposed an alternative blended teaching and learning approach to solve practical problems defined in the context of a traditional classroom in a university in Hong Kong when students pursue flexible learning and global learning. A three-round action research approach was used to improve the effects of blended synchronous teaching and learning. Data collection and analysis in each round showed that the students positively rated the implementation of blended learning according to their needs, the quality of the technologies adopted, and the benefits gained. This blended synchronous teaching and learning mode was structured based on the implementation of different actions in three rounds, bridging the gap between research and practice in blended synchronous learning.
AB - Due to the challenges of all-round development, higher-education students are increasingly demanding more flexible learning that goes beyond the on-campus/online dichotomy. However, university students miss learning opportunities because of the conflict of time and space. Blended learning is an effective way to create more learning opportunities and support university students’ flexible learning, but its implementation varies across contexts. This study proposed an alternative blended teaching and learning approach to solve practical problems defined in the context of a traditional classroom in a university in Hong Kong when students pursue flexible learning and global learning. A three-round action research approach was used to improve the effects of blended synchronous teaching and learning. Data collection and analysis in each round showed that the students positively rated the implementation of blended learning according to their needs, the quality of the technologies adopted, and the benefits gained. This blended synchronous teaching and learning mode was structured based on the implementation of different actions in three rounds, bridging the gap between research and practice in blended synchronous learning.
KW - Blended synchronous learning
KW - flexible learning
KW - higher education; online learning; active research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087090758&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02188791.2020.1766417
DO - 10.1080/02188791.2020.1766417
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087090758
SN - 0218-8791
VL - 42
SP - 211
EP - 227
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Education
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Education
IS - 2
ER -