A Project Management Approach to Applying Best Practices to Online CS/MIS Experiential Learning Projects

Autor/inn/en	Schwieger, Dana; Surendran, Ken
Titel	A Project Management Approach to Applying Best Practices to Online CS/MIS Experiential Learning Projects
Quelle	In: Information Systems Education Journal, 13 (2015) 6, S.35-42 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1545-679X
Schlagwörter	Program Administration; Best Practices; Online Courses; Computer Science Education; Management Information Systems; Experiential Learning; Web Based Instruction; Educational Benefits; Graduate Study; Course Descriptions; Blended Learning; Student Projects; Cooperative Learning; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Managementinformationssystem; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Web Based Training; Bildungsertrag; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Kursstrukturplan; Schulprojekt; Kooperatives Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The value of experiential learning projects (which are usually major assessments in courses) in education has been touted since the early 1900s (Dewey, 1938). These projects have the potential to deepen students' understanding of course topics by allowing them to put concepts into practice and watch the results develop. However, experiential learning projects require significant guidance, communication between students and faculty, and direction. Coupled with the communication intricacies of an online learning environment, experiential learning projects become a little more difficult to manage. In this article, the authors examine some of the best practices for teaching online courses as they relate to experiential learning projects, the value of experiential learning projects and then apply a project management approach to addressing the challenges of assigning experiential learning projects in online courses looking at two courses taught at the authors' institution. The authors then describe some best practices that they have incorporated to better manage the application of experiential learning projects in their online classrooms. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01