Adult Learners' Use of Flexible Online Resources in a Blended Programme

Autor/inn/en	Cornelius, Sarah; Gordon, Carole
Titel	Adult Learners' Use of Flexible Online Resources in a Blended Programme
Quelle	In: Educational Media International, 46 (2009) 3, S.239-253 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-3987
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Learning; Blended Learning; Educational Resources; Learning Strategies; Inservice Teacher Education; Interviews; Participant Satisfaction; Instructional Design; Courseware; Electronic Libraries; Virtual Classrooms; Learning Experience; Learning Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Bildungsmittel; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Lehrerfortbildung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Lernsoftware; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Lernerfahrung; Lernaktivität
Abstract	This paper presents a case study of a blended programme for adults and discusses findings from a mixed-methods investigative study of learners' and tutors' experiences of the programme. The programme employs a set of flexible online resources, which are activity-based and designed to provide choice in study routes and modes of learning. Our research has identified four main strategies used by learners when working with these resources: universalists, butterflies, changelings, and minimalists. We discuss these strategies and consider the value learners feel they have gained from the flexible programme. The strategies identified have implications for course designers and facilitators, requiring an increased emphasis on the course process over course content, and support for the development of learners' confidence. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10