Introducing a Learning Management System in a Large First Year Class: Impact on Lecturers and Students

Autor/inn/en	Snowball, J.; Mostert, M.
Titel	Introducing a Learning Management System in a Large First Year Class: Impact on Lecturers and Students
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Higher Education, 24 (2010) 5, S.818-831 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1011-3487
Schlagwörter	Blended Learning; Database Management Systems; Course Evaluation; Macroeconomics; Technology Uses in Education; Technology Integration; Large Group Instruction; Courseware; Program Implementation; Questionnaires; Participant Satisfaction; Instructional Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Educational Practices; Introductory Courses + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Datenbanksystem; Makroökonomie; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Lernsoftware; Fragebogen; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungspraxis; Einführungskurs
Abstract	The challenges of teaching large classes are well documented in the literature on teaching in higher education. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to address some of these challenges, but, used inappropriately, technology can perpetuate entrenched practices and simply support performance models of teaching that encourage transmission approaches to learning. This article reports on the impact of implementing a learning management system (LMS) in a first year introductory macroeconomics course with 600 students in a blended learning context. Experiences of the course coordinator, lecturers and an educational technologist are discussed and data was also collected on student perceptions via a course evaluation questionnaire. Results show that the LMS was successful in a number of areas, particularly in improving the lecturers' accessibility to students and in encouraging interaction and participations in online discussion forums. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10