Blended spaces, work based learning and constructive alignment: Impacts on student engagement

ASCILITE 2009 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 820-831

  Reaburn, Peter ^a   Muldoon, Nona ^a   Bookallil, Cheryl ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Authentic learning; Blended learning; Constructive alignment; Work based learning

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTIC LEARNING; BLENDED LEARNING; COURSE REDESIGN; DISCUSSION FORUM; LEARNING RESOURCE; ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT; T-TESTS; UNDERGRADUATE COURSES; WORK-BASED LEARNING;

ALIGNMENT; CURRICULA;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84870945904     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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