Learning Continuum in a Blended Mode: A Case of a Skill-based Course

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10.2991/assehr.k.211224.020How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Learning Continuum; Blended Learning; Written Communication Skill

Abstract

The shift from ‘content focus to learner focus’ allows the teachers to include meaningful activities in their class, which creates better learning solutions. The present study seeks to identify ways to advance a culture of learning continuum in higher education as an innovative teaching strategy with the appropriate use of a blended learning approach helping the teachers to design teaching and learning activities and the students to progress along the continuum. The paper describes a conceptual framework and the implementation of the learning continuum of a skill-based paper in a blended model. The paper discusses an array of technological solutions, resources and assessment methods relevant for the course and the student’s specific context. The conceptual framework is tested in a skill-based paper, ‘Written Communication and Analysis’ in an MBA Programme and B.Tech Programme in Odisha in the first year of their study involving instruction in both offline and online mode. The paper assesses the student’s experience and perception of the blended learning approach from the results drawn from an online survey. Research findings suggest that the implementation of the learning continuum in a blended mode enables the creation of active learning environments and the student’s development in their writing skills. The results from the survey point towards exploring the present status of blended learning in higher education in India.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Anubha Ray
AU  - Prajna Pani
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - Learning Continuum in a Blended Mode: A Case of a Skill-based Course
BT  - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Asia Association of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (AsiaCALL–2-2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 198
EP  - 206
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211224.020
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211224.020
ID  - Ray2021
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