In Search of the Ideal Classroom in a Blended Learning Environment: A Case Study for Volkswagen AutoUni
The Third European Distance Education Network (EDEN) Research Workshop
March 4-6, 2004
Oldenburg, Germany
The presentation represented the efforts of a team of six MDE students and two staff from Volkswagen. The MDE students (Linda Smith, Lisa Blaschke, Gertrude Dudink, Brian Fox, Cindy Schuster, and Charlene Templeton) were recipients of a grant provided by Volkswagen to collaborate on a case study and participate in the Third EDEN Research Workshop. The team assignment was to design the ideal classroom for Volkswagen's new corporate university, AutoUni, which will offer courses in a combination of distance and face-to-face environments.
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Recommendations for Developing Collaborative Learning Skills for Online Students
The Ninth Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN)
November 15, 2003
Orlando, FL
The presentation discusses the skills and knowledge students need for a successful and satisfying online collaborative learning experience and suggests how to approach student support in this area. Concepts and experience are shared from a prototype online collaborative learning course delivered to a group of UMUC graduate students Fall 2002.
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Collaborative Learning Skills for Online Students
Maryland Distance Learning Association Spring Conference
April 15, 2003
Rocky Gap, MD