Open AccessEvaluation of Student Experiences in a Developed Blended Learning Course in Engineering
Author(s) -
Mohammadali Sepehri,
L. Francisco Vargas M.,
Samer Adeeb
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.12975
Subject(s) - blended learning , flexibility (engineering) , demographics , mathematics education , computer science , student engagement , active learning (machine learning) , course (navigation) , educational technology , engineering , psychology , sociology , artificial intelligence , mathematics , statistics , demography , aerospace engineering
Blended learning is an instructional approach where traditional face-to-face instructional time and computer-mediated learning are combined. Higher education institutions are progressively moving towards a blended learning model because of the opportunities that blended learning offers with respect to increasing engaged inquiry in the classroom, the need to use classroom space more efficiently, as well as the need for greater flexibility in scheduling with changing student demographics. The main motivation for implementing a blended learning approach in one of the key engineering undergraduate course in the Civil and Environmental Engineering program at the University of Alberta emerged from a need to improve student engagement and satisfaction.