Share Paper: Exploring Onsite and Off-site Adult Learners’ Blended Synchronous Learning in a Higher Education Course

  1. ChoonLang Gwendoline QUEK, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  2. Qiyun Wang, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Wednesday, June 26 3:30-3:50 PM Oost

Abstract: Blended Synchronous Learning Environment (BSLE) provides real-time synchronous dialogues, negotiations and collaborations for the learners (Theodosiadou, Konstantinidis, Pappos, & Papadopoulos, 2017). Ideally, the face-to-face and online interactions are enabled through blended synchronous learning (Stewart, Harlow, & DeBacco, 2011). However, the use of the blended synchronous learning as an instructional strategy is not without its set of challenges. Internet connectivity issue leading to disrupted communication (Wang, Quek, & Hu, 2017; Bower, Dalgarno, Kennedy, Lee, & Kenney, 2015) and implementation are challenges of teaching and. The study explored the learners’ social interaction, use of learning strategies, use of technical strategies and types ...