Report
Empowering Change Together: Student Perspectives on Quality Online, Digital, and Blended Learning
| Title: | Empowering Change Together: Student Perspectives on Quality Online, Digital, and Blended Learning |
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| Authors: | Nicole L. Weber, Kristen Gay, Online Learning Consortium (OLC) |
| Source: | Online Learning Consortium. 2024. |
| Abstract: | As the higher education landscape undergoes rapid transformation, educators continue to seek best practices for creating quality digital, blended, and online learning experiences. However, disparate definitions of quality and differing instructor and student preferences complicate this work. This report addresses the pressing need to bridge the gap between student and faculty expectations, highlighting the critical role of student voices in defining quality education. In seeking to better understand what quality digital learning looks like from a student perspective and how students think quality digital learning can best center diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles, data was analyzed from four student panels at recent Online Learning Consortium conferences and a framework was developed based on insights students shared. During these panels, students called for digital learning educators, practitioners, and leaders to: (1) get beyond face-to-face replication; (2) take collaborative action on DEI; (3) keep humans and connection at the center of learning; (4) incorporate intentional and deep design; (5) structure learning experiences for success; (6) support professional development opportunities for their instructors; and (7) nurture a culture of belonging. Readers of the report will access actionable strategies tailored for leaders, instructors, and support staff which can be used to leverage digital, blended, and online learning as a part of their institution's strategy. |
| Language: | English |
| Availability: | Online Learning Consortium, Inc. PO Box 1238, Newburyport, MA 01950. Tel: 617-716-1414; e-mail: publications@onlinelearning-c.org; Web site: http://onlinelearningconsortium.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 31 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Intended Audience: | Administrators; Teachers; Support Staff |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Higher Education, Educational Change, Student Attitudes, In Person Learning, Distance Education, Instructional Design, Best Practices, Teacher Attitudes, Preferences, Educational Quality, Diversity, Equal Education, Inclusion, Online Courses, Consortia, Teaching Methods, Teacher Collaboration, Learning Experience, Faculty Development, Blended Learning, Learning Processes |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED649900 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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