Authentic Learning Experiences to Build Community in the Blended Classroom
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Teresa Coffman, University of Mary Washington, United States ; Mary Beth Klinger, College of Southern Maryland, United States
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Washington, DC, United States Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA
Abstract
This paper examines community building in the blended learning classroom and the social and cultural implications of providing authentic learning experiences. In two blended classrooms at two different academic institutions, community building and engagement were studied as best practices to facilitate inquiry and creative discovery of the world in connection with and between others. An authentic project was completed in both courses with results indicating classroom community existed, along with a social and learning environment.
Citation
Coffman, T. & Klinger, M.B. (2016). Authentic Learning Experiences to Build Community in the Blended Classroom. In Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning (pp. 145-150). Washington, DC, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved January 30, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/173932/.
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