Blended university teaching using virtual learning environments: conceptions and approaches

• Published in: Instructional science Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 141 - 157
• Main Authors: Lameras, Petros, Levy, Philippa, Paraskakis, Iraklis, Webber, Sheila
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.01.2012; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Academic learning; Blended Learning; Cognitive style; Collaborative learning; College Faculty; College instruction; Computer Science; Computer science education; Computer Uses in Education; Concept Formation; Conventional Instruction; Education; Educational Psychology; Educational Technology; Environmental education; Foreign Countries; Greece; Higher education; Information Transfer; Learning and Instruction; Online instruction; Pedagogic Psychology; Research Methodology; resource exploration; Science Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Teachers; Teaching Methods; Universities; Virtual learning environments; Virtual universities; Greece; University teaching; Virtual learning environments; Blended learning; Phenomenography; Computer Science

This paper reports findings from a phenomenographic investigation into blended university teaching using virtual learning environments (VLEs). Interviews with 25 Computer Science teachers in Greek universities illuminated a spectrum of teachers' conceptions and approaches from 'teacher-foc...