Lecturer e-Training Program to Support University Teaching

This article attempts to explore the extent to which Lecturer e-Training Program (LeP) supports lecturers in their preparation for student-centred teaching. LeP was conducted in a blended mode, that is, it involved an online self-paced learning module followed by an interactive online discussion and...

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Published in:Canadian journal of learning and technology 2017, Vol.43 (2)
Main Author: Chang-Tik, Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Active Learning
Blended Learning
Capacity Building
College Faculty
Faculty Development
Foreign Countries
Multiple Regression Analysis
Online Courses
Participant Satisfaction
Questionnaires
Statistical Analysis
Structured Interviews
Student Centered Curriculum
Training Methods
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Summary:This article attempts to explore the extent to which Lecturer e-Training Program (LeP) supports lecturers in their preparation for student-centred teaching. LeP was conducted in a blended mode, that is, it involved an online self-paced learning module followed by an interactive online discussion and ended with a face-to-face action learning. It was compulsory for all lecturers in this university to enrol in LeP. The data collection involved distributing questionnaires to all 36 lecturers. After that, 16 lecturers were selected at random for one-to-one structured interviews. In this study, it was found that LeP contributed significantly to the lecturer preparation for student-centred teaching, in particular, Stage 2 (Online Discussion) and Stage 3 (Face-to-Face Action Learning). Lecturers in this university were mostly homogeneous with regard to culture. It would be interesting to test LeP across cultural diversity as it was believed Asians and Westerners think differently.
ISSN:1499-6677