Derivation of electronic course templates for use in higher education

Robin K. Hill; Jill W. Fresen; Fawei Geng

doi:10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18665

Derivation of electronic course templates for use in higher education

Robin K. Hill University of Wyoming
Jill W. Fresen
Fawei Geng

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18665

Keywords: course template, learning platform, pedagogical dimensions, course site properties

Abstract

Lecturers in higher education often consider the incorporation of web technologies into their teaching practice. Partially structured and populated course site templates could aid them in getting started with creating and deploying webbased materials and activities to enrich the teaching and learning experience. Discussions among instructional technology support staff and lecturers reveal a paucity of robust specifications for possible course site features that could comprise a template. An attempted mapping from the teaching task as understood by the instructor to the envisaged course website properties proves elusive. We conclude that the idea of an initial state for a course site, embodied in a template, remains useful and should be developed not according to a formula but with careful attention to the context and existing pedagogical practice. Any course template provided for the use of lecturers should be enhanced with supporting instructions and examples of how it may be adapted for their particular purposes.

Keywords: course template; learning platform; pedagogical dimensions; course site properties

(Published: 17 December 2012)

Citation: Research in Learning Technology 2012, 20: 18665 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18665

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Author Biography

Robin K. Hill, University of Wyoming

Ph.D. in Computer Science, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1994.
M.S. in Management Information Systems, University of Arizona, 1980.
M.A. in Mathematical Logic, University of East Anglia (Great Britain), 1979.
B.A. in Philosophy, University of Wyoming, 1975.

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2012-12-17

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Hill R. K., Fresen J. W., & Geng F. (2012). Derivation of electronic course templates for use in higher education. Research in Learning Technology, 20. https://doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18665

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