ERIC Number: EJ1382696
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-2472-5749
EISSN: EISSN-2472-5730
Faculty Transition Strategies from in Person to Online Teaching: Qualitative Investigation for Active Learning
Basdogan, Merve; Birdwell, Tracey
Online Learning, v27 n1 p428-450 Mar 2023
In this qualitative case study, we investigated how active learning strategies discussed and practiced in the face-to-face classroom context were transferred to an online modality by four faculty fellows of Indiana University's Mosaic Faculty Fellows Program. This program is intended to support faculty members' perception of how classroom space influences approaches to active learning. In 2020, all faculty members had to transition their courses online, and the semistructured interview findings of this study showed that faculty members used three online space types to support the continued use of active learning approaches when transitioning to online: (1) core space to replicate existing practices (e.g., video conference and text), (2) shared space to supplement existing practices, and (3) augmented space to transform existing practices (e.g., activities that merge the physical world and online space). We concluded that preparing faculty members to effectively use active learning approaches in in-person classrooms can also guide active learning approaches in online teaching environments. The study also discussed the need for professional development programs that address support for active learning in different modalities by considering augmented space and its impact on student engagement.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Change, In Person Learning, Web Based Instruction, Active Learning, Teacher Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics, Teaching Methods, Educational Environment, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana
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