Perspectives of students on blended learning approach: post-COVID era.

Victoria, Michele; Wilson, Tillie

Abstract

COVID-19 has challenged the old school pedagogies of education and forced educators to reimagine the way education is delivered. Blended learning became the currency after the pandemic, although the concept has been around for a while. Yet, the definition of blended learning is still debated, as it can mean different things to different people. Most studies favour blended learning post pandemic, because it supports remote delivery. However, disciplines that primarily rely on studio work reportedly suffered during the pandemic and do not favour blended learning. Therefore, there is merit in investigating the suitability of the approach to different disciplines and to explore whether students really favour blended learning at the receiving end. In this study, we investigated the perspectives of built environment students on the blended learning approach in the form of a case study at a Scottish university. The study took the form of a questionnaire survey, which was issued to built environment students between Stage 2 and Stage 4. This presentation will provide an overview of the findings from this study, in terms of student's learning preferences, perceived advantages and disadvantages of blended learning, and trends and patterns within different courses. The findings will inform the planning, design and delivery of future built environment courses.

Citation

VICTORIA, M. and WILSON, T. 2023. Perspectives of students on blended learning approach: post-COVID era. Presented at the 2023 Innovation in built environment education conference (iBEE), co-located with the 59th Associated Schools of Construction annual international conference (ACS 2023), 3-5 April 2023, Liverpool, UK.

• Presentation Conference Type: Lecture
• Conference Name: 2023 Innovation in built environment education conference (iBEE), co-located with the 59th Associated Schools of Construction annual international conference (ACS 2023)
• Conference Location: Liverpool, UK
• Start Date: Apr 3, 2023
• End Date: Apr 5, 2023
• Deposit Date: Mar 18, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 2, 2024
• Keywords: Built environment education; Built environment students; Architecture education; Architecture students; Blended learning; Scotland
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2278362