Online learning environments: What early childhood teacher education students say
Publication Details
Heirdsfield, A.,
Davis, J.,
Lennox, S.,
Walker, S.,
&
Zhang, W.
(2007).
Online learning environments: What early childhood teacher education students say.
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 28 (2), 115-126.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10901020701366699
Abstract
As online environments gain an increasing presence in higher education for both on-campus students and distance learners, there is a need to examine how effective these environments are for student learning. Online environments require essentially different teaching and learning strategies from those used in the traditional face-to-face contexts (for on-campus students) or with print-based material (for distance learners). This article identifies early childhood teacher education students' perceptions of their learning experiences with the advent of an online learning environment. Perceptions of on-campus and distance learners are compared, and implications for teacher education staff interested in providing high quality learning environments within an online space are discussed.
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