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Face-to-face learning doesn't need replacing

Written on October 14, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

It’s easy to get distracted by fancy gadgets and the convenience of online resources, but face-to-face learning is more effective. Blended learning allows for students to spend less time in lectures and tutorials and more time completing their studies online. This could include anything from watching...

Student-created program introduced in classrooms

Written on October 29, 2013. Posted in News.

A new opportunity for blended learning is being tested in classrooms today. NPulse, an online program set to be tested in today’s PSYCH 100 lecture, aims to bridge the gap that may develop between students and professors in larger classes. Blended learning incorporates traditional lecture-style classrooms...

New model gets blended response

Written on September 28, 2012. Posted in Features.

Of over 140 100-level courses listed in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences course calendar, five are taught in a blended format. But the gradual move towards this new method of learning isn’t always the most cost-effective way to study. In 2011, the Collaboration for Online Higher Education Research...

Online learning puts revenue first

Written on March 23, 2012. Posted in Opinions.

I recently submitted two questions for Provost Alan Harrison for the March 27 meeting of Senate. One is: why do we already have a financial exploration, or “business case,” for expanding online learning, and not a word on the subject in our new Academic Plan? The other is: why won’t you let us see...

Blended learning to draw more revenue

Written on March 16, 2012. Posted in News.

University representatives and local government officials met last Friday to discuss the finances of Queen’s blended-learning system. MP for Kingston and the Islands Ted Hsu said increasing student enrolment in blended-learning courses will bring in additional revenue without the University having...

Blended not better

Written on September 27, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

Queen’s offered two blended learning classes this fall, combining lectures with online learning. The movement is a necessary change as class sizes continue to grow, but the blended format has some inherent pitfalls. Psychology 100 and Geography 101 are the two courses currently offered in the new...

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Face-to-face learning doesn't need replacing

Student-created program introduced in classrooms

New model gets blended response

Online learning puts revenue first

Blended learning to draw more revenue

Blended not better

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