研究計劃

從學習中學會學習：遙距教育中疑難為本學習

研究目的

· 使公開大學的學術人員參與協作的和多學科的行動研究；
· 提供和港遙距教育中的疑難為本學習的信息。

研究價值

· 使參與者在日常生活中能更好地思維和解決問題；
· 遠程教育能否加强這些技能需要探討。

研究方法

研究設計

· 每月一的午餐討論會；
· 6個小規模的行動研究計劃。

研究手段

主要採用半結構性的訪談法

樣本

基於每門課程的學生人數：8-121不等

主要研究結果

學生的反映：

積極的方面：

· 有機會和同學討論和分享觀點；
· 識別學習任務和現實世界需要的關系；
· 能得導師的學習反饋和幫助。

擔心的問題：

· 擔心會依賴導師，特別在疑難為本學習的初期階段；
· 擔心會減少學習的量和浪費時間；
· 願意疑難為本學習只作為一個部分，而不是唯一的途徑。

啟發

進一步探討：

· 使用電子討論網創造疑難為本的學習環境；
· 導在疑難為本的學習環境中的作用；
· 學生在疑難為本的學習過程中的元認知；
· 分析現存的課程材料，探討使用疑難為本學習的機會。

發表的論文

Taplin, M. , Chan, M.S.C., Chu, W.W., Kwok, S.K., Lam, M., Lee, A.O.N., Leung, A., Siaw, I.S.C. (In press for 1999) Problem-Based Learning and the Adult Distance Education Student in HongKong. Staff and Educational Development International, December issue.

Taplin, M. & Leung, A. (1999). 'The role of problem-based learning in distance education'. In Ding Xingfu (Ed.) Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities, Beijing, 14th-17th October, Vol. 2, pp.175-189.

Taplin, M., Chan, M.S.C., Chu, W.W., Kwok, S.K., Lam, M., Lee, A.O.N., Leung, A., Siaw, I.S.C. (1999). 'Problem-based learning and the Hong Kong student', Open Education Research, Vol. 4., 33-36. (Translated by the Editors into Chinese)

Siaw, I., Chan, M. & Mok, V. (1999). PBL in the Distance Education Tutorial. Paper presented at the 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on Problem-Based Learning. Hong Kong, 9-11 December.

Lam, M. & Aylward, L. (1999). Use of Instructional Design to Drive PBL. Paper presented at the 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on Problem-Based Learning. Hong Kong, 9-11 December.

Taplin, M. & Jegede, O. (1999). 'Learning about Learning: A Focus on Problem-Based Learning in Distance Education'. In I. Hoyer (Ed.). The New educational Frontier: Teaching and Learning in a Networked World. Proceedings (on CD ROM) of the International Conference on Distance Education, Vienna, Austria, June 20-24.

Taplin, M. & Leung, A. (1998). Learning about learning: a focus on problem-based learning in distance education. The Asian Distance Learner: Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities, The Open University of Hong Kong, 4-6 November, pp. 410-418.

Taplin, M. & Tsui, C. (1999). Student responses to on-line PBL. Paper presented at the 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on Problem-Based Learning. Hong Kong, 9-11 December.

Leung, A., Taplin, M. & Yum, J. (1999). 'Problem-based Learning in Distance Education: Staff Development Through Action Research'. Paper presented at the International Conference on New Professionalism in Teaching: Teacher Education and Teacher Development in a Changing World, organised by Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research and Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong in collaboration with the International Research Network 'PACT' (Professional Actions and Cultures of Teaching).

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