Share Paper: Methods for the Masses - Learner-Centric Views of a Distance Study Reading Course on Empirical Education Research
Tuesday, June 24 10:00-10:30 AM B3116
Abstract: For many students in educational science, empirical research methods represent (partial) new ground – not only at the beginning of the lifelong learning process. It is important above all to (re-)awaken joy and interest in scientific work and in the associated methodology. Online-based reading courses are an important tool in the varied toolkit of distance universities for stimulating such a response in the spirit of the Seamless Learning Approach (Wong 2012). This paper focuses on the conception, implementation and evaluation of an online-based reading course on empirical education research organized every semester at FernUniversität in Hagen (Germany) since the summer ...