BLOGS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION: An Analysis of Physical Educators’ Perceptions of Learning

dc.creator	Andreas AVGERINOS
dc.creator	Thomas KOURTESSIS
dc.creator	Panagiotis ANTONIOU
dc.creator	Maria MAHERIDOU
dc.date	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:27:28Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:27:28Z
dc.identifier	1302-6488
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b0e73ed2de0545eeb8beea600bf5c87c
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21810
dc.description	The flexibility of open and on line learning in meeting different kinds of needs in a variety of ways and the need for planners to make appropriate choices, taking a number of factors into account indicates the need to find out more about the evaluation of teacher training through on line distance education. In recent years web 2.0 technologies such as blogs enable sharing and collaboration between geographically remote users and offer the opportunity for new forms of student-centered pedagogic practices. The purpose of this study was to examine the physical educators’ perception of learning toward three blog courses, carrying on during an eight week period, in order to enhance their professional development and their skills in effective teaching. In each blog a different cooperative teaching method was applied (STAND, COOP and ICL). Participants were fifty four (n=54) physical educators who teach in elementary and secondary schools of different Greek regions, with an experience of 1.67 to 21.75 years. Data was collected using an online questionnaire after the education programme was completed. Overall, participants’ responses in the perceived learning questions supported the benefits of use asynchronous web 2 tools in distance education programmes. Their perception of learning using blogs appears to be positively increased regarding the regulation of the applied cooperative procedure.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Anadolu University, Eskisehir
dc.relation	http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde41/pdf/article_4.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source	The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 95-107 (2011)
dc.subject	Distance education
dc.subject	blog
dc.subject	learning
dc.subject	physical education.
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	BLOGS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION: An Analysis of Physical Educators’ Perceptions of Learning
dc.type	article