Fostering Creativity in a Qualitative Research Course Using BlackBoard with a Blended Learning Approach: Best Practices.

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Mortera-Gutiérrez, F. (2007). Fostering Creativity in a Qualitative Research Course Using BlackBoard with a Blended Learning Approach: Best Practices. In T. Bastiaens & S. Carliner (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (pp. 1131-1136). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2007
Quebec City, Canada
October 15, 2007
ISBN 1-880094-63-0
  Theo Bastiaens & Saul Carliner
AACE

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Fernando Mortera-Gutiérrez, Tecnológico de Monterrey, ITESM-CCM, Mexico

Abstract

Presenting a higher education case study from Mexico City on how to teach an undergraduate qualitative research course using online and e-learning technology (via BlackBoard) and face-to-face instruction, to foster creativity within the process of learning acquisition of qualitative research methodology tools (to gather and analyze qualitative data). A Blended Learning approach was used to delivery and to teach this course. The intention of this paper presentation is comment on the best teaching practices and strategies used to make meaningful the learning process of a highly complicated issues related to qualitative theories and paradigms (e.g., ethno-methodology, naturalistic inquiry, constructivism, and so on)- to undergraduate students at university level. "Blended Learning" is widely used nowadays in many higher education institutions; qualitative research courses do not escape from this trend, and they must be addressed in the best way to overcome the distance education technology interface and interaction problems.

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