TY - JOUR
T1 - Plants, Pathogens, and People
T2 - Extending the classroom to the Web
AU - Bruce, Bertram C.
AU - Dowd, Heather
AU - Eastburn, Darin M.
AU - D'Arcy, Cleora J.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Plante, Pathogens, and People is a Web site promoting agricultural awareness via multimedia lectures about plant diseases and online lab activities in which students investigate phenomena. The me of the site in large-enrollment classes for 6-plus years affords a well-documented case of Web-enhanced instruction. Qualitative and quantitative data on student perceptions of the site, their learning, and the relation of the Web site to the course as a whole provide insights into both the benefits and the challenges of Web-based teaching and learning. Students rate the site as an enhancement to their learning, but there are differential responses to various components of the site, which provide a fuller picture of how students see Web-based learning relating to their overall educational experience.
AB - Plante, Pathogens, and People is a Web site promoting agricultural awareness via multimedia lectures about plant diseases and online lab activities in which students investigate phenomena. The me of the site in large-enrollment classes for 6-plus years affords a well-documented case of Web-enhanced instruction. Qualitative and quantitative data on student perceptions of the site, their learning, and the relation of the Web site to the course as a whole provide insights into both the benefits and the challenges of Web-based teaching and learning. Students rate the site as an enhancement to their learning, but there are differential responses to various components of the site, which provide a fuller picture of how students see Web-based learning relating to their overall educational experience.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2005.00540.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2005.00540.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:27744495046
SN - 0161-4681
VL - 107
SP - 1730
EP - 1753
JO - Teachers College Record
JF - Teachers College Record
IS - 8
ER -