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Moving to Block Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Moving to Block Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s): Chrissi Nerantzi, Gerasimos Chatzidamianos
Subject(s): Adult Education, Higher Education , Educational Psychology
Published by: New Millennium Discoveries Ltd
Keywords: Block Teaching; Blended Learning; Online Learning; Active Learning; Pandemic; Higher Education;

Summary/Abstract: This paper is an exploration into the block teaching format in the context of Higher Education during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides practical guidance to course designers that will aid their planning, organisation and offering of learning and teaching using block teaching in online and blended settings. The paper attempts to resolve some of the learning and teaching dilemmas and increase focus and flexibility of provision, while avoiding disruption and interruption of study during the pandemic. While the paper refers to a particular block teaching format that has been implemented in a UK post-1992 institution across its undergraduate and postgraduate courses, this exemplar of block teaching will also be useful for other institutions and course designers who are considering the block teaching format in Higher Education settings at module, programme, departmental or institutional level.

  • Issue Year: 7/2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 482-495
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English
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