Blended Learning Model for Computer Techniques for Students of Architecture
Abstract
The article summarises two-year experience of implementing a hybrid formula for teaching computer techniques at the Faculty of Architecture at the Gdańsk University of Technology. Original educational e-materials – consisting of video clips, text and graphic instructions, as well as links to online resources – are embedded in the university e-learning educational platform. The author discusses not only technical constraints associated with the creation of e-materials and their deposition on the Moodle platform, but also associated didactic challenges, such as the evaluation of students’ skills and real time communication.
Keywords
blended learning; multimedia instructions; computer graphics software
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PhD, Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
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