DocumentCode
1831623
Title
The Trimmacc Approach to Teaching in a Caribbean Classroom
Author
Mohan, Fariel
Author_Institution
Inf. & Commun. Technol., Univ. of Trinidad & Tobago, Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago
fYear
2010
fDate
10-16 Feb. 2010
Firstpage
130
Lastpage
135
Abstract
The rapid technological changes in the world have caused universities to keep changing their approach to teaching by incorporating technology into teaching. In the universities in the Caribbean, technology is incorporated in the teaching in ways such as providing open and distant education or providing course management systems. This paper presents a different approach to an online course. This approach uses a blended approach to teaching, using a virtual classroom and a traditional classroom. The virtual classroom was used for teaching the students while the traditional classroom was used for tutorials. This blended approach was based upon eight 21st century teaching skills. The paper first presents the blended approach which is followed by discussing the results of this approach and ending with presenting a conclusion.
Keywords
computer aided instruction; distance learning; teaching; virtual reality; Caribbean classroom; TrimMacc approach; blended teaching approach; course management systems; distant education; online course; universities; virtual classroom; Communications technology; Computer science education; Costs; Educational technology; Mathematics; Petroleum; Processor scheduling; Reflection; Technology management; TrimMacc; Virtual classroom;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Mobile, Hybrid, and On-Line Learning, 2010. ELML '10. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location
Saint Maarten
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5718-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/eLmL.2010.26
Filename
5429997
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