ABSTRACT

This article presents research from teachers in Northern Ireland who completed a course on ‘blended learning’ to link schools involved in Shared Education. This is the Northern Ireland policy to bring pupils from different schools together to work collaboratively. Important findings showed that prior to 2017, when teachers received training in blended learning, nearly all contact between their schools was face to face. After the training, teachers stated that the use of a virtual learning environment (VLE) was used as much as face-to-face contact. The VLE had the greatest impact on pupils’ knowledge and attitudes towards each other. Teachers reported that this approach made a positive impact on friendship development, the capacity of children to work together, respect for difference and normalising relations between their pupils. Two thirds of the teachers agreed that equal importance be given to online learning and face-to-face contact in future planning.

摘要

本文介绍了北爱尔兰教师的研究成果，他们完成了“混合学习”课程，以将参与共享教育的学校联系起来。这是北爱尔兰的政策，旨在将来自不同学校的学生聚集在一起进行协作。重要发现表明，在2017年之前，当教师接受混合学习培训时，几乎所有学校之间的接触都是面对面的。培训结束后，教师们说使用虚拟学习环境（VLE）的方式与面对面接触一样多。VLE对学生的知识和彼此之间的态度影响最大。老师们报告说，这种方法对友谊的发展，孩子们一起工作的能力，尊重差异和使学生之间的关系正常化产生了积极的影响。