TY - JOUR
T1 - Blended learning at the boundary
T2 - Designing a new internship
AU - Heckman, Robert
AU - Østerlund, Carsten S.
AU - Saltz, Jeffrey
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - This paper explores how blended learning can enhance learning at the boundary between academia and industry, and make possible the design of a new kind of internship. Boundary theory proposes that socio-cultural discontinuities between different environments create opportunities for learning. Blended learning pedagogy makes it possible to make the boundary between the classroom and the work place more salient and continuous. We present principles for designing internships that leverage blended learning to exploit boundaries, and describe an internship program based on these principles. Finally, we reflect on what we have learned through two years experience offering the program to students and employers.
AB - This paper explores how blended learning can enhance learning at the boundary between academia and industry, and make possible the design of a new kind of internship. Boundary theory proposes that socio-cultural discontinuities between different environments create opportunities for learning. Blended learning pedagogy makes it possible to make the boundary between the classroom and the work place more salient and continuous. We present principles for designing internships that leverage blended learning to exploit boundaries, and describe an internship program based on these principles. Finally, we reflect on what we have learned through two years experience offering the program to students and employers.
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U2 - 10.24059/olj.v19i3.521
DO - 10.24059/olj.v19i3.521
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84938824517
SN - 1939-5256
VL - 19
JO - Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network
JF - Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network
IS - 3
ER -