1. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. EdTech2004: The Fifth Annual Irish Educational Technology Users' Conference Institute of Technology Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland 3rd and 4th June, 2004

2. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. EdTech 2004 An Overview of Learner’s Experiences using Blended Learning Techniques in Engineering Applications Cathal McHugo, Kevin Johnson and Timothy Hall. University of Limerick

3. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Who am I ? Cathal McHugo. Research Masters student with the EMRC. What is the EMRC ?

4. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. EMRC, what we do. We aim to provide: Evaluate and support for the use of computer based training tools. Maximise the use of “off the shelf” tools and materials. Collaborate with partners in EU and other programmes in computer based learning.

5. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Blended Learning. Welcoming alternative to traditional methods. Adds flexibility to learning environment. Students need to be highly motivated. Communication is a key factor. Combination of asynchronous self study and face to face teaching

6. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Phoenix Project. Based on software re-usability techniques. Allows structuring of content, e.g Different course design. Upload content capabilities. Features browse capabilities. Project Background Information.

7. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Project Background Information.. Electronic Production Module Module taken by third year Electronics Systems class. First time to partake in any form of online learning. Module required three technical reports to be produced. Aim of project was to produce a set of class notes.

8. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Project Background Information… Use of Blended Learning Approach. Assistance available if needed. Lab time acquired for easy access to website. All Material Available online.

9. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Project Background Information…. Main Aims. Obtain Information on an individual basis. Enhance Research skills. Improve ability to work alone.

10. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Course Development/Implementation. Website Construction. Ease of navigation. Required functionality. Accessibility issues. Individual student tracking.

11. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Student Thoughts/Feedback. Student Reaction to blended learning techniques. More interest in individual interaction rather than group interaction. Encouraged active personal tutoring. Need for high Motivation.

12. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Student Thoughts/feedback. Student participation during the course of the module.

13. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Student Thoughts/feedback.. Actual student login times.

14. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Student Thoughts/feedback… Student interaction with the website.

15. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Student Thoughts/feedback…. Student views on the website.

16. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Website Improvements. Possible improvements/enhancements. File size for uploading. More sample material. Comments on assignments. Email notification. Website search engine.

17. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. Questions and Answers Useful links. My contact details: Cathal.McHugo@ul.ieCathal.McHugo@ul.ie Electronic Production website: http://phoenix.ul.ie/ET4214http://phoenix.ul.ie/ET4214 Phoenix website: http://phoenix.ul.iehttp://phoenix.ul.ie EMRC: http://emrc.ul.iehttp://emrc.ul.ie ECE Department:http://www.ul.ie/~informat/ece.phphttp://www.ul.ie/~informat/ece.php

18. Educational Media Research Centre (EMRC). ECE Department. An Deireadh.