Blended Learning as Quality Assurance – Methodical Training in the Initial Study Phase in Communication Research

During the initial study phase of the baccalaureate at the Vienna Department of Communication a solid education in social-scientific methods is a core value. Moreover, the large amount of students and multiple parallel offers of lectures and professional seminars complicate the achievement of a homogeneous knowledge base for the major field of studies. Backed by eBologna initiatives of the Rector’s office the e-Learning project of the Department of Communication was established in 2005 to implement the curricular and interdisciplinary objectives of the study by the means of Blended Learning. The well-proven didactic scenarios and the experience in implementing Blended Learning will be illustrated in this paper.

21.01.2008 | Andrea Payrhuber, Markus Hintermayer & Muna Agha (Wien)