Yafei Shi
ABSTRACT
Information technology has been used to solve the issue of educational equality. Some teaching problems and challenges has occurred according to the poor experience. This study mainly focuses on investigating the benefits and challenges presented in blended synchronous classroom and providing solutions for it. The case study was conducted in a rural school in China. Three students, two instructors, and a school leader were interviewed to respond to the research questions. The finding showed that blended synchronous learning played a significant role in facilitating students' learning, instructors' professional development, as well as schools' teaching quality, influence, and popularity. However, some challenges also existed in the learning process, such as network delay, improper hardware layout, and low students' motivation according to being unfamiliar with each other. Therefore, strategies were introduced from perspectives of students, instructors, and schools to deal with the challenges. This study would provide lessons for both related researchers and practitioners.
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Index Terms
- Investigating Challenges and Benefits of Educational Equalization Oriented Blended Synchronous Learning
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