Project Lead: Patricia Hingston (Assistant Professor of Teaching, Food, Nutrition and Health)
Co-Leads: Azita Madadi Noei; Jonathan Martiniuk; Ana Noee
Project Description
The purpose of this project is to investigate the positive and negative impacts of multi-access course delivery on student learning and academic success to determine if it beneficial for students for UBC to continue to offer such courses. We know students greatly appreciate the flexibility of being able to attend class online, but there is limited research regarding how multi-access courses may impact student learning and academic success.
Research Questions
- What factors influence students’ decisions to attend classes remotely? Specifically, are work hours, commute length, and lower academic performance associated with higher degrees of remote attendance?
- To what extent does participation mode impact student learning, and success?
- a. Which mode of delivery do students perceive as more effective for their learning and why?
- b. Does students’ degree of remote attendance correlate with academic performance?
- To what extent does multi-access course delivery positively or negatively impact student learning and which specific aspects of this delivery method contribute to these effects?