Building a blended learning community: a case in service marketing
1. CITE Research Symposium 2010 CITE Research Symposium 2010 Building a blended learning community: a case in service marketing Paula Hodgson Pamela Kwok 6th March 2010
2. Technical pedagogical content knowledge TPCK TPCK ‘good teaching with technology’: an understanding of the representation of concepts using technologies, pedagogical techniques that use technologies in constructive ways to teach content, knowledge of what makes concepts difficult or easy to learn and how technology can help redress some of the problems that students face, knowledge of students’ prior knowledge and theories of epistemology, and knowledge of how technologies can be used to build on existing knowledge and to develop new epistemologies or strengthen old ones Mishra, P. and Koehler, M. (2006: 1029)
3. Background of the study Examine 110 students’ learning behaviour in a blended learning community of two cohorts of students studying ‘Service Marketing’ for an associate degree between 2008 and 2009 These students have at least one year of experience using the online ePlatform to download notes and read teachers’ notices.
4. Intended learning outcomes of service marketing Develop basic knowledge and concepts in service marketing Manage service encounters Manage customer complaints and service recovery Develop an integrated service-marketing strategy Develop generic skills Critical and independent thinking Problem solving Self-confidence Develop professional attitude in marketing various service industries in a rapidly changing business environment
5. Pedagogical strategies Case methods Business cases: provided by lecturer and students Cases in group projects Provided by student groups (two cases per group: good versus bad customer service based on personal experiences) Blended learning environment In-class activities Online forum Assessment Individual assignment, test, class participation, group project, group presentation, Reflection statement (optional) and written examination 50% coursework; 50% examination
6. Sharing cases identified by students online Cosmetics stores service, receipt ”Best Service” from mystery customer program神秘顧客調查 化妝品店服務最佳 Upstairs supermarket at factory area MTR Octopus card overcharge 八達通卡被扣錯錢 Police confidence files leakage through Foxy again Foxy再泄104份警密件 Sharply raise of complaints on Kowloon Bus Service投訴九巴服務飆升六成 Spectacles sale practice 眼鏡店硬銷涉不良銷售
21. i-CableG2000 Ming General Japanese Restaurant Monster Sushi Maxim’s Chinese Restaurant Hong Kong Broadband Network Company Foo Lum Restaurant Golden Flower Restaurant Extravaganza
22. Student engagement Using cases to raise their awareness by examining authentic cases of organizational practice that they could identify from mass media build an understanding of business practice in industries; they also needed to develop an acute sensitivity to ethical practices through case studies allow students to apply relevant theories and concepts in real-life situations
23. Student engagement Creating an online learning community Posted their discussion summary or suggested solutions voluntarily to the online forum to exchange ideas with classmates and for sharing and revision purposes Some student work was scanned to the online environment for sharing purposes
24. Examples of student posting in eForum: sharing class work Sharing of in-class discussions with class online - students may learn from each other
29. Example of students’ in-class work scanned and placed online – for sharing with class 1
30. Example of students’ in-class work scanned and placed online – for sharing with class 2
31. Example of group project PPT shared online 1 Based on Personal Experiences
32. Example of group project PPT shared online 2 Based on Personal Experiences Service Encounter Analysis (Cont’d) Post-purchase Stage 18 Service Marketing
36. Comfortable AtmospherePersonal Needs Explicit & Implicit Service Promises Word-of-mouth Past Experience Beliefs about what is possible ZONE OF TOLERANCE Adequate service - Provide Japanese Food - Food Delivery - Staff Service Perceived Service Alterations Predicted Service -Provide Japanese food Situational Factors Example of group project PPT shared online 3 Based on Personal Experiences Monster Sushi 19 Service Marketing -
38. Blended learning community Blended environment facilitates a community of inquiry and instills higher cognitive learning and indicates some sign of deep learning and an improved sense of community. Garrison and Kanuka 2004
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