Enhancing Students' Core Competencies by Applying Blended Cooperative E-learning (BCeL) in Teaching and Learning Process

摘要

This study aims to enhance students' core competencies by applying the Blended Cooperative ELearning (BCeL) in Research on ELT course. Students' core competencies include soft skills, hard skills, and academic character. BCeL is teaching and learning method where face-to-face classroom is combined with e-learning to employ students' cooperative learning activities in group work. This classroom action research (CAR) was conducted in three cycles, and each cycle consists of three meetings. Lecturers' note, observation and students' note were used as the instrument of data collection. Subjects in this study are two lecturers and 29 students. The research reveals that lecturers successfully applied BCeL and developed its strategies as well as enhance students' core competencies. The result of online and classroom observation, and students' note show that the students have positive attitude and good motivation toward learning and teaching process of BCeL. This research implies that teachers should have initiative and develop their method and strategy of cooperative eLearning in order to enhance students' core competencies through teaching and learning process.