Title : 
Blended learning in adult education in the
         
        
            Author : 
Hegyesi, Franciska
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Kando Kalman Fac. of Electr. Eng., Obuda Univ., Budapest, Hungary
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Taking into consideration the changes in higher education teaching, is paramount that the teachers receive the most up to date training. Lately, the increasing number of students is parallel with the difference in age of our students, which accentuates the need for lifelong learning. Training mature students has shown a need for different approaches in teaching, in comparison to traditional teaching. Besides the lectures during the day, a bigger role is played by distance learning and e-learning. The teachers pedagogical knowledge and motivation, in any teaching institution is the most important.
         
        
            Keywords : 
computer aided instruction; continuing professional development; distance learning; educational institutions; further education; teaching; Obuda University; adult education; blended learning; distance learning; e-learning; higher education teaching; lifelong learning; Computer aided instruction; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Engineering profession; Qualifications; Training;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Intelligent Systems and Informatics (SISY), 2012 IEEE 10th Jubilee International Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Subotica
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-4751-8
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-4749-5
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/SISY.2012.6339563