Operating Systems with Blended Extreme Apprenticeship: What Are Students’ Perceptions?

Abstract

Extreme apprenticeship, an emerging learning methodology, has been used in a blended fashion for teaching a technical subject: bash scripting for operating systems. Online learning was first supported with the Moodle platform, and then enhanced with playful videos. How did students perceive learning in such a manner? This paper reports on the design of the blended learning experience for operating systems, and then focusses on the evaluation of learners’ perceptions of it.

Keywords

• blended learning
• online learning
• extreme apprenticeship
• learner experience design
• learner experience evaluation
• perception