Contributed Blended Learning Resources

Blended Learning: Research Perspectives Publication

Keith Bourne — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:37:13 -0500

Blended Learning Research Perspectives - Purchase this Publication

Special Sloan-C/Eduventures Report: Blending in

Jeff Seaman — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:20:55 -0500

Please Note: Download the full report at the bottom of this page.

Blending In: The Extent and Promise of Blended Education in the United States builds on the Sloan series of annual reports on the state of online education in U.S. Higher Education. This study is aimed at answering some of the fundamental questions about the nature and extent of education in the United States. Unlike the previous reports in this series that focused exclusively on online learning, this report examines blended (also called hybrid) instruction. The findings are based on four years of responses from a national sample of over 1,000 colleges and universities. Additional results are presented from an Eduventures-conducted national survey of 2,033 U.S. adults interested in postsecondary education in the next three years.

Sloan-C Workshop on Blended Learning

Keith Bourne — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:24:55 -0400

In partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago, Sloan-C announces:

Sloan-C Workshop on Blended Learning and Higher Education: Blended by Design

Date: Sunday, June 3 – Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Location:
Indian Lakes Resort
250 West Schick Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Sloan-C Online Seminar Series: Blended Learning: What the Research Says...

Keith Bourne — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:48:52 -0500

Sloan-C Online Seminar Series: Blended Learning: What the Research Says...

On October 13 and November 16, 2006, Sloan-C hosted 1.5 hour live online sessions focused on research in blended learning. In anticipation of Sloan-C's book release focused on research in blended learning that includes research from over 15 institutions, 5 authors from the book sat on a panel, presented on their research, and took questions from the attendees. Please Note: You must have Elluminate software installed to view this online seminar. This software is free and installation will begin when you click the link below.

Blended Learning Effective Practices

Keith Bourne — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:19:28 -0400

Sloan-C's long-running collection of effective practices has produced a number of EPs related to blended learning. That section of Sloan-C's main web site (www.sloan-c.org) is currently undergoing a redesign to add more collaborative and interactive tools that will hopefully help you to access the information you need. During the process, we collected a list of EPs related to blended learning. We will notify everyone when the new site is ready to visit, but in the meantime, here is a list of EPs on the current EP site that may interest you:

Blended Learning: Driving Forward Without a Definition

Keith Bourne — Tue, 08 May 2007 18:31:47 -0400

In this 2004 paper, Stephen Laster of Babson College (now at Harvard Business School) shares thoughts on defining blended learning.

Following is the introduction to the paper, read the attached for the remainder:

INTRODUCTION

This past summer I had the pleasure of participating in the Sloan-C Online Research Workshop. Working with a large group of energetic educators, we were able to examine the issues of student satisfaction, learning effectiveness, blended environments, and transformative assessment. I facilitated the conversation around blended learning in which a productive exchange of ideas took place.

Model-Driven Design: Systematically Building Integrated Blended Learning Experiences

Keith Bourne — Tue, 08 May 2007 18:18:24 -0400

In this 2003 paper, Stephen Laster of Babson College (now at Harvard Business School) shares their experience of using model-driven design in delivering blended programs.

Following is the introduction to the paper, read the attached for the remainder:

INTRODUCTION

Blended teaching and learning in an integrated curriculum creates opportunities for learning that are not
found in a traditional discipline-specific, pure classroom model. These opportunities include:

Blended Learning - What Is It and Where Might It Take Us (Sloan-C View Article)

Keith Bourne — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:04:22 -0500

Blended Learning – What Is It and Where Might It Take Us? - February 2003 – A featured 3-page article in the Sloan-C View authored by Richard Voos of Babson College. The article provides some general definitions, as well as many examples of blended programs. It also asks some key questions concerning blended learning:

THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF UNIVERSITY FACULTY WHO TEACH USING A HYBRID INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL

utndon — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:48:30 -0500

There is a rapid increase in the use of the hybrid instructional model by the postsecondary education community to deliver instruction. The face-to-face and virtual (online) classes are believed to use different instructional media and methods to address the needs of different learners. These learning environments were typically employed independently of each other. How instructors manage instruction within each environment could be a challenge. With limited information about how teachers manage teaching and learning using this model, the purpose of this study was to investigate and provide insight into the essence of faculty members’ experiences. The research addressed these questions: How do faculty members experience the hybrid instruction in postsecondary education? What meanings do they ascribe to the experience(s)?

Blended Learning Resources Collected From Sloan-C's Popular Journal From Asynchronous Learning Networks

Keith Bourne — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:32:41 -0500

This is a collection of recent papers from Sloan-C's Popular Journal for Asynchronous Learning Network that have mentioned Blended Learning:

Volume 10, Issue 2 (May, 2006) - Business Models for Online Education - George Lorenzo, Educational Pathways - One of the Business Models discussed in this paper is the University of Central Florida's approach to Blended Learning