Location
Daytona Beach, Florida
Description
This paper addresses the unanswered questions about faculty implementation of blended learning in higher education. It recognizes that most educators are not familiar with blended learning courses. Recent experiences in developing and delivering online courses indicate that when blended learning is added to the learning environment, teaching will change-again. This raises the question about how faculty will approach blended learning, either as a learning enhancement or a panacea for meeting student expectations. Therefore, it is important to know what training will be required to bring faculty to competency in designing and delivering blended learning courses. The paper concludes that research should evaluate specific hypotheses about faculty attitudes and knowledge that will indicate the kinds of training required.
Blended Learning: Where Are We Going?
Daytona Beach, Florida
This paper addresses the unanswered questions about faculty implementation of blended learning in higher education. It recognizes that most educators are not familiar with blended learning courses. Recent experiences in developing and delivering online courses indicate that when blended learning is added to the learning environment, teaching will change-again. This raises the question about how faculty will approach blended learning, either as a learning enhancement or a panacea for meeting student expectations. Therefore, it is important to know what training will be required to bring faculty to competency in designing and delivering blended learning courses. The paper concludes that research should evaluate specific hypotheses about faculty attitudes and knowledge that will indicate the kinds of training required.