A blended learning approach to course design and implementation

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-30

  Hoic Bozic, Natasa ^a   Mornar, Vedran ^b   Boticki, Ivica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Collaborative learning; E learning; Learning management system (LMS); Problem based learning (PBL)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CURRICULA; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION COMPUTING; INTERNET; INTEROPERABILITY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS; ACTIVE LEARNING; ADAPTIVE HYPERMEDIA; BLENDED LEARNING; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COURSE DESIGNS; COURSEWARE; COURSEWARE DEVELOPMENT; CROATIA; E-LEARNING MODELS; INTERACTIVE PROCESS; LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS); METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES; MOTIVATION FOR LEARNING; ON-LINE LEARNING; PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL); STUDENTS' SATISFACTIONS; TEACHING METHODS;

TEACHING;

EID: 60549108749     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2007.914945     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. T. Bates, Managing Technological Change: Strategies for College and University Leaders. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2000.
2. E-learning Strategy of University of Rijeka, 2006-2010 (in Croatian), (Oct. 2006), Nov. 2007 [Online]. Available: http://www.uniri.hr/hr/ propisi_i_dokumenti/Strategija_uvodjenja_e-ucenja_UNIRI.pdf
3. C. McCormack and D. Jones, Building a Web-Based Education System. New York: Wiley, 1997.
4. D. Del Corso, E. Ovcin, and G. Morrone, "An instructor friendly environment to foster learner-centered customization in the development of interactive educational packages," IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 574-579, Nov. 2005.
5. F. Alonso et al., "Instructional model for e-learning with a blended learning process approach," Br. J. Educ. Technol., vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 217-235, Mar. 2005.
6. M. Bullen, B. L. Pasian and G. A. Woodill, Eds., "When worlds collide: Project management and the collegial culture," in Plan to Learn: Case Studies in e-Learning Project Management. Toronto, ON, Canada: CeLEA, 2006.
7. S. Mishra, "A design framework for online learning environments," Br. J. Educ. Technol., vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 493-496, Sep. 2002.
8. Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: The e-Learning Action Plan, European Commission, (Mar. 2001), Nov. 2007 [Online]. Available: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ LexUriServ/site/en/com/2001/com2001_0172en01.pdf
9. F. Dohmen, "Internationalising eLearning," presented at the eLearning Conf.: Towards a Learning Society, Brussels, Belgium, 2005.
10. P. Baumgarthner, "Communication and interactions in eLearning," in Proc. eLearning Conf.: Towards a Learning Society, Brussels, Belgium, 2005, pp. 120-130.
11. D. Birchall, "How to make the most of eLearning for work," in Proc. eLearning Conf: Towards a Learning Society, Brussels, Belgium, 2005, pp. 53-58.
12. Z. L. Berge and H. Yi-Ping, "A model for sustainable student retention: A holistic perspective on the student dropout problem with special attention to e-learning," DEOSNEWS, vol. 13, no. 5, May 2004 [Online]. Available: http://www.ed.psu.edu/acsde/deos/deosnews/ deosnews13_5.pdf
13. E. R. Kemery, A. Aggarwal, Ed., "Developing On-Line Collaboration," in Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies - Opportunities and Challenges. Hershey, PA: Idea Group, 2000, pp. 226-244.
14. S. Priscan et al., "Results of the CARNet programme educational projects," in Proc. Institute of Translation and Interpreting Conf. Cavtat, Croatia, 2003, pp. 267-273.
15. K. Thorne, Blended Learning. London, U.K.: Kogan Page, 2003.
16. G. Bubas and D. Kermek, "The prospects for blended learning in Croatian academic institutions," in Proc. CARNet Users Conf., Zagreb, Croatia, 2004, CD-ROM.
17. D. Gillet, A. V. Nguyen Ngoc, and Y. Rekik, "Collaborative web-based experimentation in flexible engineering education," IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 696-704, Nov. 2005.
18. S. Bermejo, "Cooperative electronic learning in virtual laboratories through forums," IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 140-149, Feb. 2005.
19. F. Buendia and J. Cano, "WebgeneOS: A generative and web-based learning architecture to teach operating systems in undergraduate courses," IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 464-473, Nov. 2006.
20. Implementation of the Bologna Process at Croatian Universities, 2004 [Online]. Available: http://public.mzos.hr/Default.aspx?sec=2520
21. N. Hoic-Bozic and V. Mornar, "AHyCo: A web-based adaptive hypermedia courseware system," J. Comput. Inf. Technol. - CIT, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 165-176, Sep. 2005.
22. N. Hoic-Bozic, V. Mornar, and I. Boticki, "Collaborative learning in AHyCo online learning system," in Proc. Institute of Translation and Interpreting Conf., Cavtat, Croatia, 2005, pp. 247-252.
23. J. Bersin, The Blended Learning Handbook. New York:WIley, 2004.
24. M. Ally, T. Anderson and F. Elloumi, Eds., "Foundations of Educational Theory for Online Learning," in Theory and Practice of Online learning. Athabasca, AB, Canada: Athabasca Univ., 2004, pp. 3-29.
25. S. D. Johnson and S. R. Aragon, T. M. Egan and S. A. Lynham, Eds., "An instructional strategy framework for online learning environments," in Proceedings of the Academy for Human Resource Development. Bowling Green, OH: Academy for Human Resource Development, 2002, pp. 1022-1029.
26. V. N. Morphew, "Web-based learning and instruction: A constructivist approach," in Distance Learning Technologies: Issues, Trends, and Opportunities, L. Lau, Ed. Hershey, PA: Idea Group, 2000, pp. 1-15.
27. Z. Berge and M. Collins, "Introduction," in Computer Mediated Communication and the Online Classroom. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 1995, pp. 1-10.
28. M. S. Khine and A. Lourdusamy, "Blended learning approach in instructor education: Combining face-to-face instruction, multimedia viewing and online discussion," Br. J. Educ. Technol., vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 671-675, Nov. 2003.
29. B. Gross-Davis, Tools for Teaching. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
30. M. Driscol, Web-Based Training: Tactics and Techniques for Designing Adult Learning. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 1998.
31. W. Horton, Designing Web-Based Training. New York:WIley, 2000.
32. R. M. Purcell-Robertson, "Interactive Distance Learning," in Distance Learning Technologies: Issues, Trends, and Opportunities, L. Lau, Ed. Hershey, PA: Idea Group, 2000, pp. 16-21.
33. D. Boud and G. Feletti, The Challenge of Problem Based Learning. London, U.K.: Kogan Page, 2001.
34. N. Linge and D. Parsons, "Problem-based learning as an effective tool for teaching computer network design," IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 5-10, Feb. 2006.
35. R. J. Costa, M. Honkala, and A. Lehtovuori, "Applying the problem-based learning approach to teach elementary circuit analysis," IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 41-48, Feb. 2007.
36. J. Macias-Guarasa et al., "A project-based learning approach to design electronic systems curricula," IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 389-397, Aug. 2006.
37. J. A. Day and J. D. Foley, "Evaluating a web lecture intervention in a human - Computer interaction course," IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 420-431, Nov. 2006.
38. M. G. Moore, "Three types of interaction," Amer. J. Dist. Educ., vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 1-6, 1989.
39. N. Hoic-Bozic and V. Mornar, "Authoring of Adaptive Hypermedia Courseware Using AHyCo System," in Advances in Web-Based Education: Personalized Learning Environments, G. D. Magoulas and S. Y. Chen, Eds. Hershey, PA: Idea Group, 2005, pp. 253-276.
40. P. Brusilovsky, "Methods and techniques of adaptive hypermedia," User Model. User-Adapt. Interact., vol. 6, no. 2-3, pp. 87-129, 1996.
41. N. Hoic-Bozic, J. Ledic, and J. Mezak, "Evaluating the use of world wide web courseware in student instructors' education: A case from Croatia," in Proc. Society for Information Technology and Instructor Education, San Diego, CA, 2000, pp. 1894-1899.
42. Remark Office OMR Software. [Online]. Available: http://www.gravic.com/ remark/officeomr