Full Description
This volume offers a comprehensive exploration of the challenges and expectations teachers and trainers face in practicing blended learning approaches. Authored by renowned international experts, it presents selected case studies that delve into the design, development, and delivery of exceptional blended courses. It covers the theoretical foundations and technological affordances of blended learning applied to specific higher education contexts. It includes various models and approaches prioritizing learner-centered blended learning and discussions around technological options for improving learner content, fostering effective learner-learner and learner-teacher interaction. It provides comprehensive learner support within blended learning environments. Each chapter concludes with reflective questions encouraging readers to reflect upon and apply the valuable insights and lessons shared throughout the book. Its multidimensional approach interests teachers, teacher educators, instructional designers and technologists, researchers, and managers of teaching and learning centers within higher education institutions.
Contents
Blended Learning in Higher Education: An Introduction.- Theoretical Foundations, Models, and Frameworks of Blended Learning.- Pedagogical Affordances of Blended Learning to Develop Students' Knowledge and Skills.- Models of Designing and Developing Blended Learning: A Case Study of the Flipped Learning Model.- Learner-Centered Nourishments for Conducive Blended Learning Environment.- Disciplinary Influence in Blended Learning Design: A Multi-case Study.- Impact of Learning Design on Student Success in a Blended Learning Environment.- Blended Learning Designs for Student Centred Teaching: Twenty-first Century Skills Development in Engineering Education.- Promoting Student Engagement and Self-directed Learning in a Blended Learning Environment using Cooperative Learning.- Technological Affordances for Blended Learning: A Case Study of an Arabic Language Course at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia.- Harnessing the Potential of Interactive Oral Assessments in Blended Learning: Lessons from Case Studies.- Innovations in Blended Learning: Lessons and Best Practices.
