scholarly journals Blended Learning Practices in Russian Higher Education: Benefits, Challenges, Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 01005
Author(s):  
Marina Nikiforova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Teaching Tools ◽  
Education Benefits ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Tools And Methods

The COVID-19 pandemic and a forced lockdown in spring 2020 made us reconsider the way we deliver higher education. Today we are all adopting new teaching tools and methods and redesigning our materials to be meant for diverse educational contexts. The present paper deals with the phenomenon of blended learning, which is a relatively new approach in Russian higher education. We introduce and critically discuss the concept of blended learning and given our own experience and the data of the survey we have conducted we analyze the strengths and weaknesses of blended learning approach and assess the prospects of its implementation in Russian higher education.

Higher Education in the Post-COVID Era

2021 ◽  
pp. 126-142
Author(s):  
Priyanka Amrut Kokatnur ◽  
Srishti Agarwal ◽  
Aparna Sameer Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
New Form ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

With the changing time, the innovative technologies and communication systems have given a new vision to the education sector. The growing number of young people has brought attention to the higher education system to build a new form of learning. The new perspectives towards education systems have brought a blend of virtual as well as traditional modes of learning, known as “blended learning.” The purpose of this chapter is to understand the impact of COVID-19 on teaching learning practices of higher education institutes (HEI) and to understand the influence of a blended learning approach on attitude and behavioral aspects of the learners and teaching professionals.

Blended Learning Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 172-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. Graham ◽  
Stephanie Allen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
State University ◽  
Blended Courses ◽  
Academic Publications ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Trade Magazines ◽  
American Society

The term “blended learning” is being used with increased frequency in academic publications and conferences as well as in industry trade magazines around the world. In 2003, the American Society for Training and Development identified blended learning as one of the top ten emergent trends in the knowledge delivery industry (Rooney, 2003). In higher education, some predict a dramatic increase in the number of hybrid (i.e., blended) courses that will include as many as 80-90% of the range of higher education courses (Young, 2002). Additionally, in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article, the president of Pennsylvania State University, Graham Spanier, was quoted as saying that the convergence between online and residential instruction was “the single-greatest unrecognized trend in higher education today” (Young, 2002). This article provides an overview of blended learning environments (BLEs) with examples from both corporate training and higher education contexts. It also identifies the most common benefits and challenges related to the use of blended learning environments from the research literature.

Designing Blended Learning Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 562-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles G. Graham ◽  
Stephanie Allen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
State University ◽  
Blended Courses ◽  
Academic Publications ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Trade Magazines ◽  
American Society

The term “blended learning” is being used with increased frequency in academic publications and conferences, as well as in industry trade magazines around the world. In 2003 the American Society for Training and Development identified blended learning as one of the top 10 emergent trends in the knowledge-delivery industry (Rooney, 2003). In higher education, some predict a dramatic increase in the number of hybrid (i.e., blended) courses will include as many as 80%- 90% of the range of higher-education courses (Young, 2002). Additionally, in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article, the president of Pennsylvania State University, Graham Spanier, was quoted as saying that the convergence between online and residential instruction was “the single-greatest unrecognized trend in higher education today” (Young, 2002). This article provides an overview of blended learning environments (BLEs) with examples from both corporate training and higher-education contexts. It also identifies the most common benefits and challenges related to the use of blended learning environments from the research literature.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS – A SOLUTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH IN LARGE CLASSES

2019 ◽  
Vol 199 (06) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Hoàng Thị Thu Hoài ◽  
Trần Thị Thảo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Large Classes

Việc giảng dạy tiếng Anh cho những lớp học đông sinh viên đã gây ra nhiều thách thức cho giáo viên, đặc biệt trong giáo dục đại học. Giáo viên khó triển khai các hoạt động duy trì kỷ luật lớp học, nhất là đối với những sinh viên thiếu ý thức làm chủ bản thân. Việc dạy học trong những lớp học đông sinh viên cũng gây nhiều khó khăn cho công tác giảng dạy, cũng như các hoạt động kiểm tra, đánh giá. Hơn nữa giáo viên khó lòng đáp ứng hết nhu cầu khác nhau của sinh viên. Bài viết này hướng tới việc giới thiệu một phương pháp dạy, học được tin là sẽ giải quyết được phần nào vấn đề lớp học đông sinh viên, phương pháp dạy, học kết hợp. Đây không phải là một ý tưởng mới. Tuy nhiên, việc kết hợp giữa mô hình lớp học truyền thống và ứng dụng công nghệ thông tin trong giảng dạy và học tập sẽ giúp phần giảm áp lực cho giáo viên. Sinh viên sẽ phát triển được phương pháp học tự chủ trong khi giáo viên vẫn kiểm soát được các hoạt động bên ngoài lớp học của sinh viên. Chúng tôi tin tưởng rằng phương pháp dạy, học kết hợp này nếu được nghiên cứu một cách toàn diện sẽ trở thành xu hướng giáo dục của tương lại.

Benefits and Challenges of Blended Learning Environments

2005 ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. Graham ◽  
Stephanie Allen ◽  
Donna Ure
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Asynchronous Learning ◽  
State University ◽  
Learning Networks ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Education Today ◽  
American Society

The term “blended learning” has become a corporate buzzword in recent years (Lamb, 2001). Recently, the American Society for Training and Development identified blended learning as one of the top ten trends to emerge in the knowledge delivery industry in 2003 (Rooney, 2003). In higher education, the term blended learning is being used with increased frequency in academic conferences and publications. Issues related to the design and implementation of blended learning environments (BLE) are surfacing as technological advances continue to blur the lines between distributed learning and the traditional campus-based learning. Many universities are beginning to recognize the advantages of blending online and residential instruction. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently quoted the president of Pennsylvania State University as saying that the convergence between online and residential instruction was “the single-greatest unrecognized trend in higher education today” (Young, 2002). Along the same lines, the editor of The Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks is predicting a dramatic increase in the number of hybrid (i.e., blended) courses to include as many as 80-90% of the range of courses (Young, 2002). The article provides an overview of blended learning environments (BLEs) and outlines the most common benefits and challenges identified in the research literature.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Blended Learning in Enhancing Saudi Students’ Competence in Paragraph Writing

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
O AlRouji
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

Blended learning approach has become an emerging trend in the field of education and has caught the attention and interest of many researchers as a new approach to encourage students in their learning process. The present study aimed at examining the effectiveness of blended learning in improving Saudi EFL students’ English paragraph writing at Shaqra University. The sample of the study consists of 70 EFL students at Shaqra University. The experiment was conducted for six weeks (2018). A pre-test and post-paragraph writing test was used to measure the effectiveness of the blended learning in enhancing paragraph writing skills. Results showed that there were significant differences in the mean scores of the control group (traditional teaching mode) and the experimental group (blended learning) in favor of the experimental group. This proved the effectiveness of blended learning approach in developing Saudi students’ competence in paragraph writing.

scholarly journals Introduction to Blended Learning Practices

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Stacey ◽  
Philippa Gerbic
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Impact

Blended learning is now part of the learning landscape in higher education, not just for campus-based courses but for courses designed for students studying at a distance as well as for communities of professional learning and practice. The impact of this concept in university teaching and learning can be seen in the appearance of practice focused texts for example, Littlejohn and Pegler (2007) and, more recently, Garrison and Vaughan (2008). Blended learning is now constantly positioned as one of the emerging trends in higher education (e. g. Allen, Seaman and Garrett, 2007; Graham, 2006; Garrison and Kanuka, 2004) and therefore is of particular strategic importance in the future of universities, their students and teachers as well as in the widening community of professional education and training. As an introduction to this book, this chapter will review the growing literature about blended learning and will discuss some of its key issues. The authors begin by introducing the concept of blended learning and its many meanings and attempt to clarify the definitional discussion. Issues in teaching and learning in both campus based and distance settings are then described followed by a discussion of the way blended learning provides a process for establishing communities of learning and practice, particularly for professional learning. Much of the literature about professional learning and learning communities has only just begun to identify aspects of blended learning practices as significant in their field, a gap this book is helping to fill.

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