Whitepaper - Blended Learning

Blended Learning

Attention is now turning to the serious business of bringing rigour and structure to blending different methods of learning.

Some sceptics see blended learning as an old idea dressed up in new clothes. Others, who have a vested interest in defending traditional ways of doing things from the encroaching tide of online learning see it as 'a nice name for not changing very much' (Roger Schank).

However, blended learning is more than just a temporary stay of execution for the training departments. It represents a profound change of orientation for our whole concept of learning - moving us to a learner-centric approach that is sensitive to the real needs of both learners and the context in which learning takes place.

In this ground-breaking new 44-page white paper, Donald Clark, CEO of Epic Group plc, lays out a structure for achieving optimal blends, and identifies the components, criteria, models and tools to be used.

This is a model for corporate sector. Not much references included. This shows the scarcity of research on blended learning at HEI.