In today’s ultra modern world the traditional face to face (F2F)teaching has been replace by e-learning or online learning .Companies find this method very effective to train their employees without using up work hours. E-learning has been implemented by many educational institutions at undergraduate and graduate level in the Gulf region. Blended learning has been adopted by many schools and un...

Experience has shown that instructor-led trainings have some advantages that cannot easily be overcome by technology enhanced learning. Direct interaction with an instructor and among the group is often perceived as motivating and more personal. For small groups, in-class trainings can be more cost effective. On-line learning often requires a considerable amount of self-management and progress-...

The report presents an augmented reality textbook for future blended education. The efficiency of blended learning is discussed. The characteristics of augmented reality technology are described. An experimental augmented reality textbook for mechanical engineering students’ blended training in the University of Ruse is presented.

Als Wissensvermittler aus dem Bereich Requirements Engineering arbeiten wir SOPHISTen stetig daran, die Vermittlung von Fachwissen zu verbessern. Dabei entstanden Trainings nach dem Blended Learning Ansatz, bei denen in einer Onlinephase deklaratives Wissen selbst erarbeitet, und in einem abschließenden Workshop auf die Praxis übertragen wird. Im Folgenden stellen wir Ihnen den theoretischen Hi...

BACKGROUND Blended learning as a method of learning that includes face to face learning, pure E-learning and didactic learning. This study aims to investigate the efficacy of medical education by this approach. METHODS This interventional study was performed in 130 students at different clinical levels participating in class sessions on "congenital adrenal hyperplasia and ambiguous genitalia"...

The online discussion forums are popular platforms for information exchange and problem solving, which play an important role in blended learning mode, which is made up of SPOCs (Small Private Online Courses) and traditional classroom learning. However, very few studies have been published on the effect of online discussion forums in blended learning. In this study, we collected a comprehensive...

This paper presents a critical review and synthesis of research literature in higher education exploring teachers’ conceptions of blended learning and their approaches to both design and teaching. Definitions of blended learning and conceptual frameworks are considered first. Attention is given to Picciano’s Blending with Purpose Multimodal framework. This paper builds upon previous research on...

This paper will report on lessons learned from two studies using blended learning courses involving past and present experience of the authors. Will also discuss the importance of online asynchronous discussions in the teaching and learning process. The paper concludes with suggested guidelines for the use of asynchronous online discussions, considered useful for instructors who teach for the f...

BACKGROUND Biomedical science, especially biomaterials, is an expanding field in medicine. Universities are being challenged to gain the best students for a later academic career. Pre-university assessment of pupils has become crucial to reach this aim. Blended learning is an emerging paradigm for science education even though it has not yet been rigorously assessed, especially in the pupil/und...