ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to show my deepest gratitude to Dr. Linda Comer for her mentoring and guidance, and to acknowledge Professor Helen Freeman and Dr. Lorene Putnam for their ongoing support as members of my thesis committee. Thank you also to Helen Freeman for use of the posttest she originally developed for critical care nurses. I would also like to acknowledge Barbara Radford, BSN, ...

This study was an attempt to analyze the applications and problems of conducting blended learning (BL) in view point of the agricultural students from Bu-Ali Sina University. The study has employed a surveying methodology with interviewing and included a combination of descriptive and quantitative research methods. Statistical population of the study included 500 agricultural students from Bu-A...

Blended teaching is a method integrating classroom and online learning. Based on OBE (Outcome-based education), this paper proposes some reform ideas for blended by software project management curriculum. Project driven, flipped classroom, vivid animations, MOOC video cases study etc. are adopted to improve the self-study ability team work of students. Although it takes more time study, gain hi...

Expanding a tool for predicting chloride diffusivity in concrete so it can be used by manufacturers to evaluate the durability of concrete made with blended cements. Part I: Characterizing blended cement materials. Expanding a tool for predicting chloride diffusivity in concrete so it can be used by manufacturers to evaluate the durability of concrete made with blended cements. Part I: Characte...

Blended courses have become the norm in post-secondary education. Universities use large-scale learning management systems to manage class content. Instructors deliver readings, lectures, and office hours online; students use intelligent tutors, web forums, and online submission systems; and classes communicate via web forums. These online tools allow students to form new social networks or bri...

Blended learning is becoming increasingly important in information systems research and education. One major drawback is to foster student’s motivation to actively participate in blended learning environments. There is still little understanding about the perceived value of incentives and components of learning management systems. Therefore, we investigated the perceived value of incentives. Fu...

In a blended education context, Learning Management Systems (LMS) can be thought to integrate collaborative and interactive learning activities; this, however, requires a strong institutional and sociocultural commitment from all stakeholders. Consequently, an empirical study that aims at identifying learners’ profiles and uses them as an optimization feedback-like process to the LMS towards ef...

Blended learning implementation has been extensively examined in literature. Most research questions center around how blended learning results in greater learning achievement, which HAS been measured from a student’s perspective. Whilst being recognized as existing in varied models, how blended learning design may be different in hard and soft disciplines is scarcely researched. In addition, t...