Critical Curriculum Design for Blended Learning in Higher Education: The Strategies, Principles and Challenges of Interactive Classroom Management

Gulsun Kurubacak*
Anadolu University, College of Open Education, Eskisehir Turkey.
Periodicity:July - September'2006
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.3.2.724

Abstract

The main purpose of this article is to introduce a critical curriculum design approach for bringing curriculum change for Blended Learning in higher education. Furthermore, the strategies, principles and challenges of this approach are also presented. This paper provides a perspective on such serious concerns as whether curriculum change should start with professors, administrators, learners, education communities and/or professional reformers at local, state and national levels. Also, this paper includes treatment of the Radical Constructivists' view of blended learning with merging Media Richness Theory. The author hopes that it emphasizes the importance of considering a wide range of situations in implementing curriculum change, of matching innovation with the realities of the interactive classroom management in higher education. Besides, the author's intention in this paper is to discuss the rights of learners and professors by fostering courtesy, confidentially and human dignity of critical curriculum design for blended learning.

Keywords

Blended Learning, Critical Curriculum Design.

How to Cite this Article?

Gulsun Kurubacak (2006). Critical Curriculum Design for Blended Learning in Higher Education: The Strategies, Principles and Challenges of Interactive Classroom Management. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 3(2), 16-25. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.3.2.724

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