This paper addresses the concept of blended learning, an approach that has been gaining popularity in recent years with the advancement of computer-mediated training solutions.  It begins with an effort to define blended learning and a description of its historical context.  A discussion of blended learning as a learner-centric approach follows, including a brief examination of the advantages and disadvantages of both instructor-led instruction and Web-based training in relation to the learner.  The benefits and challenges of blended learning are identified, as well as the basic steps necessary for creating a blended program.  Examples from corporate and military environments are included.  The paper concludes with a look to the future of blended learning, whose growth and influence promises to soar in the coming years.

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Blended Learning Creating The Right Delivery Systems To Solve Business Problems

Elisabeth Knoll*, Zane L. Berge**
*Instructional Systems Development and Training at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
**Associate professor, Training Systems Graduate Programs, UMBC, Baltimore MD USA.
Periodicity:January - March'2007
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.3.4.654

Abstract

This paper addresses the concept of blended learning, an approach that has been gaining popularity in recent years with the advancement of computer-mediated training solutions.  It begins with an effort to define blended learning and a description of its historical context.  A discussion of blended learning as a learner-centric approach follows, including a brief examination of the advantages and disadvantages of both instructor-led instruction and Web-based training in relation to the learner.  The benefits and challenges of blended learning are identified, as well as the basic steps necessary for creating a blended program.  Examples from corporate and military environments are included.  The paper concludes with a look to the future of blended learning, whose growth and influence promises to soar in the coming years.

Keywords

Learner-centric Approach, Blended Learning.

How to Cite this Article?

Elisabeth Knoll and 1Zane L. Berge (2007). Blended Learning Creating The Right Delivery Systems To Solve Business Problems. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 3(4), 19-26. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.3.4.654

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