{"id":28,"date":"2012-08-13T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogsksbeedu.wpenginepowered.com\/ksonlinelearning\/?p=28"},"modified":"2012-07-10T18:57:48","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T18:57:48","slug":"research-on-blended-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/ksonlinelearning\/2012\/08\/13\/research-on-blended-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Studies and Research on Blended Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The with the proliferation of <strong>blended learning<\/strong>, we are also seeing related research grow by leaps and bounds.<\/p>\n<p>In many instances, blended learning takes on a variety of different meanings, depending upon the course level or institutional levels of online technology integration. \u00a0From iNACOL, the article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inacol.org\/research\/promisingpractices\/NACOL_PP-BlendedLearning-lr.pdf\">\u201cBlended Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education\u201d<\/a> provides an overview and profile of several cases of blended learning, their range of professional practices, and lessons learned.<\/p>\n<p>These schools include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cincinnati Public Schools Virtual High School<\/li>\n<li>Odyssey Charter Schools<\/li>\n<li>Commonwealth Connections Academy<\/li>\n<li>Hoosier Academy<\/li>\n<li>Kentucky Virtual Schools<\/li>\n<li>VOISE Academy, Chicago Public Schools<\/li>\n<li>The Community High School of Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Omaha Public Schools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>The lessons learned about blended learning from these institutions include the following assumptions:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Blended learning looks different from institution to institution;<\/li>\n<li>Blended learning requires different techniques and strategies for instruction, content development, and professional development;<\/li>\n<li>Content not only needs to be readily available, but it also needs to be delivered within a variety of customizable, digital formats;<\/li>\n<li>The use of a course management system (CMS) will be critical to the deployment of web-based content and communication<\/li>\n<li>Blended learning will present challenges in both policy and related research; thus, flexibility will be critical for innovations and supports in blended learning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>For further information on blended learning-centered research, please consult these resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sloan Consortium&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/sloanconsortium.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Blending_In.pdf\">&#8220;Blending In: The Extent and Promise of Blended Education in the United States&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EDUCAUSE&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/net.educause.edu\/ir\/library\/pdf\/ERB0407.pdf\">Research Bulletin on Blended Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li>iNACOL&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.k12.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pdf\/school-docs\/NACOL_ResearchEffectiveness-hr.pdf\">&#8220;Summary on the Effectiveness of K-12 Online Learning&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Blended Learning Toolkit&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/blended.online.ucf.edu\/research\/bibliography\/\">Bibliography on Blended Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The U.S. Department of Education&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/rschstat\/eval\/tech\/evidence-based-practices\/finalreport.pdf\">&#8220;Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The with the proliferation of blended learning, we are also seeing related research grow by leaps and bounds. 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