The handbook of blended learning : global perspectives, local designs

This comprehensive resource highlights the most recent practices and trends in blended learning from a global perspective and provides targeted information for specific blended learning situations. You'll find examples of learning options that combine face-to-face instruction with online learning in the workplace, more formal academic settings, and the military. Across these environments, the book focuses on real-world practices and includes contributors from a broad range of fields including trainers, consultants, professors, university presidents, distance-learning center directors, learning strategists and evangelists, general managers of learning, CEOs, chancellors, deans, and directors of global talent and organizational development. This diversity and breadth will help you understand the wide range of possibilities available when designing blended learning environments. Order your copy today!

Author Notes

Curtis J. Bonk, Ph.D., is professor of instructional systems technology at Indiana University and president of SurveyShare, Inc. He is also a senior research fellow with the Advanced Distributed Learning Lab within the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, D.C.
Charles R. Graham, Ph.D., is assistant professor of instructional psychology and technology at Brigham Young University with an interest in collaborative face-to-face and online learning environments

Jay Cross and Michael G. MooreCurtis J. Bonk and Charles R. GrahamCharles R. GrahamElliott MasieJennifer HofmannEllen D. WagnerNancy J. Lewis and Peter Z. OrtonMike S. Wenger and Chuck FergusonLutz Ziob and Bob MosherAlan G. Chute and J. O. David Williams and Burton W. HancockAlan Dennis and Barbara Bichelmeyer and Dan Henry and Hasan Cakir and Ali Korkmaz and Carol Watson and JoAnne BunnageKirsten S. Hanson and Frances A. ClemBarbara Ross and Karen GageNoeline Wright and Ross Dewstow and Mark Topping and Sue TappendenNorah JonesCharles Dziuban and Joel Hartman and Frank Juge and Patsy Moskal and Steven SorgThomas Reynolds and Cathleen GreinerBrian LindquistMichael Offerman and Christopher TassavaPamela S. PeaseInsung Jung and Katsuaki SuzukiOkhwa Lee and Yeonwook ImRonghuai Huang and Yueliang ZhouAbtar Kaur and Ansary AhmedGeraldine Lefoe and John G. HedbergRonald D. Owston and D. Randy Garrison and Kathryn CookAlejandro Acuna LimonPaul A. ElsnerRafi Nachmias and Judith Ram and David MioduserGilly Salmon and Naomi LawlessAnsie Harding and Johann Engelbrecht and Karen Lazenby and Irene le RouxJane MassyMichelle SelingerSheila JagannathanBetty CollisHarvey SinghNancy DeViney and Nancy J. LewisRon Oliver and Jan Herrington and Thomas C. ReevesRobert A. WisherJamie Reaves Kirkley and Sonny E. KirkleyCurtis J. Bonk and Kyong-Jee Kim and Tingting Zeng

Forewords	p. xvii
Preface and Acknowledgments	p. xxxi
Part 1 Introduction to Blended Learning	p. 1
1 Blended Learning Systems: Definition, Current Trends, and Future Directions	p. 3
2 The Blended Learning Imperative	p. 22
3 Why Blended Learning Hasn't (Yet) Fulfilled Its Promises: Answers to Those Questions That Keep You Up at Night	p. 27
4 On Designing Interaction Experiences for the Next Generation of Blended Learning	p. 41
Part 2 Corporate Blended Learning Models and Perspectives	p. 57
5 Blending Learning for Business Impact: IBM's Case for Learning Success	p. 61
6 A Learning Ecology Model for Blended Learning from Sun Microsystems	p. 76
7 Putting Customers First at Microsoft: Blending Learning Capabilities with Customer Needs	p. 92
8 Transformation of Sales Skills Through Knowledge Management and Blended Learning	p. 105
9 The Cisco Networking Academy: A Model for the Study of Student Success in a Blended Learning Environment	p. 120
10 To Blend or Not to Blend: A Look at Community Development via Blended Learning Strategies	p. 136
Part 3 Higher Education Blended Learning Models and Perspectives	p. 151
11 Global Perspectives on Blending Learning: Insight from WebCT and Our Customers in Higher Education	p. 155
12 New Zealand Examples of Blended Learning	p. 169
13 E-College Wales, a Case Study of Blended Learning	p. 182
14 Blended Learning Enters the Mainstream	p. 195
15 Integrated Field Experiences in Online Teacher Education: A Natural Blend?	p. 209
Part 4 For-Profit and Online University Perspectives	p. 221
16 Blended Learning at the University of Phoenix	p. 223
17 A Different Perspective on Blended Learning: Asserting the Efficacy of Online Learning at Capella University	p. 235
18 Blended Learning Goes Totally Virtual by Design: The Case of a For-Profit, Online University	p. 245
Part 5 Cases of Blended Learning in Higher Education from Around the World	p. 261
19 Blended Learning in Japan and Its Application in Liberal Arts Education	p. 267
20 The Emergence of the Cyber-University and Blended Learning in Korea	p. 281
21 Designing Blended Learning Focused on Knowledge Category and Learning Activities: Case Studies from Beijing Normal University	p. 296
22 Open Distance Pedagogy: Developing a Learning Mix for the Open University Malaysia	p. 311
23 Blending On and Off Campus: A Tale of Two Cities	p. 325
24 Blended Learning at Canadian Universities: Issues and Practices	p. 338
25 Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico: Where Technology Extends the Classroom	p. 351
26 From Analog to Weblog: The Community College Evolution Toward Blended Learning	p. 360
27 Virtual TAU: The Study of a Campuswide Implementation of Blended Learning in Tel-Aviv University	p. 374
28 Management Education for the Twenty-First Century	p. 387
29 Blended Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics at the University of Pretoria	p. 400
Part 6 Multinational Blended Learning Perspectives	p. 417
30 The Integration of Learning Technologies into Europe's Education and Training Systems	p. 419
31 Developing an Understanding of Blended Learning: A Personal Journey Across Africa and the Middle East	p. 432
32 Blended E-learning in the Context of International Development: Global Perspectives, Local Design of e-Courses	p. 444
Part 7 Workplace, On-Demand, and Authentic Learning	p. 459
33 Putting Blended Learning to Work	p. 461
34 Blending Learning and Work: Real-Time Work Flow Learning	p. 474
35 On-Demand Learning: How Work-Embedded Learning Is Expanding Enterprise Performance	p. 491
36 Creating Authentic Learning Environments Through Blended Learning Approaches	p. 502
Part 8 Future Trends in Blended Learning	p. 517
37 Blended Learning in Military Training	p. 519
38 Expanding the Boundaries of Blended Learning: Transforming Learning with Mixed and Virtual Reality Technologies	p. 533
39 Future Directions of Blended Learning in Higher Education and Workplace Learning Settings	p. 550
Name Index	p. 569
Subject Index	p. 575

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