ARC Linkage Project

Blended learning in schools, TAFE and universities: experience, principles, patterns and practice

Prof Peter Goodyear, A/Prof Michael Prosser, Dr Robert Ellis, S Blackwell, M McNeill

Partner Organisation: NSW Department of Education and Training

This project has been funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant.

Effective use of technology in education depends upon the teacher's understanding of good ways to support learning. New uses of technology to improve learning are emerging constantly: the challenge is to share good practice. This project focuses on investigating the quality of blended learning experiences and using the outcomes to identify and share good practice using a format called a design pattern. Design patterns combine research-based evidence and the knowledge of experienced practitioners in a format which is relatively easy to communicate, learn and apply. They are not yet used in teaching with technology. We will generate and test design patterns for learning through discussion in technology-based and other classroom settings.

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