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Tris Kee; Blair Kuys; Jing Zhang – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
The paradigm shifts towards synchronous hybrid instruction in higher education, influenced in part by the impact of the post-COVID-19 pandemic and initiatives such as Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), underscores the need for a comprehensive redesign of digital interactive learning environments. This transformation necessitates…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Blended Learning, Cooperative Learning, Educational Technology
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Fengfang Shu; Qingtang Liu; Qiyun Wang; Fengjiao Tu; Hongxia Li; Chengling Zhao – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Blended synchronous learning (BSL) has become increasingly prominent in lifelong education due to its flexibility in enabling simultaneous onsite and online participation. However, enhancing the experience and satisfaction of adult learners in this context remains a challenge. This study primarily used structural equation modelling to examine the…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Student Satisfaction, Adult Students, Distance Education
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Patricia Diaz; Stefan Hrastinski; Per Norström – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
The interest in blended synchronous learning environments has increased dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a key challenge is how to simultaneously encourage online and onsite student participation. Response systems have been found to stimulate student participation in classroom and online education settings. This study…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Online Courses, In Person Learning, Blended Learning
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Christopher T. McCaw; Alys Mendus; Abbey Boyer; Scott Cameron; Annabelle Leve; Ray Messer – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Blended Synchronous Learning (BSL) refers to when students located in physical classrooms learn together with peers who attend remotely, via networked digital technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with ambitions to increase flexibility in learning delivery mode for students, has led to the increased implementation of BSL in tertiary…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Synchronous Communication, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Implementation
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Turnbull, Darren; Chugh, Ritesh; Luck, Jo – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
Lockdowns, social distancing, and COVID safe hygiene practices have rendered the usual face-to-face course delivery options all but impossible for many higher education institutions worldwide. A forced transition to online learning has been the only viable option for preventing a wholesale closure of many institutions. The aim of this study is to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Higher Education
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Reese, Sasha A. – Education and Information Technologies, 2015
Over the last decade online education has emerged as a way for students and faculty to collaborate more freely, attain greater flexibility, and utilize new media to learn. The burning debate lies in whether online educational options are harmful to traditional education or offer endless benefits necessary to accommodate a 21st century learner.…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Online Courses, Higher Education, Delivery Systems