Doctoral dissertation re hybrid format coursesGray, Dana K. M. (2007).
Uses and perceptions of online learning components in hybrid courses by full-time business instructors at comprehensive and regional public universities in Oklahoma. Proquest AAT 3297504.
Abstract (Summary) Scope and method of study. This was a descriptive study utilizing literature synthesis, online survey methodology, and quantitative data techniques to describe best practices in using online learning components in hybrid business courses and the perceived importance and actual use of these components by full-time business instructors at comprehensive and regional public universities in Oklahoma. Ten of the state's 12 institutions participated in the study. Best practices and model theory formed the theoretical underpinnings for the study.
Findings and conclusions. The best practices literature revealed that the compelling advantage of hybrid courses was to facilitate interaction both within and outside the traditional classroom to maximize learning. The principles of interaction and six basic guidelines for using online components in hybrid courses identified in the literature were codified graphically in a proposed Moore Gray Hybrid Course model developed from the study. The study also found that the technology skill level and age of business faculty members were the dominant demographic variables relating to both their perceived importance and their reported use of online learning components in hybrid courses. Also, as faculty members' experience with hybrid courses increased, so did their use of online learning components. The critical point in increased perceived importance and use of online components appeared to occur after teaching three hybrid courses. While age was an indicator of perceived importance and use of online learning components, tenure and academic rank were not, indicating that age, rank, and tenure do not measure the same concept in relation to perception and use of online learning components in hybrid business courses.
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http://www.blendedteaching.org/Cherry, M. (2007). Hybrid Course Development: Best Practices for Avoiding Potholes, Roadblocks, and Steering Your Course in the Right Direction. In G. Richards (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (pp. 721-722). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Muriel Cherry, Towson University, USA
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At many colleges and universities today, it is common to find hybrid courses offered as part of the institution’s curriculum. This presentation describes the experiences of a graduate teaching assistant in the development and implementation of hybrid courses using Blackboard. Important lessons learned in transitioning traditional face-to-face courses to a hybrid model will be discussed as well as best practices in course design.
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http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=26413The Hybrid Online Model: Good Practice
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http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EQM0313.pdfStudy Finds Hybrid Courses Just as Effective as TraditionalOnes
The study examined two health courses taught at the University of Missouri, one delivered the old fashioned-way and one in a hybrid format. The researcher, Shawna Strickland, director of the Respiratory Therapy Program at the university’s School of Health Professions, said that students in both groups performed equally well.
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3321/study-finds-hybrid-courses-just-as-effective-as-traditional-model