Blended learning (BL), also known as hybrid or flipped classroom learning, is a method that involves both traditional face-to-face teaching and online media instruction. The problem experienced in South Texas school districts (STSD), despite research showing evidence of the BL model's benefits, is that some teachers are struggling to implement BL…

Community colleges have teaching faculty whose primary focus is educating their students and providing service to their institution. Community college teaching research has focused on innovation, students' expectations, and the use of active learning techniques to foster student success. Research on blended courses has focused on instructional…

Academic help-seeking can allow students to moderate their anxiety in difficult academic contexts, but students often shy away from asking for needed assistance. Muddiest point assignments in a hybrid human anatomy and physiology (A&P) course can address student struggles with academic help-seeking by making it an activity in which all…

Notable gaps in academic literature exist as it pertains to understanding the influence of institutional characteristics on modality enrollment patterns in the community college environment. Given these gaps, this study examined whether institutional control, locale, and size could serve as predictors of whether a community college is more…

Blended learning has enjoyed wide acceptance as a teaching and learning approach in higher education, but its use and understanding commonly fail to extend across all levels of blending. At the institutional level, challenges still exist in aligning a blended learning approach with core university priorities. Often, there is a focus on the…

As we approach a new normal in post-COVID-19 pedagogy, we need to consider blended learning (BL) as a significant contribution to precautionary and preventive actions for containing the spread of COVID-19. This paper provides a framework to recognize transformation to a new normal by: a) reviewing the history of BL associated with its models and…

Charlotte Smailes discusses how she uses the BBC "Bitesize 'Green classroom'" resources, "The Regenerators," to introduce environmental topics in school. She finds that the "Green classroom" resources are a versatile way to introduce themes of environmentalism and climate change for primary-aged children. The…

The HyFlex course has been widely adopted in higher education settings. However, there is a paucity of empirical studies examining students' acceptance of large-scale HyFlex courses, as well as factors influencing their acceptance. To fill this research gap, the present study investigated students' acceptance of a large-scale HyFlex course and the…

Driven by the digital education strategy, the field of higher education is undergoing accelerated transformation. As a core course in the field of finance and economics, the teaching model of public finance urgently needs innovation to meet the requirements of the "New Economics and Management" (NEM) strategy for cultivating high-quality…

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted higher education (HE) globally, causing students to feel disconnected and burdened with online learning. In response, many institutions have adopted a hybrid approach to teaching and learning (T-L) to mitigate future outbreaks. However, the impact of hybrid T-L on students' experiences remains…

This paper presents an action plan for implementing the Learning Management System (LMS) integrated Blended Learning (BL) for a teacher education programme conducted at Bangladesh Open University (BOU). To that aim, after reviewing existing practices and models, a plan, based on connectivism theory, is suggested for the university's Bachelor of…

The flipped classroom is an emergent digital pedagogy credited with virtuous and student-centric characteristics of increased learning. The purpose of this study was to discuss the implementation of the Flipped Classroom Blended Learning Model among lecturers in African Universities. The study employed a qualitative literature review, after…

This study examines the effectiveness of a blended instructional approach combining Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) and Task-Based Learning (TBL) in enhancing academic achievement and artistic appreciation among music performance students. Fifty second-year students from Beijing City College participated divided into an experimental group using the…

Blended learning has gained significant popularity; however, there were few empirical studies on students' perceptions of blended course adaption and blended learning effectiveness in higher education. The aim of the present study is to: (a) describe the degree of blended learning effectiveness, student engagement, student academic motivations,…

Contribution: Two toolsets for the remote teaching of radio communication laboratory classes: 1) online simulators for individual work of students and 2) a remote access system to laboratory workstations for group work. Initial assumptions and method of implementation of both tools are presented. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a…