Blends, Patterns, Und Flips -- A Method-Based Approach

Abstract

This paper develops a structured approach towards blended learning. The current state of the art in using this term is ambiguous. It is unclear whether or not something can be perceived to be "blended learning" or not. In the current way of using this term, the term itself it obsolete. The missing point is a clear definition of what exactly the "blend" is. In many cases, blended learning is used to describe scenarios where traditional classroom education is enriched with technology, aka. eLearning. However, this is not enough to grasp the deeper meaning of blended learning. Thus, in the paper we will develop a general model of blended learning, which is based on a dialectic approach, and which shall help to structure the field. Examples support our approach.