On Designing Blended Learning Environments for Resource-Challenged Communities

On Designing Blended Learning Environments for Resource-Challenged Communities

The growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) adop-tion in emerging economies and more broadly Resource-Challenged Com-munities (RCC) motivates the exploration of Blended Learning (BL), a learning mode that mixes face-to-face and technology-mediated instruction. BL has the potential...

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Main Author: Shaimaa Lazem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2019-06-01
Series:International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
Subjects:
Blended Learning, ICT4D, Resource-Challenged Communities, Developing Countries
Online Access:https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/10320
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spelling doaj-11b107328d9f4444af8745285f1399ab2020-11-25T01:17:22ZengKassel University PressInternational Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)1863-03832019-06-01141218219210.3991/ijet.v14i12.103204512On Designing Blended Learning Environments for Resource-Challenged CommunitiesShaimaa Lazem0City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, Alexandria, EgyptThe growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) adop-tion in emerging economies and more broadly Resource-Challenged Com-munities (RCC) motivates the exploration of Blended Learning (BL), a learning mode that mixes face-to-face and technology-mediated instruction. BL has the potential of broadening accessibility to quality learning anytime and anywhere. This article contributes a theoretical perspective for design-ing BL environments in RCC. It synthesizes findings from BL literature and lessons distilled from iconic educational technology projects in RCC to envision a pathway forward that consists of three design heuristics to ad-dress that the contextual challenges in RCC: localizing the problem, em-bracing the complex and nuanced use of technology, and balancing autono-my and scaffolding to support students.https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/10320Blended Learning, ICT4D, Resource-Challenged Communities, Developing Countries
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On Designing Blended Learning Environments for Resource-Challenged Communities
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
Blended Learning, ICT4D, Resource-Challenged Communities, Developing Countries
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title On Designing Blended Learning Environments for Resource-Challenged Communities
title_short On Designing Blended Learning Environments for Resource-Challenged Communities
title_full On Designing Blended Learning Environments for Resource-Challenged Communities
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title_full_unstemmed On Designing Blended Learning Environments for Resource-Challenged Communities
title_sort on designing blended learning environments for resource-challenged communities
publisher Kassel University Press
series International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
issn 1863-0383
publishDate 2019-06-01
description The growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) adop-tion in emerging economies and more broadly Resource-Challenged Com-munities (RCC) motivates the exploration of Blended Learning (BL), a learning mode that mixes face-to-face and technology-mediated instruction. BL has the potential of broadening accessibility to quality learning anytime and anywhere. This article contributes a theoretical perspective for design-ing BL environments in RCC. It synthesizes findings from BL literature and lessons distilled from iconic educational technology projects in RCC to envision a pathway forward that consists of three design heuristics to ad-dress that the contextual challenges in RCC: localizing the problem, em-bracing the complex and nuanced use of technology, and balancing autono-my and scaffolding to support students.
topic Blended Learning, ICT4D, Resource-Challenged Communities, Developing Countries
url https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/10320
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