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Principles of Blended Learning: Shared Metacognition and Communities of Inquiry

Norman D. Vaughan

A necessary framework for blended learning in the post-pandemic classroom.

The rapid migration to remote instruction during the Covid-19 pandemic has expedited the need for more research, expertise, and practical guidelines for online and blended learning. A theoretical grounding of approaches and practices is imperative to support blended learning and sustain change across multiple levels in education organizations, from leadership to classroom. Principles of Blended Learning is a valuable framework that regards higher education as both a collaborative and individually constructed learning experience. The framework considers the interdependent elements of social, cognitive, and teaching presence to create a meaningful learning experience. In this volume, the authors further explore and refine the blended learning principles presented in their first book, Teaching in Blended Learning Environments: Creating and Sustaining Communities of Inquiry, with an added focus on designing, facilitating, and directing collaborative blended learning environments by emphasizing the concept of shared metacognition.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Athabasca University Press
  • Publish Date: Jan 16th, 2024
  • Pages: 172
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
  • EAN: 9781771993920
  • Categories: Philosophy, Theory & Social AspectsDistance, Open & Online Education

About the Author

Vaughan, Norman D.: - Norman D. Vaughan is a professor in the Department of Education at Mount Royal University. He is co-author of Teaching in Blended Learning Environments: Creating and Sustaining Communities of Inquiry, and Blended Learning in Higher Education. In addition, he is the co-founder of the Blended Online Design Network, a founding member of the Community of Inquiry Research Group, and the associate editor of the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning.
Dell, Deborah: - Deborah Dell completed her Doctor of Education in Distance Education at Athabasca University. Debra is a long-time distance education learner and facilitator.
Cleveland-Innes, Martha: - Martha Cleveland-Innes is professor of Open, Digital, and Distance Education at Athabasca University. She is editor-in-chief of the bilingual Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, and co-author of open-source publications The Guide to Blended Learning and Participant Experience in an Inquiry-Based Massive Open Online Course. She is currently visiting professor of Pedagogy at Mid-Sweden University.
Garrison, D. Randy: - D. Randy Garrison is professor emeritus at the University of Calgary.