EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE Review Articles and Hybrid or Blended Learning

MiRTLE

ckeller — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:35:01 -0500

In this article, we describe our collaborative research toward creating a “mixed reality teaching and learning environment” (MiRTLE) that enables teachers and students participating in real-time mixed and online classes to interact with avatar representations of each other. The longer-term hypothesis is that avatar representations of teachers and students will help create a sense of shared presence, engendering a sense of community and improving student engagement in online lessons.

The IT Leader as Alchemist: Finding the True Gold

drupal — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:24:06 -0600

Today's IT leaders can work as alchemists, bringing people, technologies, and learning content together to produce three types of true gold: twenty-first-century hybrid courses, learning spaces, and literacy.

Teaching and Learning in a Hybrid World:

drupal — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:37:09 -0500

"We have to look at what we're trying to accomplish in a particular course and figure out the right blend of face-to-face and online. That blend is going to vary from subject to subject and particularly from student to student. . . . But I think that hybrid courses are very definitely the way of the future."