New Publication—Journal of Online Learning Research

Wayer, N., Crippen, K., & Dawson, K. (2015). Design and enactment of online components during four blended learning courses. Journal of Online Learning Research, 1(2), 219-239. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

This study investigated the ways in which four K-12 teachers, following professional development in blended learning, designed the online portion of their blended learning courses and how these online components were ultimately enacted with students. Specifically, the study investigated what kind of content, resources, or activities were developed online; how content, resources, or activities were enacted with students; and how blended learning practices differed across content areas. Findings revealed that the online components of these courses varied in how much they were enacted as designed; levels of online student activity; the amount of control students had over time, place, path, and/or pace; and whether the online components were oriented towards learning from technology or learning with technology.