Designing and Improving a Blended Synchronous Learning Environment: An Educational Design Research

Qiyun Wang; Choon Lang Quek; Xiaoyong Hu

doi:10.19173/irrodl.v18i3.3034

Designing and Improving a Blended Synchronous Learning Environment: An Educational Design Research

Authors

Qiyun Wang National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University
Choon Lang Quek National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Xiaoyong Hu 2School of Educational Information Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v18i3.3034

Keywords:

blended synchronous learning, blended learning, video conferencing, educational design research, synchronous learning

Abstract

In this study, a blended synchronous learning environment (BSLE) was created to support a group of graduate students when they were taking a course. Instruction was delivered to both face-to-face (F2F) and online students simultaneously. The purpose of this paper is to present how this BSLE was gradually designed, implemented, and improved by following the educational design research approach. Results showed that the BSLE environment had the capability to support online and classroom students at the same time and provide equivalent learning experiences for them, but challenges emerged in the process. Design principles were summarized to guide researchers or teachers when they design similar learning environments.

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2017-05-12

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Wang, Q., Quek, C. L., & Hu, X. (2017). Designing and Improving a Blended Synchronous Learning Environment: An Educational Design Research. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v18i3.3034

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Vol. 18 No. 3 (2017)

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Research Articles

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