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"Blended Learning", also refered to as "Hybrid Learning" combines traditional face-to-face classrooom instruction with online learning. EDUCAUSE has a wide range of resources on this expansive topic in various formats. Including the new EDUCAUSE E-Book " Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies" which is a collection of chapters and case studies contributed by college and university presidents, provosts, faculty, and other stakeholders. Institutions are finding new ways of achieving higher education’s mission without being crippled by constraints or overpowered by greater expectations.

The following chapters from the book specifically address blended learning models.

Western Governors University
Robert W. Mendenhall
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University of Phoenix
William (Bill) Pepicello
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The Postmodality Era: How "Online Learning" Is Becoming "Learning"
Thomas B. Cavanagh
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Blended Learning and New Education Logistics in Northern Sweden
Anders Norberg
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Scaling Up: Four Ideas to Increase College Completion
Vernon C. Smith
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Building Blocks for College Completion: Blended Learning, NGLC, December 2012. This report provides suggestions for future development and adoption of blended learning, included as primer questions and a resource list, which are based on grantees’ work in progress.
The Blended Learning Toolkit: A DIY Resource for Blended Learning Instructors and Designers, ELI Web Seminar, January 2012. This seminar provided a brief overview of the Blended Learning Toolkit before guiding participants on a tour and a discussion of each set of faculty resources. It also includes a brief summary of lessons learned in conducting an open, online course based on the BlendKit Course materials will also be shared.
Evaluating the Implementation of Blended Learning Models in Large Enrollment Courses, ELI Annaul Meeting, February 2011. This presentation expands on design, development, and implementation of blended learning models, with details on ways in which the face-to-face and online sections of the courses were integrated.
“Blended Learning: A Report on the ELI Focus Session” ELI White Paper, November 2010. This white paper is a synthesis of the key ideas, themes, and concepts that emerged from those sessions. The paper also includes links to supporting focus session materials, recordings, and resources
“7 Things You Should Know About the HyFlex Course Model”, ELI 7 Things You Should Know, November 2010. HyFlex is a course design model that presents the components of hybrid learning in a flexible course structure that gives students the option of attending sessions in the classroom, participating online, or doing both. Students can change their mode of attendance weekly or by topic, according to need or preference.

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The Enterprise Application Market in Higher Education: October 25, 2012

Learn which solutions colleges and universities have deployed for 16 enterprise-level applications, ranging from financials to student information to CRM. Using data from the Core Data Service, t…
Coordinated Autonomy: Central ERP in the Decentralized Institution: August 21, 2012

The challenges of higher education ERP are daunting: consensus decision making, varied stakeholders, and unique requirements that stretch vendor solutions to the limit. Harvard and Johns Hopk…
Analytics for Enterprise Efficiency and Effectiveness: July 26, 2012

Analytics: A 3 Day Sprint - July 26th, 2012 How is analytics used in the enterprise area? What kinds of data governance, policies and infrastructure need to be in place to ensure effective…
What Does Analytics Mean for Higher Education?: July 24, 2012

Analytics: A 3 Day Sprint - July 24th, 2012 Hear what analytics means for higher education and IT from experienced leaders. Preview the results of a nationwide survey of analytics in higher ed…
National Status of Data Management: Current Research in Policy and Education: June 21, 2012

This panel features updates from three interrelated projects examining the data management ecosystem to determine requirements and best practices in policy, graduate education, and professional…
Enterprise Analytics and the CIO: May 10, 2012

Analytics has been the hot topic in business circles and is becoming increasingly important in higher education. CIOs play a special role in establishing and advancing analytics initiatives wit…
Accessibility and Usability: Working Together at MIT: April 4, 2012

The usability and accessibility teams in MIT’s Department of Information Services and Technology have always worked closely together, but were formally merged during a department-wide reorgani…
The Rise of Big Data in Higher Education*: March 22, 2012

“Big data” is the fine-grained information about customer experiences, organizational processes, and emergent trends generated as customers conduct normal business. The organization of t…
DuraCloud: A Community Cloud for Higher Education: February 29, 2012

DuraCloud is an open-source solution for managing and persisting content in the cloud that’s offered as a service by DuraSpace , a nonprofit serving the higher education community. DuraClou…
Lessons from the Field: Making a Culture of Inquiry Work for You: February 6, 2012

Join Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative director, and Veronica Diaz, ELI associate director, as they moderate this webinar with Rob Johnstone from the Research and Planning Group. The R…