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Publication Date: 2010-Mar
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Model-Driven Design: Systematically Building Integrated Blended Learning Experiences
Laster, Stephen
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, v14 n1 p39-53 Mar 2010
Developing and delivering curricula that are integrated and that use blended learning techniques requires a highly orchestrated design. While institutions have demonstrated the ability to design complex curricula on an ad-hoc basis, these projects are generally successful at a great human and capital cost. Model-driven design provides a sustainable approach that reduces some of the cost of complex curriculum development and improves the sustainability of curriculum innovation. Systems thinking is a perspective for going beyond events, to looking for patterns of behavior, and to seeking underlying systemic interrelationships which are responsible for the patterns of behavior and the events. Model-driven design provides the ability to share models and learning units beyond the borders of the institution. (Contains 3 tables and 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Innovation, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning, Instructional Design, Web Based Instruction, Electronic Learning, Sustainability, Systems Approach, Models, Program Descriptions, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Instruction, Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study, Corporate Education, Instructional Development, Professional Continuing Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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