Weekly Readings 

These are the weekly readings for the session. Once you have read the articles, please go to our forum to given your comments.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Suggested Readings

(of a very practical nature)

They include articles on blended learning and a presentation on communities of practice (CoPs).

1. Carman, J. M. (2002). Blended Learning Design: Five Key Ingredients. Knowledge Net

2. E-Learning Resources (2005). Blended Learning.

3. Gonzalez, D. (2005). Blended Learning Offers the Best of Both Worlds. Essential Teacher, Dec. 2005. (.pdf)

4. Hunter, M. (2006). Are You on the PD Cybertrain or Still Hesitating? Teaching English with Technology 6 (3). IATEFL Poland.

5. Rossett, A., Douglis, F., & Frazee, R.V.(2003). Strategies for Building Blended Learning. Learning Circuits.

6. Singh, H. (2003 ). Building Effective Blended Learning Programs (pdf). Educational Technology, Volume 43, Number 6, pp. 51-54.

Optional Readings

1. Almeida d'Eça, T. (2006). Going Global with the Webheads in Action. Teaching English with Technology, Aug. 2006.

2. Graham, C. A. (2005). Blended Learning Systems: Definition, Current Trends, and Future Directions. In Bonk, C. J. & Graham, C. R. (Eds.). (in press). Handbook of blended learning: Global Perspectives, local designs. San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer Publishing. (esp. pp. 1-6)(.pdf)

3. Rovai, A. P. (2002). Building a Sense of Community at a Distance. IRRODL, Apr. 2002.

4. Teaching-Learning Center (2002 ). Hybrid Classes: Maximizing Resources and Student Learning.

5. Stewarding technologies for collaboration, community building and knowledge sharing in development (2007). Knowledge Management for Development Journal.Vol 3, No 1 (2007) - Several interesting articles