What Might Online Delivery Teach Us About Blended Management Education? Prior Perspectives and Future Directions

Abstract

Although the term has roots in the training and development literature, blended learning has only recently begun to be studied in management education. This article examines the literatures of blended and fully online management education to determine whether there are factors that may influence instructional effectiveness that are unique to blended learning. The review provides tentative support for the premise that opportunities for enhanced learner control of the learning process and group cohesiveness and collaboration may be distinguishing advantages of blended learning in management education. The article concludes by discussing pressing research issues, including discovering optimal blends, differentiating from or integrating blending with the concept of "flipped classrooms," distinguishing the effects of blending from other potential confounds, determining the effects of subject matter and program level, and seeking increased thought leadership on blended perspectives from classroom-based management education scholars.

Research on Teaching Materials Management of Track and Field Web Course in College of Physical Education

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The Importance of Context in Management Education: A Report

“…While the impact of context on the teaching process has been implicitly examined by a number of researchers using differing contextual variables the explicit discussion of the impact of a richer concept of context seems limited. Various techniques have been examined in the learning environment such as blended learning, technology aided instruction and flipped classrooms (see Arbaugh, 2010Arbaugh, , 2014Conklin, 2012;Lindorff & McKeown, 2013;Miner, 1992;Whetten, 2007). However, there appears to be little recognition of context that would explicitly take into account the physical learning environment; the class timetable; the various technologies available; student demographics and the characteristics of the instructional staff.…”