TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Optimum Blend: Affordances and Challenges of Blended Learning For Students
AU  - Gedik, Nuray
AU  - Kiraz, Ercan
AU  - Ozden, M. Yasar
PY  - 2012
DA  - July
DO  - 10.17569/tojqi.82614
JF  - Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry
JO  - TOJQI
PB  - Abdullah KUZU
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1309-6591
SP  - 102
EP  - 117
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - The purpose of this study was to elicit students’ perceptions regarding the most facilitative and most challenging features (affordances and barriers) in a blended course design. Following the phenomenological approach of qualitative inquiry, data were collected from ten undergraduate students who had experiences in a blended learning environment. Data were collected from the students’ weekly reşection papers, interviews with students, and documents, and analyzed by structurally and texturally describing the resulting experiences and perceptions. The findings of the study indicate that used together, online and face-to-face course structures offer several opportunities and challenges for students. The participating students mentioned interaction and communication opportunities, increased motivation, increased opportunities to voice their opinions, and reinforcement of learning as the affordances in the blended learning environment. The barriers included increased workload, cultural and technical barriers, and the inter-dependence of the two environments. Implications and suggestions are offered for instructors in higher education settings
KW  - Hybrid Instruct/on
KW  - challenges of blended course
KW  - benefits of blended learn/ng
KW  - blended learning environment
UR  - https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.82614
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/199780
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/199781
ER  -