Title

The Sloan-C Pillars And Boundary Objects As A Framework For Evaluating Blended Learning

Keywords

Black swan; Blended learning; Boundary object; Evaluation; Sloan-C pillars; Student satisfaction

Abstract

The authors contend that blended learning represents a boundary object; a construct that brings together constituencies from a variety of backgrounds with each of these cohorts defining the object somewhat differently. The Sloan-C Pillars (learning effectiveness, access, cost effectiveness, student satisfaction, and faculty satisfaction) provide a foundation for the evaluation of asynchronous learning networks that works equally well for the evaluation of blended learning environments. The Pillars and a simplified model of a learning system, focus on inputs, processes, and outputs, and provide the framework for a case study of blended learning design and evaluation in a 500-student section of an Introductory Psychology course. Results of a multi-method evaluation of this course indicated very high levels of both learning effectiveness and student satisfaction. The article concludes with the suggestion that blended learning may represent a black swan, a high-impact, unpredicted, and rare event that highlights the limitations of our ability to reliably predict the future in any arena, including online learning environments.

Publication Date

4-1-2009

Publication Title

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network

Volume

13

Issue

1

Number of Pages

75-87

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

84856784419 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84856784419

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