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The results of questionnaire responses and document analysis from eight Canadian universities form the basis for this 2011 report on the state of blended learning in Canadian higher education.

Report from the Oxford Group on Blended Learning

There are some marked differences between K12 models for blended learning and those found in higher education. Nevertheless, there are some similarities in the K12 and higher ed contexts that bear examination. At the very least, the diversity of K12 approaches in this report underscores the many variables that can affect one's "personal blend" when conceptualizing blended learning.

This Faculty Focus special report features 15 articles from Online Classroom newsletter, and will provide you with specific strategies on how to use synchronous and asynchronous learning tools to engage your online students.

Lengthy report, but an excellent read, on interactions in online coursework specifically within LMS. Reported from Australian IHE.

The University of Manitoba's Learning Technologies Centre has assembled a brief literature review on blended learning formats/definitions. This brief compilation surfaces the complexities inherent in blended learning approaches

The LTC server at the University of Manitoba has been decommissioned and so this link no longer works. In my (ultimately unsuccessful) search for this lit review, I came across this 2011 COHERE report on blended learning: http://cohere.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/REPORT-ON-BLENDED-LEARNING-FINAL1.pdf; there's a decent reference list at the end of the document. COHERE is a Canadian group, Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research.

Interview with one of the contributors to the Innosight report on K12 blended learning. She contrasts blended learning's potential for disrupting the status quo with its possible use as a sustaining influence on existing educational structures.

This is a description of the different blended learning models. It lists 6 in total. An interesting read with good links to more information

This website links to many gamification resources under the 'bookshelf'. It relates gamification to business, marketing and education. Interesting ideas about how "badges" can motivate students.