Blended Learning at the Faculty of Philosophy in Kosovska Mitrovica and Why It Failed: A Case Study

Anita V Janković

doi:10.5937/zrffp45-9388

Anita V Janković Univerzitet u Prištini sa priveremenim sedištem u Kosovskoj MitroviciFilozofski fakultetKadetra za engleski jezik i književnost

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/zrffp45-9388

Keywords: evaluation, transformation, barriers, success factors, sustainability, institutional adoption, blended learning,

Abstract

Systematic implementation of the blended learning approach in teaching and learning of English as a foreign language was first initiated at the Faculty of Philosophy in Kosovska Mitrovica in October 2013 within the framework of the Tempus BLATT project, delivering the blended course of Contemporary English Language 1 for the first year students at the Department of English Language and Literature in two consecutive school years. The instructional design of the course presented a mixture of delivery modes and learning styles under the scope of strategically planned use of online learning tools fused with the features of the brick-and-mortar classroom.

The aim of this paper is threefold: (1) to perform a review of available literature in search of a comprehensive list of success factors for the institutional adoption of blended learning in higher education as well as the resulting obstacles; (2) to measure conditions under which the blended learning was implemented at the Faculty against the found factors; (3) to present the results of the evaluation study on the quality of the course, the student satisfaction, and the teachers’ perceptions of the blended mode of delivery.

Author Biography

Anita V Janković, Univerzitet u Prištini sa priveremenim sedištem u Kosovskoj MitroviciFilozofski fakultetKadetra za engleski jezik i književnost

Lektor za engleski jezik na Katedri za engleski jezik i književnost

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