Documentation:Blended/Course
Technical Tools
Barriers/Enabling Factors to consider || Enabling || Study || Contradictions || Study || || **Increase interaction** || Fayez & Said (2012), Ishtawa & Abdulideh (2012) || Complexity of the use of tools || Stacey & Gerbic (2007) Napier et al. (2010), Holley & Oliver (2010) || || **Enhance learning** || Kose (2010), Eijl et al. (2005), Kenney & Newcombe (2011) || Limitations of technology (tool/task misfit) || Muscara & Beercock, 2010 || || **Enable flexibility** || Kose (2010) || Slow response time || Fayez & Said (2012) || || **On-task time** || Stacey & Gerbic (2007) || || || || **More active learning** || Vernadakis et al., (2012) || || || || **Easy to use** || Fayez & Said (2012), Tselios et al (2011) || || || || **Increased reflection** || Fayez & Said (2012) || || || || **Available and accessible** || Muscara & Beercock, 2010 || || || Ensure that tools are accessible, easy to use, incorporated
Design Considerations
Develop a systematic design model that embraces elements identified: COI, UNITE
Barriers/Enabling Factors to consider: || Enabling Factors || Study || Contradictions || Study || || **Detailed instructions** || Ishtawa & Abdulideh (2012) || Frequent change in learning environment—confusing || Donnelly (2010) Napier et al (2010) || || **Accurate and careful planning** || Ishtawa & Abdulideh (2012) || Unstable and Fluctuating || Donnelly (2010) || || **Asynchronicity (time to think)** || Stacey & Gerbic (2007), Fayez & Said (2012) || Workload (extra) || Eijl et al. (2005), Brew (2008) || || **Linkages between F2F and Online** || Stacey & Gerbic (2007) || Non-use of materials || Orton-Johnson (2009) || || **Text-based, asynchronous communication** || Stacey & Gerbic (2007), Brew (2008) || Technology as a barrier to learning || Orton-Johnson (2009), Holley & Oliver (2010) || || **Systemic reinforcement amongst learner activities, communications, support, and assessment** || Stubbs, Martin & Edlar (2006) || Diverse student entry-points and needs || Jones & Lau (2010) || || **Formative Feedback mechanisms** || Eijl et al. (2005) || || || || **Active participation** || Mendez & Gonzalez (2010) || || || || **Provision of resources** || Brew (2008) || || || || **Flexibility** || Holley & Oliver (2010) || || || || **Integrating theory and practice** || Abrahmov & Ronen (2008) || || || Intellectual property issues