Implementation of Blended Learning in Teaching at the Higher Education Institutions of Pakistan

• Published in: International journal of advanced computer science & applications 2018, Vol.9 (8)
• Main Authors: Soomro, Saira, Bano, Arjumand, Bhatti, Tariq, Imtiaz, Najma
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Blended learning; Colleges & universities; Distance learning; Higher education; Higher education institutions; Storage capacity; Teachers; Teaching
• ISSN: 2158-107X; 2156-5570
• DOI: 10.14569/IJACSA.2018.090833

Blended learning has emerged as one of the solutions to address the various needs of Higher Education Institutions around the world. Blended Learning is the combination of traditional classroom and online endeavour. It provides advantages of both face to face learning and e-learning. The main purpose of this study is to assess the adaptation level of blended learning in teaching process at Higher Education Institutions. This study carried out mixed method approach by using explanatory sequential model. Teachers of general public universities were included as the sample for this study. Questionnaire and interview techniques were used as data gathering tools. The main findings of this study showed that teachers have a positive perception for technology usage in teaching process. Most of the teachers possessed expertise in the use of different software and equipped with internet skills. The study concluded that in blended learning implementation, universities are still at awareness level and a lot of efforts are required for effective implementation of blended learning. It is recommended that the universities’ administration should provide an extra computing infrastructure (e.g. servers, bandwidth, and storage capacity) to run the courses in blended format. We recommend that in strategic plan of the universities the blended learning should be well defined and highlighted.