University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Dissertations and Theses @ UNI Student Work 2017 Using blended learning to improve undergraduate introduction to literature courses: A mixed methods approach Julie Leigh Klein University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright ©2017 Julie Leigh Klein Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Language and Literacy Education Commons Recommended Citation Klein, Julie Leigh, "Using blended learning to improve undergraduate introduction to literature courses: A mixed methods approach" (2017). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 467. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/467 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Work at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses @ UNI by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Copyright by JULIE LEIGH KLEIN 2017 All Rights Reserved USING BLENDED LEARNING TO IMPROVE UNDERGRADUATE INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE COURSES: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH An Abstract of a Dissertation Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Education Approved: ________________________________________________ Dr. Robert Boody, Co-Chair ________________________________________________ Dr. Jeffrey Copeland, Co-Chair ________________________________________________ Dr. Patrick Pease Interim Dean of the Graduate College Julie Leigh Klein University of Northern Iowa December 2017 ABSTRACT Blended learning is being used more and more in higher education. However, for humanities and other loosely content structured areas, blended learning can be challenging. It has generally been reserved for subject areas such as computer programing, mathematics, business, science, and statistics--courses where competence is commonly assessed by administering work on which performance is either right or wrong.