Making Blended Learning Work Agnieszka Palalas & Christina Gitsaki (Eds.) Proceedings of the 4th World Conference for Blended Learning (WCBL 2019) April 25th-27th, 2019, Dubai, UAE 4TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON BLENDED LEARNING | 1 2 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BLENDED LEARNING MAKING BLENDED LEARNING WORK Proceedings of the 4th World Conference for Blended Learning EDITED BY Agnieszka Palalas & Christina Gitsaki MAKING BLENDED LEARNING WORK Edited by Agnieszka Palalas & Christina Gitsaki This book first published 2019 International Association for Blended Learning in Partnership with the Center for Educational Innovation, Zayed University, UAE Copyright © 2019 by Agnieszka Palalas, Christina Gitsaki and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. (ISBN 978-618-82543-4-3) 4TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON BLENDED LEARNING | 3 4 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BLENDED LEARNING WELCOME NOTES AGNIESZKA (AGA) PALALAS President, International Association for Blended Learning (IABL) The International Association for Blended Learning (IABL; https://iabl.org ) is a non-profit The WCBL 2019 Proceedings comprise the contributions of this year’s conference. organization with a goal to transform global education through on-going contributions to Proposals from across the globe and all educational sectors were submitted and carefully the field of blended learning. The IABL aims to promote excellence in teaching, training, considered for inclusion in the conference program. All submissions were reviewed by at and research in blended learning through the engagement of international scholars least two referees from the WCBL 2019 international program review committee based and practitioners to meet the needs of today’s global learners. IABL is the custodian on their abstracts and evaluated on the basis of the originality of the work, the validity of the annual World Conference for Blended Learning (WCBL) series organized as a key of the results, chosen methodology, writing quality and the overall contribution to the knowledge and research exchange forum where professionals and practitioners share their field of blended learning. The authors were encouraged to incorporate the reviews expertise, experience, and research in blended learning. The annual WCBL conference is and feedback in preparation of the final versions of their submissions. All the approved also a networking event for participants from all over the world who represent a variety submissions which were presented at the conference are included in the proceedings. of contexts, cultures, and perspectives. The WCBL 2019 proceedings hence include the following categories: WCBL 2019, The 4th World Conference on Blended Learning, was co-organized by IABL and • Keynotes the Center for Educational Innovation at Zayed University, Dubai, UAE. The conference was held on April 25–27, 2019 and hosted at Zayed University, Dubai, UAE. • Research papers • Panels The conference sought to incorporate the diverse perspectives of researchers, teachers, • Industry showcases/Practitioner presentations professors, administrators, trainers, instructional designers and developers, technology • Graduate Student Presentations experts, and students representing a range of educational learning and training contexts, as well as socio-cultural backgrounds. Contributions from across the globe representing • Pre-conference workshops all educational sectors, plus a wide variety of industries were included in the program. Cutting edge blended learning research, solutions, strategies, and practices were WCBL 2019, being a blended conference, invited both face-to-face and virtual presented and discussed by leaders in the field. Current and ongoing research findings presenters. The virtual presentations consisted of (1) a pre-recorded video and/or virtual resulting in new ideas, innovative practices, and experience were also shared. presentation, and (2) a 10-minute synchronous presenter-audience chat via vidyo.com. Virtual presenters were required to submit their proposal using the same guidelines as The WCBL conference invites critical inquiry and debate on theories, approaches, face-to-face presenters. All blended sessions were moderated by a session chair to ensure principles, applications, and the implementation of blended learning across educational optimal interaction between the virtual presenter and the f2f audience. and training settings. The overarching WCBL 2019 conference themes were: In total, 68 submissions were selected including research presentations, discussion 1. Blended Learning Technologies and Tools in Learning and Training panels, practitioner presentations, and workshops. 2. Blended Learning in Primary, Secondary, High Schools, and Higher Education 3. Government and Corporate Training The authors who have contributed to these proceedings are researchers, practitioners, instructional designers and developers from both educational and commercial They included the following topics: organizations representing 18 countries: Canada, Colombia, Egypt, Finland, Greece, India, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, • Blended learning in practice United Kingdom, UAE, USA. • Design, pedagogy, and future of blended learning • Technology in blended learning We would like to extend our thanks to all participants for their contributions to the • Blended approach to corporate training and non-profit associations conference program and to the WCBL 2019 Proceedings. A special Thank you goes to the members of the international Program Committee for their expert contributions and • Blended learning in language acquisition and special education dedicated assistance with expert reviews and decisions. • Blended learning in K-12, higher education and teacher professional development • Blended learning in developing countries 4TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON BLENDED LEARNING | 5 6 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BLENDED LEARNING PC Chair: Agnieszka Palalas, Ed.D., Canada Sanaa Kaddoura Zayed University, UAE PC Reviewers: Manisha Kankarej Zayed University, UAE Riham Khafagy Zayed University, UAE Agnieszka Palalas Athabasca University, Canada Lama Mahmoud Zayed University, UAE Mohamed Ally Athabasca University, Canada Yulia Medvedeva Zayed University, UAE Gwen Willis-Darpoh IABL Troy Priest Zayed University, UAE Hend Merza Arab Open University, KSA Dana Saleh Zayed University, UAE Norine Wark Athabasca University, Canada Stephanie Siam Zayed University, UAE Elżbieta Gajek University of Warsaw, Poland Paola Trejo Zayed University, UAE Joe Ganci eLearningJoe, LLC, USA Jeffery Verbeem Zayed University, UAE Apostolos Koutropoulos University of Masachusetts, USA Shytance Wren Zayed University, UAE Helmi Norman Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia Rana Zein Zayed University, UAE Agnieszka Biernacka University of Warsaw, Poland Stamatios Papadakis University of Crete, Greece Susan Ruckdeschel Literacy Solutions and more, Inc., USA Jon Fortney Zayed University, UAE Mohammed Salem Arab Open University, KSA Guy Meredith Zayed University, UAE Nicholas Yates Zayed University, UAE Noorah Mohammed Zayed University, UAE Abeer Alhasan Zayed University, UAE Lama Musa Zayed University, UAE Mariam Alhashmi Zayed University, UAE Heba Alkafri Zayed University, UAE Thank you to Professor Dr. Christina Gitsaki and the CEI team for organising the conference in Dubai, UAE. Sumitra Anilkumar Zayed University, UAE Erkan Arkin Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey This conference would have not been possible without the amazing efforts of the IABL Conference Sub-committee members: Hend Merza, Mohamed Ally, Gwen Willis-Darpoh; Teresa Arora Zayed University, UAE the Conference Website Sub-committee: Kokkoni Drampala and Anastasia Mavraki, as Kawar Deep Bedi Independent Consultant, India well as the Graduate Student SIG: Norine Wark and Apostolos Koutropoulos. Shashidhar Belbase Zayed University, UAE We would like to express our gratitude to sponsors and supporters of the conference: Jaime Buchanan Zayed University, UAE Zayed University, Blackboard, Cambridge Assessment, eLearningJoe. Forrest Cole Zayed University, UAE I hope that these proceedings which represent knowledge and perspectives of various sectors and programs from diverse cultural and educational contexts, will assist you in Marina Delianidi Ministry of Education, Greece implementing blended learning in your practice. Suzanna El Massah Zayed University, UAE Agnieszka Palalas, Ed.D. Anestis Fotiadis Zayed University, UAE IABL President Majed Harb Zayed University, UAE Barbara Harold Zayed University, UAE Lilly Hoi Sze Ho Zayed University, UAE Raihan Jamil Zayed University, UAE 4TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON BLENDED LEARNING | 7 8 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BLENDED LEARNING WELCOME NOTES WELCOME NOTES DR. BARBARA HAROLD PROF. DR. CHRISTINA GITSAKI Professor and Director, Research Coordinator Center for Educational Innovation Center for Educational Innovation Zayed University Zayed University, UAE I have great pleasure in welcoming you to the 4th World Conference on Blended Learning On behalf of the Zayed University WCBL 2019 Conference Organizing Committee, it is my that continues and builds upon a tradition of scholarship and practice in innovative great pleasure to welcome you to the 4th Annual World Conference on Blended Learning approaches