Identifying the extent to which there is a single "vision" for blended learning

It is yet to be determined if the evidence supports a single unifying “vision” for blended learning implementation. Research can and should take the form of qualitative investigations, validation experiments, and implementation studies.

If evidence is to be actionable, we all need to better understand if there is a single practice or core group of practices that are central to efficacy (success in controlled environments) and effectiveness (success in real-world environments).

All stakeholders need to be patient: generating rigorous evidence takes time.

Researcher Does

• Pushes for progressively greater clarity about the exact nature of the interventions they are studying through rich descriptions and explicit definitions of both the interventions, and the comparison conditions they are measuring.
• Documents and synthesizes the extent to which research supports a single vision for blended learning.