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FACILITATING GULF STUDENTS BY MEANS OF BLENDED LEARNING AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
1 Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi Women’s Campus, Abu Dhabi (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
2 The Petroleum Institute (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
About this paper:
Appears in: ICERI2009 Proceedings
Publication year: 2009
Pages: 3079-3084
ISBN: 978-84-613-2953-3
ISSN: 2340-1095
Conference name: 2nd International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Dates: 16-18 November, 2009
Location: Madrid, Spain
Abstract:
Today’s learners are more technologically advanced than any generation before them. The use of technology and online learning can engage students in their learning environment. Blended learning has proven to be a valuable tool in providing learners with an educational experience where learners are encouraged and motivated to learn. This article discusses how instructors in two institutions in the gulf nation of the United Arab Emirates are using blended learning to engage learners in an interactive meaningful learning environment where face-to-face learning is combined with innovative educational technologies.



Keywords:
blended learning, online education, united arab emirates.