The Blended Learning Quality project startet in fall 2013. The aim of this project is to develop a quality system for Blended Learning. Although the method had been mentioned first in 1999, any quality management description of the method is still missing until today. Quality covers the teaching environment as well as the learning setting. The objectives of the project are: • Develop and define precise methods to ensure high quality in planning, developing and implementing, executing and evaluating Blended Learning courses. The validation methods will be an additional feature. The focus of quality is set on teachers’ activities as well as on the trainees’ needs. Tools and guidelines are going to be developed, tested and published. • Define, test and describe measureable means for quality levels in Blended Learning • Define the minimum level of achievable standards and develop the tools to evaluate them • Precise a definition of the relevant issues in Blended Learning, which ensures teaching and learning quality focusing on the learners. • Describe a realistic environment for Blended Learning including the current research results and practical advices and guidelines.

1. Quality Criteria
in Blended Learning
The Project
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2. Project Purpose
 Blended Learning is described in many scientific
documents and research work
 It is subject to a quantity of case studies.
 Yet there exist barely precise quality standards
so far.
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3. Project Aim
 It is aim of the project
• to define and set quality standards as well as
• tools to evaluate the quality of Blended Learning.
 Further, it is also an project aim to develop
tools to measure, proof and subsequently to
ensure the quality of Blended Learning courses.
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4. Objectives of the Project
 Develop and define precise methods to ensure
high quality in planning, developing and
implementing, executing and evaluating
Blended Learning courses.
 Define, test and describe measureable means
for quality levels in Blended Learning.
 Define the minimum level of achievable
standards and develop the tools to evaluate
them.
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5. The Project‘s Consortium
 DigiLab University La Sapienza, Rome (IT)
 EuropaClub Rome (IT)
 European Initiative for Edication EBI, Wiener
Neustadt (AT)
 University of Technics, Vienna (AT)
 EDRASE, Chalki (GR)
 SAFA Málaga (ES)
 University of Helsinki, Helsinki (FI)
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6. The Project‘s Roadmap
 Kickoff Workshop Rome
(November 2013)
 First Conference Wiener Neustadt
(February 2014)
 Meeting Syros (August 2014)
 Blended Learning Quality Course Helsinki
(May 2015)
 Second Conference Málaga (August 2015)
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7. Project Dokumentation
 Webpage
http://www.blendedlearning-quality.eu
 Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/bLearningQuality
 Slideshare
 LinkedIn
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