ABSTRACT

The majority of the instructors were somewhat satisfied with the current setup of their blended courses and considered them to be somewhat successful, while fewer than 15% were unsatisfied or considered the courses unsuccessful. Administrator responses were even more positive. When asked on what basis they were evaluating the success of the courses, instructors and administrators both favored grades and direct assessment measures. Observation of students and indirect assessment measures, evaluations or comments from students, and one’s own satisfaction with teaching these courses were also important to instructors. Variables correlated with instructors’ reported satisfaction included participants’ number of years of overall second/foreign language instruction and number of years of teaching blended courses: Instructors who had taught for longer reported higher scores of satisfaction. The amount of influence that instructors had on the curriculum and selection of materials for the blended courses, their choice to teach blended classes, and the availability of technology training for instructors also correlated positively with their satisfaction. This chapter looks into the combinations of factors that satisfied instructors and successful courses have in common to better replicate these environments at other institutions.