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Blended learning support portal is created for getting acquainted and encouraging teachers, VET trainers and other educational professionals to use blended learning concepts in their work.

Blended Learning is a further development of e-learning and traditional face-to-face educational systems and consists in a combination of multiple approaches to learning, involving different methodologies, technologies, media and environments. Typically, e-learning uses electronic media, applications and processes in different forms: Web-Based learning/Training (WBT), Computer-Based learning/Training (CBT), virtual classrooms, digital collaboration, on-line seminars. In addition to this, Blended Learning can be accomplished through the use of both virtual and physical resources – e.g. combinations of electronic and printed materials and traditional face-to-face on-line sessions.

The main advantage of using Blended Learning is the possibility to build/create the most effective and efficient learning process to gain required knowledge and skills, combining the information widely and precisely diffused by electronic means with the direct contribution of teachers and the opportunity of developing practical experience.

Blended learning support portal is created within the framework of b-learning4all project, which is project funded with support from the European Commission – Education and Culture – under the LEONARDO DA VINCI Programme. b-learning4all  is directed to teachers, VET trainers and education professionals (lecturers, authors, learning materials developers, instructional designers, e-content developers and providers, consultants, company learning executives (CLOs), and industry HRD managers) from different sectors – with some additional focus on innovative technology-orientated “learning” organisations. The results of the project may be integrated into any education and training programme at universities, training institutions and could be used by any individual training professional interested in the new blended learning concepts and related innovative learning technologies.

The project is presently under development and it will be completed in 2008.