User:Blearning, Blearners and BLUs

The terms "Blearning", "Blearner", and "BLU" have been coined by Dr. Kaviraj Sharma SUKON, the Founder Director-General of the Open University of Mauritius when he chaired the webinar organised by the Mahatma Gandhi Institute on PREPAREDNESS FOR ONLINE TEACHING & ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN MAURITIUS: THE DURING COVID-19 & POST-COVID-19 SITUATIONS held on 6 June 2020.

The term "Blearning" is used to denote a blended learning. The term "Blearner" is used to denote a student learning through blended mode. The term "BLU" is used to denote an institution that offers courses on blended mode.

“Blearning” is defined as a learning process that is based on effective interaction of students with tutors, peers and technology. It uses well-designed, thorough, distance-education text-based and multimedia learning materials with both on-campus and online learning support from academics and non-academics.