European Maturity Model for Blended Education Plus EMBED+

The project's main goal is to improve blended education in European higher education institutions. The framework and resources hub created by the project will help institutions enhance blended practices at the course, program, and institutional levels. Additionally, the project aims to collaborate with national and international platforms and networks to develop a sustainable community and continuous professional development for blended education in higher education institutions across Europe.

In this project, the original EMBED-framework will be evaluated, updated, and validated based on a use and needs analysis among EMBED-users, a literature review, and a delphi study. This leads to a new model: EMBED+. Based on EMBED+, a digital hub is developed including resources (e.g., toolkits, digital self-assessment tool, AI-bot) which HEI can use to mature in blended education. The project will be disseminated via training-events, an online community, conferences, and a closing event.

The outcomes and results of EMBED+ will consist of:
• A validated EMBED+framework which provides a comprehensive approach for maturing in blended education;
• A resources hub and online community containing various toolkits, tools, materials and best practices for enhancing blended education practices and maturity levels;
• A variety of publications, proceedings and reports that disseminate the project to a wide audience of policy makers, practitioners and researchers in the field of blended education

Project coordinator:
Technische Universiteit Delft (Netherland)

Partners:
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
EADTU European Distance Teaching Universities, Belgium
Universite De Lille, France
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland

Project staff: Sanna Ruhalahti, Teija Lehto and Leena Katto

Website: https://embedplus.eu/