What is Classroom Learning

This chapter explores the expectations and perceptions of lecturers and students pertaining to blended learning as an emerging model for teaching and learning. Blended learning is considered a style of education in which students learn through the interface of online educational materials and technology as well as traditional face-to-face teaching. The research method used for this chapter is qualitative in nature and uses interviews and document analysis as the main data collection instruments. Views were drawn from the lecturers and students reading for Post-Graduate Diploma in Community Development at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Another challenge relates to the upskilling of lecturers in the usage of e-learning tools and accessing of computers by students, especially those in the rural areas. The transition from the traditional classrooms in a face-to-face environment to that of the online environment remains a challenge for most lecturers and students alike.