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This paper intends to provide insight into a project recently initiated and funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) which deals with the design of a blended learning environment for an interdisciplinary and cross-industry audience. The professional diversity of the participants as well as the different levels of expertise they contribute to the project is what makes it unique. The focus within this project is to investigate how human-centered design applied in a blended learning environment can narrow the gap between traditional ways of face-to-face teaching and e-learning. This human-centered approach shall optimize learning experiences to attain the greatest possible benefit for the diverse audience.
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Leyendecker, M., Zagel, C. (2021). A Human-Centered Approach to Designing a Blended Learning Environment for an Interdisciplinary Audience. In: Leitner, C., Ganz, W., Satterfield, D., Bassano, C. (eds) Advances in the Human Side of Service Engineering. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 266. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80840-2_15
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