Table 3 Time mix of learning modalities in a bLearning graduate program (Source: Uniandes)

Week 0: Face-to-face meeting to create community, develop a sense of belonging, appropriate the use of ICT, and program introduction.

Four academic cycles, each:

Weeks 1, 2, 3 per academic cycle I (I = 1..4): Self-paced online individual or small group academic work, to appropriate / explore / produce knowledge. Academic charge of 4 h per week per credit.

Week 4 per academic cycle I (I = 1..4): Face-to-face session, small / large group work, to deepen / debate / exchange knowledge with professor and classmates. One hour per credit