Personalized Learning Environment-A Case Study

Hybrid learning or blended learning has been now firmly established methodology, particularly in higher education. It is an important component of classroom teaching since it can promote effective learning. Therefore, the aim of this article is to show through a case study how hybrid learning can be effective in practice. This is illustrated at the example of one of the courses taught in a blended form at the Faculty of Informatics and Management in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. The author of this article has the following goals: to explore the current concept of hybrid learning on the basis of literature review; to describe the current blended Course of Academic Writing and the methods used for the research; to evaluate students' questionnaire forms in order to discover whether they were satisfied with this form of instruction or not; to analyze students' self-reflective essays in order to discover whether they were satisfied with the hybrid form of instruction or not; to use online evaluation reports to demonstrate how effective students' learning in this course was; and to draw relevant conclusions and recommendations.