Taşlı-Pektaş, Şule2019-07-012019-07-012012-099789491207037http://hdl.handle.net/11693/52083Date of Conference: 12-14 September 2012Conference name: Education and research in computer aided architectural design in Europe (ECAADE) 2012 conferenceThis paper presents a distributed and blended model for a virtual design studio and demonstrates the application of the model in a real-life case study. An empirical survey revealed that the proposed model was well-accepted by the current generation of architectural students. The complementary use of the tools with different representational capabilities and synchronization modes enabled effective learning processes. The study also suggested that characteristics of architectural education might entail customization in online and blended learning in several ways.EnglishBlended learningSocial networking mediaProject cloudLearning management systemCollaborative designConference Paper