Blended Learning Implementation in STEAM Programs: A Vietnamese Case Study of Digital Transformation in Teaching

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), which is changing educational paradigms by incorporating art into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects. Blended learning is considered to be an innovative approach to develop students’ competencies in STEAM program. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to investigate how lecturers and administrators of a Vietnamese schools perceive the benefits and challenges of blended learning for developing students’ competencies in STEAM programs. The qualitative data were collected from semi-structure interviews with one academic head, two heads of department and three full time lecturers from three Vietnamese schools. This paper also provides practical implications for the Vietnamese schools how to implement blended learning in STEAM programs effectively in future.