The thirty-one month multiple case study investigates the perception over time of adjunct faculty in regard to their role as instructors in the blended learning environment. The trend to utilize adjunct faculty and technological delivery of courses in higher learning institutions in conjunction with previous research indicating dissatisfaction in these changes by institutions, faculty, and students warranted further research. The study participants unanimously stated that a paradigm shift in the faculty role to that of a leader of learning is necessary for successful learning outcomes in the future but this is not generally recognized by existing faculty or higher education administrators. Participants were not confident that the existing traditional faculty could transform their styles, attitudes, and classroom successes in order to be the leaders of learning that is expected so that our students can learn to become leaders in business and sustain us in a competitive world due to the traditional faculty's deficiency of real-world experience and lack of willingness to embrace change. The definition of learning effectiveness and the proper methods for its measure is still a mystery to the participants with the one certainty that learning effectiveness is changing from a faculty-determined measure to a student-determined realization. It was concluded that a good student is a good student in any learning environment and will not be hindered by the modality. A good teacher today, however, will not be a good teacher in the future in any learning environment unless they enjoy teaching in the environment and possess the characteristics of a leader: embracer of change, visionary, passionate, charismatic, good communicator, strategic, resourceful, life-long learner. However, the paradox continues that regardless of how the classroom is configured or the delivery modality chosen, faculty continue to be held accountable for learning outcomes. For higher education to succeed in the future, a renaissance in faculty role, responsibility, and selection is required.