BLENDED LEARNING

BLENDED LEARNING

1. Formal education program - student learns through delivery of content and instruction via digital and online media - student control over time, place, path, or pace.

2. Terminology : Combining Internet and digital media with established classroom forms that require the physical co-presence of teacher and students.

3. MODEL

   • Face-to-face driver : Teacher drives instructions and augments with digital tools.
   • Rotation : Students have schedule of independent online study and face-to-face classroom time.
   • Flex : Curriculum delivered via digital platform and teachers are available for face-to-face consultation and support.
   • Labs : Curriculum delivered via digital platform but in a consistent physical location - students usually take traditional classes.
   • Self-blend : Students choose to augment traditional learning with online course work.
   • Online driver : Students complete an entire course through an online platform with possible teacher check-ins - Curriculum and teaching delivered via digital platform and face-to-face meetings are available.

4. ADVANTAGES : More effective than face-to-face or online classes. - Students' high achievement. - Students work on their own with new concepts which frees teachers to support individual students who need individualized attention. - Facilitate simultaneous independent and collaborative learning experience. - Improve student attitudes towards learning. - Students are able to better evaluate understanding of course materials. - Reduce educational expenses. - Data collection & customization of instruction & assessment. - Ensure accountability. - Reallocate resources to boost student achievement outcomes. - Advance students skills or exceed grade restrictions. - Allows personalized education - students work at their own pace to understand new concepts. - Encourage integration of technology into variety of subjects.

5. DISADVANTAGES : Technical resources or tools must reliable, easy to use & up to date to give meaningful impact on learning experience. - IT literacy - students access to course materials, making the availability of high-quality technical support paramount. - Group work. - Students falling behind on the materials (lecture recording technologies). - Effective feedback is more time-consuming & expensive.