Blended Learning

Blended Learning

1. formal education program

2. instruction via digital and online media with some element of student control over time, place, path, or pace

3. computer-mediated activities

4. can be used to translate knowledge into a particular skill that is useful and practical for a specific job.

5. TERMINOLOGY

   • often used interchangeably in research literature
   • as learning systems that "combine face-to-face instruction with computer mediated instruction
   • combining Internet and digital media with require the physical co-presence of teacher and students

6. HISTORY

   • scale, whereas one instructor can only teach so many people
   • Mainframe-based training had a number of interface limitations that satellite-based live video in the 1970s.
   • learning management systems emerged as a way to facilitate progress tracking.

7. MODEL

   • Face-to-face driver
     • teacher drives the instruction and augments with digital tools.
   • Rotation
     • through a schedule of independent online study
   • Flex
     • teachers are available for face-to-face consultation by curriculum via a digital platform
   • Self-blend
     • choose to augment their traditional learning with online course work
   • Online driver
     • through an online platform with possible teacher check-ins

8. ADVANTAGE

   • reportedly more effective than purely face-to-face or purely online classes
   • facilitate a simultaneous independent learning experience
   • using information and communication technologies improve student attitudes towards learning

9. DISADVANTAGE

   • need to be reliable, easy to use, and up to date, to have a meaningful impact on the learning experience
   • difficulties with management in an online setting
   • students attempting to get the course materials, making the availability of high-quality technical support paramount

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