BLENDED LEARNING

BLENDED LEARNING

1. DEFINITION

   • a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through delivery of content and instruction via digital and online media with some element of student control over time, place, path, or pace

2. HISTORY

   • 1.In the 1960s on mainframes           and mini-computers 2.In the early 1990s, CD-                    ROMs emerged.      -support very high quality           sound and video 3.AICC, Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee, was formed in 1988. -used CD-ROMs to provide training for personnel

3. MODELS

   • Face-to-face driver
     •  where the teacher drives the instruction and augments with digital tools
   • Rotation
     • students cycle through a schedule of independent online study and face-to-face classroom time
   • Flex
     • Most of the curriculum is delivered via a digital platform and teachers are available for face-to-face consultation and support
   • Labs
     • All of the curriculum is delivered via a digital platform but in a consistent physical location. Students usually take traditional classes in this model as welI
   • Self-blend
     • Students choose to augment their traditional learning with online course work
   • Online driver
     • Students complete an entire course through an online platform with possible teacher check-ins.[

4. ADVANTAGES

   • 1.students can work on their own with new concepts which frees teachers up to circulate and support individual students who may need individualized attention. 2. inherently less expensive than traditional classroom learning.3.automatically collects student data and measures academic progress, providing teachers, students and parents detailed students data.

5. DISADVANTAGES

   • 1.Significant barrier for students attempting to get access to the course materials. 2.Difficulties with management in an online setting when in group. 3