Digital Tools & Strategies for Blended Learning
Digital Tools for Blended Learning
As you create blended learning opportunities, there are a vast array of tools that can you can utilize to deliver instructional content and activities. In blended learning situations, digital tools can be utilized to perform the following tasks:
- Lesson Delivery & Organization - Deliver the online components of blended learning to your students.
- Content Delivery & Interaction - Tools that allow students to access and interact with content in ways that make learning deeper, more meaningful, and more engaging.
- Assessment & Practice - Provide opportunities for formative assessment and immediate feedback.
- Student Collaboration & Voice - Provide opportunities for students to reflect on their learning, share their voice, and collaborate with their peers.
- Content & Subject Area Resources - Provide a variety of pre-made resources for your students to access
- Create Your Own Content - Create your own screencasts to share with students.
Transform Learning with Digital Tools and Content
In moving toward a blended learning environment, you will want to examine how you are using digital tools and the online components of your lessons to support and hopefully transform student learning. Two models can assist you in evaluating your approach to technology integration: SAMR and TPACK. The SAMR model considers four levels of integration: substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition. The TPACK model addresses the interaction of technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge and how they relate to teaching in a technology-enhanced learning environment.
