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Blended learning is an educational approach that combines traditional face-to-face instruction with online and digital learning activities. It integrates various instructional methods, technologies, and resources to create a more flexible and personalised learning experience.
Key thinkers in this area:
Norm Friesen (1966 - Present)
This approach allows students to engage in both in-person and virtual learning environments, providing a balance between traditional classroom settings and online platforms. Blended learning aims to leverage the benefits of both approaches, promoting learner engagement, flexibility, and the use of technology for a more effective and tailored educational experience.
Teaching strategies that are linked to blended learning
Clearly communicate expectations, guidelines, and schedules to learners. Learners need a roadmap to help them understand how the different components fit together.
Recognise and accommodate diverse learning needs and paces. Blended learning allows for flexibility, so leverage this by providing alternative ways for learners to access content, demonstrate understanding, and engage with the material.
Implement regular formative assessments, with constructive feedback, to gauge the group progress and guide individual learners.
Read more here:
Graham, C. R. (2006). Blended learning systems. The handbook of blended learning: Global perspectives, local designs, 1, 3-21.
Hamer, J., & Smith, J. (2021). Online and blended delivery in Further Education.
Kaur, M. (2013). Blended learning-its challenges and future. Procedia-social and behavioral sciences, 93, 612-617.
Oliver, M., & Trigwell, K. (2005). Can ‘blended learning’be redeemed?. E-learning and Digital Media, 2(1), 17-26.
Questions
What evidence is there that blended learning impacts learner academic performance better than traditional methods?
How does blended learning address or exacerbate issues of access and equity among learners?
How well is your setting equipped to support and implement blended learning?
How does blended learning impact learners' motivation and enthusiasm for their subject?
How could blended learning be optimised 1for your subject specialism.
In what ways does blended learning impact the assessment of learners' understanding and skills?
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