The Function of Blended Learning

Thef
unct
ionofBl
endedLear
ning

1.Descr
ibeBlendedLearning.
2.Enumerat
et hefunct
ionsofBlendedLearning.
3.Enumerat
et headvantagesandDisadvantagesofBlendedLear
ning.
4.Knowthepr act
icest
hatwi l
li
mproveblendedlearni
ng.

Bl
endedLearning
 islearni
ngt hatisf
aci
lit
atedbyt heeff
ecti
vecombi nat
ionofdi
ff
erentmodes
ofdel
ivery
,model softeaching,andstyl
esoflearningandapply
ingthem i
n
anint
eracti
v el
ymeaningfull
earningenvi
ronment.

 theef
fecti
vecombinati
onofdi
ff
erentmodesofdel
i
ver
y,model
soft
eachi
ng,
andstyl
esoflear
ning

 Itis sy stems whi ch combine face-t
o-f
ace instr
uct i
on wi th computer-
medi atedinstr
uction'Thisdefi
nestheconcepti nt ermsoft womodesof
coursedel i
very
,anddef inest
heblendassomecombi nationoftwomodes.
 Whi l
et heclassroom of f
ersanoppor t
unit
yforrole-playi
ngwi thimmedi at
e
face-to-f
ace feedback,onl i
ne learni
ng offer
s per sonalized,self-
paced
l
earningwi t
heLear ning/mLear
ningcomponent st hatl endt hemselvesto
i
nteract i
vemedia.

WhyBl
endedLear
ning?

 I
mpr
ovesabi
l
ityt
oper
sonal
i
zeev
ery
thi
ng

 Pot
ent
ial
fori
ndi
vi
dual
progr
ess

 Keepslearni
ngengagedwit
htheuseofav ar
iet
yofcont
enttype
 Theinstr
uctorcanassessl
ear
nert
rendsandactaccor
dingl
y

Benef
it
s

1.Accounti
ng f
orEv er
yone.Blended l
ear
ning t
akesever
yt y
pe ofl
ear
neri
nto
account
,whethertheypreferthefamil
i
artradi
ti
onalcl
assr
oom,woul
drat
her
l
earnonli
ne,
ortryamixtur
eofboth.

2.Lear ni
ng Tr ends and Feedback.Bl ended l
earni
ng uses onli
ne and of fl
i
ne
technol ogi
esint andem,allowi
nginstr
uctor
stoquickl
yadoptthel atestl
earni
ng
trends and modal i
ti
es intothe cur
ri
culum.Instr
uct
ors can al
so use built
-in
repor t
ing feat
ures in mostLMS sof t
ware progr
ams fordeeper ,data-
driv
en
i
nsi ghtsint
ost udentprogressandsuccess.

, 3.LowerCost s.I n-cl
ass trai
ning mayseem l ike a cheaperopti
on when
compar edtoeLear ningdevelopment,butconsi derthetr
uecostofface-
to-
face sessi
ons:Ti me awayf rom wor k,paying instr
uctor
s,and f
lyi
ng in
remoteempl oyeescaneatupasi gnificantamountoft heL&Dbudget.A
blendedeLearningappr oachcut sdownont ravelcostsandcanbeused
againandagain, whichreducesinst
ructortimeaswel l
.

4.FunandEngagement .Blendedlearningisanint
eracti
veexper
ienceinever
y
senseoft hewor d.Learnersreinforcetheoffl
inelessonsbypr act
ici
ng
onli
nethroughav ari
etyofdiff
erentcont entmedia,eachgearedtosuita
cert
ainl
earningst
yle.

5.ReachandPer sonali
zati
on.Gl obalor ganizati
onsf acethechal l
enges
ofmaki ngl ear
ninguniversal
,nomat terthebr anchl ocat
ion.Language
i
nterpretati
onandt ravelcanalsobeconcer ns,bot
hofwhi chareeasil
y
addressedbybl endedeLearningt hatbr i
ngst rai
ningt oallemployees,
whethert heywor kinanothercount r
yorf rom home.

Model
sofBl
endedLear
ning

 Face-to-Face:Tradit
ionalinst
ruct
or -
led learni
ng sessi
ons suppl
ement
ed wi
th
technologyallow l
earnerstocontrolt hei
rownl earni
ngpace.Benefi
tsar
erol
e-
playi
ng, mentori
ng,hands-onpract
ice,andf eedback.

 Rotat
ion:St
udentsgofr
om onel earni
ngacti
vi
tyt
oanot herlear
ningact
ivi
ty,
ei
therinastr
uctur
edl
ear
ningsessiondir
ect
edbyateacher,oronl
ineinaself
-
di
rect
edmanner.

 Fl
ex:Flexl
earni
ngi satermt hatcanbeusedi nterchangeablywithpersonal
ized
l
earni
ng. By accessing means of i nt
egrati
on of l earni
ng i n aLearning
ManagementSy stem (
LMS.),thestudentscontroltheirl
earningpath,choosing
whattheytolearn.Theinst
ructorisusual
lypresentinament or
ingcapacit
y,to
answerquest
ions.

 Gamif
icat
ion:Oneofthemostef
fecti
vewaystomot i
vatelear
nersisbyletti
ng
t
hem play
!Byusinggamepl
ayel
ementssuchaspointsorlevel
s,lear
nersfeela
l
it
tl
ecompet i
ti
onandaremor
emotivat
edtoexper
iencethemateri
alonthei
rown
t
ime.

 Onli
neLab:Thi sbl ended l
earni
ng modeli sent
ir
elydigi
tal
,wit
hlitt
leorno
i
nstruct
orinter
acti
on,andt akespl aceeitherbef
ore,duri
ng,oraft
ertrai
ning.
Learner
scanaccesscont entonmobi l
ephones(mLearni
ng),l
apt
ops,ortabl
ets.
Thismodal
ityengagesandsol i
dif
ieslearni
ng.

 Onl
ineDr
iver:Thi
sblendedlear
ningmodeli
sent i
rel
yself
-di
rect
edandtakes
pl
aceinadigit
alenv
ironment
.Learner
scanengagewithaninstr
uct
ort
hrough