The Top 10 reasons to Embrace Blended Learning
1. It's more engaging than sit and get
2. There are more options to let students go deeper
3. It makes it easier to catch up students who are behind
4. It can actually increase one on one interaction
5. You can blend in many different ways to fit your needs
6. You are teaching students skills for the future, not just content
7. You have more avenues to actually finish your content
8. It breeds student collaboration.
9. It allows different students to be in different places
10. Students can get immediate feedback
2. There are more options to let students go deeper
3. It makes it easier to catch up students who are behind
4. It can actually increase one on one interaction
5. You can blend in many different ways to fit your needs
6. You are teaching students skills for the future, not just content
7. You have more avenues to actually finish your content
8. It breeds student collaboration.
9. It allows different students to be in different places
10. Students can get immediate feedback
So What is Blended Learning?Well to define it, let's go to the global leaders... the International Association for K-12 Online Learning. INACOL was formed in 2003 through many conferences, gatherings, and meetings as a response to the overwhelming need for an organization focused on virtual schools and blended learning. You can visit their site here inacol.org. INACOL defines blended learning as the best features of traditional schooling with the advantages of online learning to deliver personalized, differentiated instruction across a group of learners. Students in formal blended learning educational programs learn online part of the time, yet have the benefit of face-to-face instruction and supervision to maximize their learning and to best fit their own needs. INACOl, Also outlines 4 models which can be found to the right Still Not Convinced?Look Around your Room Right Now... Is it really getting through?
Are students engaged? Are they Learning? How many students have heads down or the glazed over look? Are things going to stick long term or is it going to go out the window tomorrow? Can they Google What You Are Teaching? If What you are doing is not working for all, why not try Something new?
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The 4 Models of BlendThe Rotation Model
The Flex Model
A La Carte Model
Enriched Virtual Model
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And of Course You can always take it from experts..
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