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What is blended learning?

By Erifili DavisGoogle Certified Educator, Level 1

Blended learning: a definitionA formal education program in which a student learns: ● at least in part through online learning, with

some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace.

● at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home.

http://www.christenseninstitute.org/blended-learning-definitions-and-models

Blended learning is not 'good' just because it's blended. You need to consider sound pedagogical principles for any learning experiences.

What are the elements of QUALITY blended learning?

student ownership

personalised

mastery based

relationships

From: Key Elements of the Student Experience. (2015, November 21). Lecture presented at Blended Learning: Personalizing Education for Students, Coursera MOOC.

Created: E. Davis, CC BY-ND 3.0 AU

Benefits of QUALITY blended learning

Student focused and driven.

Multi-modal.

Allows students to work at their own pace.

Opportunities to collaborate.

Monitor student progress.

Some blended learning modelsFlipped classroom

Station rotation

Flex model

Flipped classroomContent and instruction is delivered to the student online, usually at home.

Teacher guided practice and projects are undertaken at the brick and mortar learning environment.

What a flipped classroom looks like

Station rotationStudents rotate at fixed time intervals to different learning stations within the classroom.

Stations may include:

Small group, teacher led instruction.

Online learning.

Collaborative projects.

Lab rotation is similar with the class rotating into a computer lab.

What station rotation looks like

Flex modelOnline learning forms the backbone of the flex model. Each student has a personalised learning plan that is optimised for the students needs.

The teacher provides face-to-face and online support as needed.

What the flex model looks like

The right software tools

Software tools to support blended learning are evolving and it is fair to say 'we're not there yet' as far as a single, holistic solution goes.

G Suite for Education provides a range of free solutions to help educators implement blended learning.

To find out more, visit:bit.ly/blendga

Easy blended learning with Google Apps

4 Google tools to get you started

About Erifili DavisMy passion is education forsocial justice and the possibilities of educational technology to positively transform the educational experience for all Australians.

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