Is blended learning the best PRINCIPLES OF

choice for your particular TEACHING 1

course?

W hether or not you choose to use a

blended learning approach may depend
on these factors:

 Your comfort level with using

technology for learning.
BLENDED LEARNING
 Whether or not you can attain your
course learning outcomes with a
blended learning format.

 If there are any particular

challenges you are facing that may
be remedied through online
learning.

 How much time you want in class

to do more interactive learning
activities.
What is ‘blended learning’?  More flexibility for students and 4. Online Lab
instructors.
An online platform
B lended learning or ‘hybrid learning,’ is
Blended Learning Models
1. Face-to-Face Driver
delivers the entire
course, but in a brick-
learning that combines the best of online
Face-to-face teachers and-mortar location.
learning and face-to-face instruction for
the purpose of enhancing learning. deliver most of the Often, students who
‘Flipping the classroom’ or ‘inverted curriculum. A physical participates in an online lab program also
teaching’ are also forms of blended teacher employs online take traditional courses.
learning, as course content is moved out learning in a technology lab or the back of 5. Self-Blend
of the classroom to an online format the classroom to supplement.
allowing for class time to be more Students choose to take
interactive. 2. Rotation remote online courses to
Within a given course, supplement their school’s
Why blended learning? traditional curriculum. This
students rotate on a
 Varied ways for students to engage model of blended learning
fixed schedule between
in and demonstrate their learning. is extremely popular among high school
self-paced online
 Both instructors and students have students.
learning and sitting in a
the opportunity to develop their
classroom with a face-to-face teacher. 6. Online Driver
technology skills.
 Students prefer courses that have 3. Flex An online platform and
some online components (ECAR, teacher deliver all the
An online platform
2012). curriculum. Students
delivers most of the
 Some technologies allow for more work remotely, and face-
curriculum. Teachers
learning to take place, or facilitate a to-face check-ins are
specific kind of learning activity that provide on-site, as-
might not be possible without the needed support through in-person tutoring either available or mandatory.
technology. or small group sessions.