Blended Learning

Costa, Annie

Blended learning: Passing fad or true innovation? ( 2012, November 13). Retrieved from http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/blended-learning-passing-fad-or-true-innovation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Summary: This video describes what blended learning is, the different blended models and what they do. Blended learning is a mix of online learning with face-to-face instruction.  It describes the four blended models: rotation, self-blend, flex, and enriched virtual.  Rotation allows students to move as a group from a computer lab to a classroom to learn a specific subject.  Flex allow students to use online tools to learn a specific subject supplemented with an online teacher.  Self-blend allows students to spend half of the course time with an online instructor and other half with face-to-face interaction.  Enriched virtual is where students do a combination of any of the above models; students divide their time between courses taken at home and on campus.  The video also suggests many useful tools to help with blended learning. 

Evaluation: What’s the big deal about blended learning?  Which blended models work the best?  I think they are all great blended models because their focus is on children.  All of the above models can be effective as long as teachers are able to deliver content and teach skills efficiently.