Manchester Programme

Sunday 12 April
Session 2.7 : 1710-1815
Central 7
80 audience
Forum
LT
FORUM ON BLENDED LEARNING
Blended learning in higher education; motivating mixed-ability classes
Joyce den Heijer (The Hague University of Applied Sciences)
This session evaluates several blended learning methods (including flipped
classroom and web-based learning), and their effectiveness in teaching
mixed-ability learners. It explores the challenges and benefits, as
experienced by students and teachers, and discusses ways for teachers to
effectively incorporate elements of blended learning in their own
classrooms, as well as offer alternatives for those with limited online
resources.
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Flipped lessons in and out of the EFL classroom
Jose Maria Lopez Lago (Universidad Europea de Canarias)
This session analyzes the results of a survey of students studying EFL in a
blended learning format at the Universidad Europea de Madrid, aiming to
improve motivation and engagement using the flipped classroom model.
The study exposed strengths and weaknesses of the learning process,
increased student collaboration, and suggested that flipped lessons
motivated students and enhanced comprehension of the material.
New Vistas OpenClass opens to university graduates
Elena Yastrebova (MGIMO University)
Graduate students expect an EFL course to considerably enhance the
marketability of their skills and competencies. A sound way to meet these
expectations is to focus on transferable skills: communicative skills, high
order intellectual skills and professionally-relevant personal abilities. This
presentation looks at a three-year education project based on OpenClass
instructional technology being implemented at MGIMO University.
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a = adult teaching
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