Blended Learning
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<strong>Blended</strong> learning possibilities<br />
In some ways, blended learning is not new. For all courses there has always been an element of ‘blended<br />
learning’, where different modes of delivery are utilised. Think, for example, of a traditional face-to-face<br />
course where there are some on-campus lectures and tutorials, independent study through textbooks and<br />
readings, library research and other activities. But the term ‘blended learning’ nowadays primarily means<br />
integrating the use of technology in course design and delivery.<br />
Taking a blended learning approach to your course can be used to support face-to-face teaching, large group<br />
and small group learning, self-directed learning, communication between the teacher and individual students<br />
or groups of students, as well as between students themselves. You can “blend” time (e.g., face-to-face vs.<br />
recorded lectures), place (small group tutorial on-campus vs. online discussion forum; traditional field trip vs.<br />
‘virtual’ field trip using web sites and online chat with industry personnel), people (podcast of guest lecturers,<br />
or virtual classroom to include both on-campus and off-campus students), resources and activities (textbook<br />
vs. online readings; in-class vs. online quiz).<br />
Figure 1 illustrates just some of the possibilities for integrating blended learning into your course.<br />
Student Resources<br />
- Textbooks<br />
- Readings<br />
- Workbook<br />
- Lecture Notes<br />
- Academic calendar<br />
F2F <strong>Learning</strong> & Teaching<br />
- Lecture<br />
- Tutorial/Lab<br />
- Seminar/workshop<br />
- Practicum<br />
- Study group<br />
Assessment<br />
- Exam<br />
- Project<br />
- Observed performance<br />
- Essay<br />
- Oral/viva voce<br />
- Product development<br />
Traditional,<br />
face-to-face<br />
learning and<br />
teaching<br />
experiences<br />
F2F Student Collaboration<br />
- Small group work<br />
- Discussion<br />
- Debate<br />
- Role Play<br />
- Project work<br />
Teacher/Student Communication<br />
- Notice on office door<br />
- Announcement in lecture<br />
Individual Student<br />
- Formal letter<br />
Activities<br />
- Teacher-student consultation<br />
- Reflective Journal<br />
- Study<br />
- Reading<br />
- Practice questions<br />
BLENDED<br />
LEARNING<br />
=<br />
BLENDED<br />
ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Online <strong>Learning</strong><br />
and Teaching<br />
- Recorded lecture<br />
- Webcast<br />
- Online virtual<br />
classroom<br />
Off-campus,<br />
virtual learning<br />
and teaching<br />
experiences<br />
Student Resources<br />
- Course Reading<br />
- Online Study guide<br />
- Web link<br />
- Online self-paced<br />
activity<br />
- Online calendar<br />
Teacher/Student<br />
Communication<br />
- Email<br />
- Announcement<br />
- Discussion forum<br />
- Online chat (synchronous)<br />
Assessment<br />
- Online test<br />
- Electronic submission<br />
of student work<br />
- Wiki, blog and other<br />
individually or group<br />
created work<br />
Individual activities<br />
- Reflective journal (using<br />
a blog or wiki)<br />
- E-portfolio<br />
- Online practice quiz<br />
Student Collaboration<br />
- Discussion, debate,<br />
role play (using discussion<br />
forum or virtual classroom)<br />
- Small group work<br />
(using a wiki or online<br />
meeting room)<br />
- Creating and sharing<br />
learning resources<br />
(using mind maps or<br />
social bookmarking<br />
sites)<br />
Figure 1: Possibilities for blended learning<br />
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Getting Started with <strong>Blended</strong> <strong>Learning</strong>
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