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Sunday, July 22, 2012
Blended Learning
Here is a link to a very recent (posted 7/16/2012) blog by C. M. Rubin. She interviews two representatives from the Innosight Institute about blended learning. They describe the term "blended learning" and its four different models. The flex model seems intriguing. Each student has his/her own "office" space (like a big business office full of cubicles) with his/her own computer and takes online classes. There are break out rooms around the perimeter of the building where teachers can pull out small groups. Supposedly, students become self-motivated to reach their goals. The Innosight people say that the beauty of this system is that computers are able to do what computers do well. Humans are freed up to do what humans do best. Check out the link and let me know what you think.
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ReplyDeleteSeems interesting. I would like to know when they studied the blended learning model, which ages work best. It seems hard to believe that a high school could function at this capacity, but maybe some AP classes and Business courses. I am intrigued!
Thanks for the link.
Blended Learning
ReplyDeleteParaphrasing Michael Horn, Executive Director of Innosight Institute, “Students feel more responsible and more motivated to learn when they feel they own their learning.”
In my field of AEAL, we aim to encourage our learners to be independent/self-directed learners (albeit not always possible...); therefore, I feel blended learning is well aligned with what we preach.
The two components -- face-to-face teacher controlled and online learning student controlled -- are in line with the theories of second language acquisition.
Like Cari, I, too, am interested in learning more about the study. Thanks for this interesting posting!
This is a really interesting article and and interesting approach to education. The blended learning approach looks like something I would be interested in learning more about. I also think that many schools (at least where I live) aren't quite ready for it. Thanks for posting.
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