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Blended Learning is Not the Only Way to Personalize Learning. Blended learning means offering a combination of face-to-face and online learning opportunities to learners. Blending these learning opportunities can contribute to personalizing learning. However, blended learning is not the only approach that personalizes learning. Personalizing learning starts with the learner. This means that learners have a stake in their learning by taking responsibility for their learning. The research at the Students at the Center (studentsatthecenter.org) wrote nine reports on student-centered learning. Motivation - Without motivation, there is no push to learnEngagement - Without engagement, there is no way to learnVoice - Without voice, there is no authenticity in learning “For students to create a new knowledge, to succeed academically, and to develop into healthy adults, they require each of these experiences.” Technology, especially mobile devices, allows learning to feel more personal.

Partners in Learning Maybe it’s all about semantics. Bright spots shine in blended, online learning. Flipped Theology: How Flipping Your Classroom Increases Learning | Two Handed Warriors. How a New Learning Technology Seems to Gel with Ancient Christian Theology by J. R. Miller I love the face-to-face interaction of the classroom, and while nothing will ever replace it, there are advantages to using the internet for teaching. The world is changing. I first came across this idea through a series of articles by Jon Bergmann, Jerry Overmyer and Brett Wilie. The traditional definition of a flipped class is:Where videos take the place of direct instructionThis then allows students to get individual time in class to work with their teacher on key learning activities.It is called the flipped class because what used to be classwork (the “lecture” is done at home via teacher-created videos and what used to be homework (assigned problems) is now done in class.

The Inversion of the Classroom There certainly has been controversy over this approach, but much of it seems rooted in a misunderstanding of the educational goals. The Flipped Classroom is NOT:A synonym for online videos. Five Best Practices for the Flipped Classroom. Ok, I'll be honest. I get very nervous when I hear education reformists and politicians tout how "incredible" the flipped-classroom model, or how it will "solve" many of the problems of education. It doesn't solve anything. It is a great first step in reframing the role of the teacher in the classroom. It fosters the "guide on the side" mentality and role, rather than that of the "sage of the stage. " It helps move a classroom culture towards student construction of knowledge rather than the teacher having to tell the knowledge to students.

It also creates the opportunity for differentiated roles to meet the needs of students through a variety of instructional activities. 1) Need to Know How are you creating a need to know the content that is recorded? 2) Engaging Models One of the best way to create the "need to know" is to use a pedagogical model that demands this. 3) Technology What technology do you have to support the flipped classroom? 4) Reflection 5) Time and Place. A first-hand look inside a flipped classroom. Global open house exposes the 'flipped learning' approach to the public By Meris Stansbury, Online Editor Read more by Meris Stansbury February 9th, 2012 Teachers say that even though the pilot is over, they won’t go back to the old way of teaching. There have been many school reform trends over the past few years: student response systems, video games for math, mobile phones for learning—but none have completely transformed the notion of learning like the flipped classroom.

Flipped learning, in essence, turns the idea of traditional classroom instruction on its head by asking students to watch videos of teacher lectures for homework, then apply the lesson with the teacher in the classroom. Using this method, proponents say, teachers have the opportunity to help students learn as individuals, and students can learn concepts more quickly. Watch Lake Elmo Elementary’s experience: One of the open houses took place at Lake Elmo Elementary School in Lake Elmo, Minn. Flipped Classroom - my thoughts on it, some other ideas, & infographic. "Flipped Classroom" is a classroom model where the teacher works with students on projects and what would be typically homework instead of a lecture and the students get the "lecture" at home, usually through a video (like from Kahn Academy, or made by the teacher, or from Discovery Education). The proponents of this model say that it offers the teacher more time to work with students on projects and applying the knowledge, rather than spending time delivering that knowledge.

The opponents say that it moves too much work to the student at home and many students don't have access to the resources, like broadband internet and a computer, to watch these videos. In my opinion, this is nothing new. Teachers assigned reading out of the textbook for homework, and now they want to assign video lectures to watch. What's so different? Does it really improve student learning? I have students who don't have the time, computer, internet access, or ability to watch videos at home. Related: Flipped Classroom: Flipped Talent Management Practices - K-12 Talent Manager. Baranduda Blog. I have been doing considerable research – through the usual methods of RSS feeds and notifications that come to me via email, or in Scoop Its, Google Alerts or Pearltrees,- and I am finding that the concept of blended elearning popping up in different guises.

This posting piqued my interest and I thank the blogger Connie Malamed of the elearning Coach blog, for some provocative postings. Thanks Connie for making me think a little deeper about the whole idea of ‘blended elearning’ with this section of your recent posting. So whilst I do wish to reply to Connie with my observations on the entire post, I wanted to focus on the blended elearning approach segment here in my own blog. Blended or hybrid learning came about because one eLearning course is often not the solution to an organization’s or an individual’s learning needs. Until recently, blended referred to a learning experience that included both instructor-led and online self-paced components. Like this: Like Loading... EmPower with E-Learning solutions: E-Learning courses : Empower with our ProductsemPower eLearning: Bolstering Security Education.

The Flipped Classroom is an interesting concept in blended learning, focussing on literally 'flipping' the traditional model of education... As Karl Fisch identified, regular homework requiring students to apply theory to problems/activities, highlights three groups;A proportion who completed the work with no problems and who probably didn't need the practiceA second segment who wouldn't even attempt the homework (didn't want to; not enough time; lack of understanding)A final group in the middle who would attempt the work, but become frustrated because they couldn't do it or had done it incorrectly.

So instead of 'lecturing' at the front of a class for an hour, this 'chalk & talk' 'transmission' element is recorded (short videos, podcasts, screencasts, etc) and given to students (on CD or online) to watch beforehand (or indeed afterwards). The Value of Online and Blended Learning. There is a general lack of information available when it comes to determining the costs associated with online and blended learning. Yet, at a time when all state legislatures and education agencies are wrestling with funding issues, accurate cost data is essential. A new report released this week by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation takes a closer look at those costs, showing a range of figures based on the different program options offered to students of K-12 education in the U.S.

Comparing the costs of online and blended learning programs (both full and part-time) to those associated with traditional brick-and-mortar schooling (which varies school by school, state by state and district by district) presented the report’s authors with an important and difficult challenge. The Foundation’s new report is a serious effort to look into the cost drivers for online and blended programs. Much of its reporting is based on in-depth interviews with a number of sources.