Blended learning solution in practice Blended learning is not only the buzz word. It is actually working. Why? Because we all realized that no single teaching approach is good enough to work for all learners. Since time immemorial we’ve been blending different instructional methods in our training initiatives. With the emergence of technology, this approach got new dimensions. What blended learning actually is? We’ve been hired by a training institution to help them design a blended training program for unemployed people aged from 25 to 35, to become accountants, using relevant accounting software. 1. Benefits: Learners could use these lessons at their own pace and according to their prior knowledge;Learners could come prepared to classroom workshops;Learners could use these learning materials also during and after the classroom workshops if needed; 2. Benefits: The same online learning environment was provided for the learners also during live sessions. 3. And what do learners think about this kind of blend? About Jana Jan
Collaborize Classroom – Online Education Technology for Teachers and Students Collaborize Classroom is designed to complement classroom instruction and engage students in online activities, assignments and discussions that allow for deeper participation inside and outside the classroom. Do more with less. Allow your students to participate on their own time with an easy-to-use private platform. Enrich your curriculum with multimedia. Embed Microsoft Office documents, videos, pictures, and PDFs. Give every student a voice. In-class participation has increased across the board.
What Do We Mean by "Innovation"? in•no•vate - v. To begin something new: introduce. in•no•va•tion - n. 1. The act of innovating. 2. -- Webster's II Innovation is the spark of insight that leads a scientist or inventor to investigate an issue or phenomenon. In the world of education, innovation comes in many forms. In the Office of Innovation and Improvement, part of our mission is to identify, support and promote innovative practices in education. So how can we responsibly promote untested, unproven, but innovative practices? First, we practice truth in advertising. Second, we make our criteria for "innovative practices" transparent. Address an important challenge in education. Third, we encourage all OII grantees to put in place rigorous, experimental evaluation designs so that, over time, we can learn if these interventions are effective. Fourth, we plan to showcase OII grantees that have demonstrated success through rigorous evaluations.
Have you mastered blended learning? 10 strategies for thriving in this growing field Report: 6 Blended Learning Models Emerge Collaboration | News Report: 6 Blended Learning Models Emerge Even as it "disruptively" transforms American education, blended learning is itself being slowly reshaped into new and distinctive forms. A report released this week identified six emerging models for blended learning in K-12, ranging from guided online instruction in the classroom to "self-blended" models where students take courses a la carte. The report, "The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning: Profiles of Emerging Models," detailed blended learning programs that illustrate emerging trends in hybrid online and classroom-based instruction. Despite the unique nature of each individual program studied, the researchers identified six "distinct clusters" of blended learning models that shared some common characteristics, all of which appear to be gaining adherents. The six models identified in the report included: Innosight has also established an online database for compiling data on blended programs.
Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from Just a few minutes ago, I took this pictureabout 10 blocks from here.This is the Grand Cafe here in Oxford.I took this picture because this turns out to bethe first coffeehouse to openin England in 1650.That's its great claim to fame,and I wanted to show it to you,not because I want to give you the kind of Starbucks tourof historic England,but rather becausethe English coffeehouse was crucialto the development and spreadof one of the great intellectual flowerings of the last 500 years,what we now call the Enlightenment. But the other thing that makes the coffeehouse importantis the architecture of the space.It was a space where people would get togetherfrom different backgrounds,different fields of expertise, and share.It was a space, as Matt Ridley talked about, where ideas could have sex.This was their conjugal bed, in a sense --ideas would get together there.And an astonishing number of innovations from this periodhave a coffeehouse somewhere in their story.
7 Stories From Educators About Teaching In The Flipped Classroom Informed articles and commentary on this powerful and often misunderstood concept. The University of Wisconsin’s Stout School of Education publishes a great Tech Tips newsletter. The last few issues of this newsletter have been packed with resources focused on topics near and dear to us here at EmergingEdTech, and we strongly recommend signing up for this free publication. (Click image to access a Flipped Classroom Infographic from Knewton.com) There is a wealth of experienced, constructive knowledge shared in this content. The Flipped Class: Myths Vs. The Flip: Why I Love It, How I Use It: Shelley Wright (in an article published by Tina Barseghian) explains, “I love the flip. Advancing the Flip: Developments in Reverse Instruction: This post by Jonathan Martin on the award winning Connected Principles Blog is ripe with references, in addition to sharing insights into classroom flips performed by instructors at his educational institution and others. About Kelly Walsh Print This Post
What Is Blended Learning? These Videos Will Get You Started Blended learning is one of those buzz words in education and technology these days. It’s not bringing a blender to class and trying a ‘Will It Blend?’ type project. Sorry, had to include that joke. See Also: How Teachers Are Using Blended Learning Right Now If you’ve been curious about blended learning but don’t know where to get started, these videos are basically a boot camp in the form of video infographics. We all know the old adage: an image is worth a thousand words. Below is part II of the presentation on Blended Learning. References: - The rise of K-12 blended learning by Heather Staker - Blended Learning in Grades 4-12: Leveraging the Power of Technology to Create Student-Centered Classrooms by Catlin R.
Education Speak: Defining Innovation According to Merriam Webster, it's defined as: 1) the introduction of something new, 2) a new idea, method, or device: novelty. This week in Doha, Qatar, the Qatar Foundation is holding the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE). Earlier this year, the Office of Innovation and Improvement at the US Department of Education held a $600 million competition for the Investing in Innovation Fund, or i3 grants. When considering innovation and our work at Envision Schools, I have been reflecting on two of my favorite educational thinkers/writers: Andrew Rotherham, co-founder and publisher of Education Sector, and writer of the blog Eduwonk.com. Then there's Elliot Washor, co-founder of Big Picture Learning. I'm not sure if these two writers are often quoted together but their following words about innovation really resonate and have stuck with me. Last month, Rotherham wrote this in a blog, The New York State of Mind, about New York's Equity Project Charter School: Improvement vs.
E-Learning and Blended Learning It is difficult to find one simple solutions for a complex issues. The expectations with regards to performance at work place or at home are complex; we need a blend of various learning solutions to resolve these complex issues. In such a scenario, Blended learning offers a greater chance of success. Blended learning is not new concepts. In fact, it is an age-old concept that existed for several centuries. In ancient India, the pupil leave with their teacher or guru for years in Ashrams. Today, the needs and challenges of learning have changed. Time constraintTotal number of students that can be reachedLearners being distributed at far different placesComplexity of tasks to performComplexity of contentForms of content (Audio, Video, Text etc.)InfrastructureCost All these factors necessitate a unique learning strategy; a strategy that constructs a learning environment that has the following features. E-Learning and Blended Learning:
Evaluating what works in blended learning Since blended learning exploded onto the K-12 scene with promises of personalized and student-centered learning, it has proliferated into dozens of different models, with educators continually tweaking and changing those methods to find the perfect balance of face-to-face and online instruction to meet the needs of their students. Students work on computers at Florence High School in this <em>EdNews</em> file photo. Interest in blended education remains high, spurred partly by research offering support for advocates’ claims that blended learning is more effective than either online or face-to-face instruction on its own. But more research is needed to determine the effectiveness of the evolving blended learning models, including best practices and which models work best for which types of students, said Susan D. “The more we know about the variety of blended learning models in K-12 education, the more we know we don’t know everything that’s out there,” she said. Michael B. Mr. Like Ms.
Elliot Washor: Thoughts on Innovation Each year our schools fail to graduate about a million young people and many of those who do stay in school are bored and minimally engaged in challenging learning, are performing poorly, and have limited prospects for successful postsecondary learning and work. Their situation is as much attributable to a deeply flawed school design as it is to faulty execution, so it is unlikely that yet another school improvement plan will yield any significant change in their prospects. Given the escalating expectations for high school graduates, getting better at implementing the traditional school design is not nearly enough when doing differently, very differently, is so desperately needed. Reflect for a moment on how many aspects of schooling are taken for granted in the vast majority of schools in this country. Real innovation typically entails a deliberate and creative remaking of many, if not most, of those system regularities.