Blending technology and classroom learning: Jessie Woolley-Wilson at TEDxRainier

First Person: Taking Learning out of the classroom Homework from Geography teacher Mr Kelwin Koh can be anything from watching a video to hunting around your neighbourhood for rainforest leaves. He shares how it’s all for the sake of deeper learning. For the last four or five years, I’ve been creating “walkthrough videos” on YouTube. For those unfamiliar with the term, “walkthrough videos” are step-by-step guides for popular games produced by expert gamers to help others get through different levels in a game. My videos, instead of taking my viewers through games, take my students through various concepts of Geography.

3 Ways to Implement Blended Learning In The Classroom By Rachelle Dene Poth Best practices for blending or flipping your classroom are hot topics of discussion in education today. Much of the discussion focuses on finding clear definitions of what these terms mean and the benefit to classrooms. There are many resources and ways to educate yourself on this topic available including a diverse selection of books and blogs (such as the book Blended by Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker, and of course the Getting Smart blog) related to the topic, reaching out to colleagues or members of your PLN or attending conferences such as FETC, ISTE, state edtech conferences, edcamps and other professional development experiences. All of these are great for finding examples, vignettes, templates, suggested tools and ideas.

Blended Learning in the Classroom: Five creative ways to use it - CAE The growth of eLearning isn’t just about online courses. Many of the technological advancements in the education industry are about what happens inside the classroom. Technology such as computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones become more and more present in our lives. 4 Tips for Managing Blended Learning With Google Classroom With millions of teacher and student users around the world, Google Classroom has become a staple for work, collaboration, and learning. Its user-friendly qualities make it a suitable learning management system (LMS) for students of all ages and for all subjects. As more and more schools try blended learning, many teachers may wonder: How can I use Google Classroom as a learning management system for blended learning experiences?

Centre for Teaching Excellence What is Blended Learning? Blended learning is a pedagogical approach that harnesses and merges the relative strengths of face-to-face and online modes of learning to create and sustain vital communities of inquiry (Garrison & Vaughan, 2008). The former mode is commonly associated with a synchronous, oral form of communication, social interaction and collaboration opportunities, and the latter commonly associated with characteristics of asynchronous communication, self-paced, self-directed learning, and access to broader Internet-based learning opportunities. In essence, blended learning refers to contextually appropriate combinations of the effectiveness and socialization opportunities of the classroom with the technologically-enhanced active learning possibilities of the online environment (Dziuban, Hartman and Moskel, 2004).

Blended learning: the new normal and emerging technologies Adams Becker, S., Cummins, M., Davis, A., Freeman, A., Hall Giesinger, C., & Ananthanarayanan, V. (2017). NMC horizon report: 2017 higher Education Edition. Austin: The New Media Consortium. Google Scholar Alhabeeb, A. Blended Learning - What is it and how is it used? If you’re familiar with eLearning in any way, there’s no doubt you’ll have heard about blended learning. It’s is a concept that has risen in popularity over the last few years, with its advantages being lauded by eLearning professionals and learners alike. Despite the acceptance of the effectiveness of blended learning, there continues to be some ambiguity around its definition.

Blended Learning: Where Tradition Meets Technology Ever since the World Wide Web started making inroads into our homes and schools, researchers and practitioners have been exploring ways to combine both traditional and new ways of teaching. How can we blend the best of both worlds? What happens when tradition meets technology? Article highlights What is blended learning?Is this approach really viable in Singapore schools? 12 Different Types of Blended Learning by TeachThought Staff Blended Learning is not so much an innovation as it is a natural by-product of the digital domain creeping into physical spaces. Broadly speaking, blended learning just means a mix of learning online and face-to-face, which means it’s likely your students are already doing some form of blended learning and have for years. As digital and social media become more and more prevalent in the life of learners, it was only a matter of time before learning became ‘blended’ by necessity. Finding The Model That Works For Your School, Classroom, And Students