Blended Learning? Sounds Cool

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What is Blended Learning actually?
The blended classroom is designed to meet the individual needs of student by allowing teachers to personalize instruction.  This strategy can be used for any subject and any grade level.  Blended learning combines face-to-face and online instruction. It allows students to work with teachers in school and have online resources at home. It is similar to the flipped classroom, but with more emphasis on in-class work with the teacher over video/home content. Project Based Learning is a type of blended classroom. Students work on projects at home, and in class.

    Combining classroom and virtual instruction optimizes learning. Teachers are equipped with significant resources to maximize planning and instructional time and differentiate instruction to accommodate varying proficiency levels. Students assume greater ownership and responsibility for their own language development and progress at the pace and level appropriate to their needs.

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Pros:

• Provides for individualized support for the students
• students can access material at anytime, anywhere, to review the material
• provides richer, more interactive learning experiences
• provides more time for collaboration with the students and teachers
• parents have access to what students are doing - better communication and support
• studies show it increases student and teacher productivity, improves teaching and learning, and provides more and better data, and helps customize learning.
• more and more colleges and even workplaces are using this model
• gives students more time to learn - extends the learning beyond the end of the school day

Cons:

• Teachers will need time to create and/or select content.
• Teachers will need training on using this method of instruction to make it effective
• students will need to be shown how to access, use the technology and what is expected of them
• Students need to be able to do work outside of school hours
• do they have access to technology at home?
• do they have access to internet at home?
• do they have other things that take up their time (job, etc.)
• students need to be self-directed to work at home

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Conclusion:
   Blended Learning is very useful teaching program which combines both face-to-face and virtual interaction between students and teachers to get knowledge all around the world. It is a very great possible chance to improve the human resources to make the countries have prosperity. It is the time to make the fusion to attract people to gain their resources and also we should keep the balance between the environment and the technology.

Sources:

1. https://www.middleburyinteractive.com/curriculum-courses/blended-learning
2. http://olecommunity.com/blended-learning-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-trending-in-k-12-education/
3. http://moodle.unitec.ac.nz/mod/page/view.php?id=214273
4. http://elearninginfographics.com/6-blended-learning-techniques-infographic/ 
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L75oPzauAlw
6. http://www.christenseninstitute.org/blended-learning-definitions-and-models/
7. http://kevincorbett.com/2013/07/4-blended-learning-models/