Planning for an effective
blended learning program requires a good deal of preparation.
All blended learning programs require planning.
The best
blended learning programs require a combination of technology, great software and teacher training.
Not exact matches
Implementing an effective
blended -
learning program may
require hiring outside help, visiting other school systems, or running semester - or year - long pilots to get teachers onboard.
Building a
blended training
program requires teamwork not only from those who know the topic, but also from analysts,
learning specialists, technology whizzes, even artists and designers.
We offer a diverse portfolio of online courses, on - campus institutes, and
blended programs that prepare educators to cultivate critical thinking and
learning skills, practice new teaching approaches, and confront centuries - old structures in order to better design and deliver the kind of education and professional development
required for today's educators and tomorrow's citizens.
At the heart of
blended and differentiated PD is the assumption that teaching and
learning, and not the technology itself, must form the core of all of our continuing education
programming and that meaningful technology integration
requires far more than dressing up the factory model wolf in digital sheeps clothing.
For example, expanding
blended learning programs will
require both improved systems and policy changes to succeed on a larger scale.
However, additional professional development will likely be
required to fully realize these and other benefits of a move to a
blended or individualized
learning program.