Tracks varied learning types such as blended learning, gamification, simulations and
so on blended learning.
Not exact matches
I have since
learned that high speed and excessive
blending does terrible things to oat flour based baked goods,
so actually
blending on low speed and just long enough to combine all the ingredients works much better.
Frequent Discover contributor Merali
blends physics with philosophy
on a journey to
learn whether humans will soon be able to make entirely new universes (spoiler alert: quite possibly, yes) and, if
so, whether our universe could be the science project of other intelligent life.
Everyone
learns in a different way
so I
blend my classes with visuals, hands
on, engaging activities along side textual references and guided discussions.
If it wants to work with multiple content providers
on the other hand, there is a good bet it might work with a company like Education Elements, which is emerging as a leader in helping schools move to
blended -
learning models and offering a single sign -
on software solution for schools
so they can easily work with multiple content vendors.
So what are Vicki's top tips
on blended learning?
The power of
blended learning — to let students
learn individually paced basics online,
so teachers can focus
on personalized, enriched face - to - face instruction — can bring excellent teaching to more students, and enable all teachers to earn more.
In contrast, because there is rampant nonconsumption in secondary schools — of advanced courses, foreign languages, credit recovery and
so on — the disruptive models of
blended learning are likely to replace the traditional classroom over the long term.
Online and
blended learning have the potential to dramatically transform our education system by being able to individualize for each student's distinct
learning needs (just look at the results from Carpe Diem, KIPP Empower, or Rocketship Education), but whether it does
so will have a lot to do with policy — whether we change the incentives and focus not
on merely serving students and micro-managing the inputs, but instead focusing
on the student outcomes and leaving behind an antiquated factory - model system for a student - centric one.
So, in really deep expressions of
Blended Learning, the
blend is based
on: What do the kids in front of you at this moment need?
Similarly, the report's faith in technology (
blended learning, computer adaptive assessments, and
so on) seems to overestimate the potential and underestimate the complications associated with fundamentally altering longstanding practices and policies.
One of her current projects includes creating an online and
blended -
learning training resource for Franklin Covey's Leader in Me program
so teachers throughout the world can be trained
on this incredible program.
As parents increasingly tailor their children's education through course choice, scholarship tax credits, education savings accounts, homeschooling, online and
blending learning, and
so on, top - down accountability schemes will become increasingly untenable.
The power and promise of
blended learning — to let students
learn individually paced basics online,
so teachers can focus
on personalized, enriched face - to - face instruction — can bring excellent teaching to more students, and enable all teachers to earn at least 20 percent more, sustainably.
Some are «time - technology swaps,» using
blended learning to free teachers» time,
so they can reach more students and focus
on higher - order
learning.
Most personalized
learning models are also examples of «
blended learning,»
so called because they rely
on a
blend of traditional teacher - led and technology - based instruction.
ASCD Professional
Learning Services helps you find
on - site, virtual, and
blended - model consulting solutions to your professional development needs
so that your teachers, students, and school can excel.
We are experts in the full range of
learning delivery methods, including classroom, digital and mobile -
so we can confidently advise you
on how to create
blended learning programmes from existing classroom courses or traditional eLearning libraries.
Generally, substantive knowledge can be
learned or bought,
so focus
on developing the right
blend of soft skills.