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The reader of this week is similarly a the previous readers, but in this case we read about the blended learning, in my opinion this programm has good advantages because we as a teacher used other method to create our class and to improve differents skills in this case using audios, podcast etc. Although the concepts behind blended learning first developed in the 1960s, the formal terminology to describe it did not take its current form until the late 1990s.
Its very interesting the used of this because we create our material or maybe we can use a differents pages to create the podcast im searching for more information and this is very interesting because it talk about the models of this method:
(Blended learning) <--- Here you can find more information.
There is little consensus on the definition of blended learning. Some academic studies have suggested it is a redundant term. However, there are distinct blended learning models suggested by some researchers and educational think-tanks. These models include:
- Face-to-face driver – where the teacher drives the instruction and augments with digital tools. Rotation – students cycle through a schedule of independent online study and face-to-face classroom time.
- Flex – Most of the curriculum is delivered via a digital platform and teachers are available for face-to-face consultation and support.
- Labs – All of the curriculum is delivered via a digital platform but in a consistent physical location. Students usually take traditional classes in this model as well.
- Self-blend – Students choose to augment their traditional learning with online course work. Online driver – Students complete an entire course through an online platform with possible teacher check-ins. All curriculum and teaching is delivered via a digital platform and face-to-face meetings are scheduled or made available if necessary.
It is important to note that even blended learning models can be blended together and many implementations use some, many, or even all of these as dimensions of larger blended learning strategy. These models, for the most part, are not mutually exclusive.
There are many components that can comprise a blended learning model, including "instructor-delivered content, e-learning, webinars, conference calls, live or online sessions with instructors, and other media and events, for example, Facebook, e-mail, chat rooms, blogs, podcasting, Twitter, YouTube, Skype and web boards"
now. talk about podcasting, this is a programm which is very faster and easier to teach from the computer because we can create our audios and own videos and everything in the web so because of that is very easier and cheaper if we want to teach using this method.
as a conclusion, this information is vital because technology are growing up and we should grow with it because in this way we can made excellents lesson to our students .
