Online: Instruction occurs via an online platform, with periodic face-to-face meetings.
Rotation: Student rotates between self-paced online learning and face-to-face instruction. Schedules are fixed but flexible.
Flex: Most instruction is delivered online, with teachers providing as needed support in small-group settings.
Personalized blend: Teacher designs face-to-face and anywhere, anytime learning options that straddle the physical classroom and virtual spaces. Learning is the constant and time is the variable.
Online lab: Instructions takes place in a brick and mortar lab. Delivered by an online teacher and supervised onsite by paraprofessionals.
Self-blend: Students take online courses to supplement their tradition schools face to face course catalogue.
Face-to-face: Teacher offers primarily face-to-face instruction, supplemented with technology in the classroom or computer lab.
From a teachers’ perspective, a digitized setup or an LMS (Learning Management System), offered through blended learning solutions, provides a rich repository of print and online resources that allows the teachers to collaborate with students in order to create a more interactive engagement. A blended approach to learning and teaching also makes it possible to do justice to the concept of inter-disciplinary teaching and flipped learning methodologies. The recently announced National Education Policy, 2020 emphasizes on the inclusion of technology in the learning pedagogy to provide more holistic experience to the teacher and students.
Advantages of blended learning:The blended learning system has several perks over conventional education which makes it a preferred option for many.
Unlimited access: Instead of having to wait to get the course materials, students can enjoy easy and complete access to all relevant modules at the click of a button. Students can go through the work at their preferred pace and can gain a thorough understanding of each topic.
