digital age education: why blended learning works

introduction to blended learning in a 21st century context

blended learning

“Blended learning is more effective than either face to face or online learning by themselves.”

“Between online and face to face instruction, online is at least as good and may even have the advantage in terms of improving student achievement and potentially expanding the amount of time (and quality time) students spend learning.”

Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning [The US Department of Education 2009]

f2f virtual

blended learning

there is no one definable picture of blended learning

blended learning continuum

Blended Learning ‘any time, any how, many ways’ 2010

the flipped classroom

mostly virtual

our values and norms in education are being challenged by a shifting landscape of media and communications

the 21st century context

the community is waking-up

web as participatory platform:‘us-ness’ | community | connect | network | share

New media forms have altered how youth socialise and learn.Implications for schools and teaching:

digital pedagogy

virtual pedagogy

social learning

new media – new learning

what’s important: the properties and dynamics of the internet landscape – not the tools – and how to evolve with them

the digital landscape matters in education

source: http://www.informationarchitects.jp/slash/iA_WebTrends_2007_2_1600x1024.gif

key words in the internet landscape

convergence

media

social

mobile

real time

rethinking

๏ the who, what, where & when of learning

๏ the delivery & distribution of learning

๏ practice: from prescriptive to connective

๏ who participates in the learning process

๏ learning spaces

focus on: 21st century education

digital age learning

blended learning in a 21st century context

• demands a totally different approach to instructional design and teaching methodology

• it requires new skills from both teacher and learner

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFZ0z5Fm-Ng

digital landscape