Yefta Eko Nugroho

2201413155

Blended Learning

Blended learning is a formal education program in which a student learns:

(1) at least in part through online learning, with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace;

(2) at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home;

(3) and the modalities along each student’s learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.

1. Rotation model — a course or subject in which students rotate on a fixed schedule or at the teacher’s discretion between learning modalities.

a. Station Rotation a course or subject in which students experience students rotate through all of the stations, not only those on their custom schedules.

b. Lab Rotation – a course or subject in which students rotate to a computer lab for the online-learning station.

c. Flipped Classroom – a course or subject in which students participate in online learning off-site in place of traditional homework and then attend the brick-and-mortar school for face-to-face, teacher-guided practice or projects.

d. Individual Rotation – a course or subject in which each student has an individualized playlist and does not necessarily rotate to each available station or modality.

2. Flex model. The teacher of record is on-site, and students learn mostly on the brick-and-mortar campus, except for any homework assignments. The teacher of record or other adults provide face-to-face support on a flexible and adaptive as-needed basis through activities. Others may have different staffing combinations. These variations are useful modifiers to describe a particular Flex model.

4. Enriched Virtual model — a course or subject in which students have required face-to-face learning sessions with their teacher of record and then are free to complete their remaining coursework remote from the face-to-face teacher.

General consensus among education innovators that blended learning has three primary components:

·         In-person classroom activities facilitated by a trained educator

·         Online learning materials, often including pre-recorded lectures given by that same instructor.

·         Structured independent study time guided by the material in the lectures and skills developed during the classroom experience

An individual semester of blended learning may emphasize classroom time at the beginning, then gradually increase the amount of work that students do online or during independent study.

The “flipped” classroom is when the students are expected to watch lectures online at home, and do homework while they are in class. The facilitator places an emphasis on empowering students with the skills and knowledge required to make the most of the online material and independent study time, guiding students. Facilitators focus on four key areas:

·         Development of online and offline course content.

·         Facilitation of communication with and among students, including the pedagogy of communicating content online without the contextual clues students would get in person.

·         Guiding the learning experience of individual students, and customizing material wherever possible to strengthen the learning experience.

·         Assessment and grading, not unlike the expectations for teachers within the traditional framework.