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    BLENDED LEARNING

    Origin and Divergence: 1999‐2004

    The precise origin of the term “blended learning” is uncertain. However,


    one of the first occurrences that have been identified is its use in a 1999 news
    release from EPIC Learning, an Atlanta‐based computer skill certification and
    software training business:

    The company currently operates 220 on‐line courses, but will begin
    offering its Internet courseware using the company's Blended Learning
    methodology. Select courses will continue to offer the traditional course content
    online, but will also offer live instruction and other collaborative components, all
    from the student's desktop. (PR Newswire, March 5, 1999)

    Blended Learning

     To combine or mix modes of web‐based technology (e.g., live virtual


    classroom, self‐paced instruction, collaborative learning, streaming video,
    audio, and text) to accomplish an educational goal.
     To combine various pedagogical approaches (e.g., constructivism,
    behaviorism, cognitivism) to produce an optimal learning outcome with or
    without instructional technology.
     To combine any form of instructional technology (e.g., videotape, CD‐
    ROM, web‐based training, film) with face‐to‐face instructor‐led training.
     To mix or combine instructional technology with actual job tasks in order to
    create a harmonious effect of learning and working.

    The point is blended learning means different things to different people. This
    may appear to be an academic point but in reality these definitions illustrate the
    untapped potential of blended learning. (Driscoll, 2003)

     First, in contradistinction to the Driscoll definition, blended learning is a


    noun or a noun‐phrase (a gerund), not a verb. This underscores that it is
    not so much about students’ activity (as in: “I’m blended learning today”),
    as it is a method of instruction, of greater concern to instructional and
    institutional personnel.
     Although blended learning can involve a combination of any number of
    technologies and techniques, most examples include only two, for
    example: classroom with online, online with coaching, instructional
    technology with actual job tasks, etc.
     Finally, the combination of classroom with online activities or modalities is
    conspicuous in the two definitions cited above (and in other examples
    from this time; e.g., Singh & Reed, 2001; Orey, 2003).

    Blended Learning, A Formal Education Program

    According to Friesen (2012), Blended learning is a formal education


    program in which a student learns at least in part through delivery of content and
    instruction via digital and online media with some element of student control over
    time, place, path, or pace. Since the popular advent of the Internet and the World
    Wide Web in the late 1990s, Blended learning has been in use. It is to
    understand that blended learning is a combination of face-to-face and technology
    mediated instructional forms and practices. The major advantage that blended
    learning offers is scale, where one instructor can only teach many people.

    Opposed Forms, Contexts and Practices in Blended Learning


    Physical Co‐Presence Technical Mediation
     Face‐to‐Face (F2F) (Graham,  Online (Graham, 2006; Stacey
    2006; Stacey & Gerbic, 2009) & Gerbic)
     Oral communication (Garrison  Written communication
    & Vaughan) (Garrison & Vaughan, 2007)
     In‐class instruction (Chase,  Distributed learning (Graham,
    2012) 2006)
     “place of the classroom”  “space of the screen” (Friesen,
    (Friesen, 2011) 2011)
     Bricks, mortar (Schulte, 2011)  Clicks, virtual (Schulte, 2011)
     “a supervised brick‐and‐mortar  “online delivery of content and
    location away from home” instruction” (Staker & Horn,
    (Staker & Horn, 2012) 2012)

    Forms/Models of Blended Learning

     The rotation model, in which online engagement is combined or rather,


    embedded, within a range of face‐to‐face forms of instruction in a cyclical
    manner

     The flex model, in which multiple students are engaged primarily online,
    but under the supervision of a teacher who is physically present

     The self‐blending model, in which students choose different courses to


    take independently, but do so in a setting where a supervising teacher and
    other students are co‐present

     The enriched‐virtual model, in which online, virtual experiences are seen


    as being enriched only periodically through arrangements of physical co‐
    presence (Norm Friesen, 2012)

    Advantages and Disadvantages

    Advantages/Merits

     Blended instruction and methods are high levels of student achievement


    and more effective than purely face-to-face or purely online classes

     Students can work on their own with new concepts free from teachers,
    using a combination of digital instruction and one-on-one face time

     Teachers can now streamline their instruction to help all students reach
    their full potential, as they were in a traditional classroom

     It provides a simultaneous independent and collaborative learning


    experience for college/university students
     Information and communication technologies have been used to develop
    students’ learning attitudes

     It creates and improves communication between lecturers and students to


    better evaluate their understanding of course material with the use of
    computer-based qualitative and quantitative assessment modules

     It reduces educational expenses and training costs, by putting classrooms


    in the online space and it essentially replaces pricey textbooks with
    electronic devices
     It provides opportunity for data collection and customization of instruction
    and assessment as two major benefits of this approach

     It helps schools choose to reallocate resources to boost student


    achievement outcomes

     It facilitates students, who have special talents or interests outside of the


    available curricula, use educational technology to advance their skills or
    exceed grade restrictions

     It allows for personalized education, replacing the model where a teacher


    stands in front of the classroom and everyone is expected to stay at the
    same pace

     It lets students work at their own pace, making sure they fully understand
    new concepts before moving on

     It is the virtual learning environment that helps connect professors with


    students without physically being present, thus making this a ‘virtual café’

    Disadvantages/Demerits

     Blended Learning may have disadvantages in technical aspects, if it is not


    properly planned and executed, as it depends on the technical resources
    or equipment.

     IT literacy can serve as a significant barrier for students attempting to get


    access to the course materials, making the availability of high-quality
    technical support paramount

     It can be a challenge for group work because of difficulties with


    management in an online setting

     The use of lecture recording technologies can result in students falling


    behind on the materials

     It is observed that providing effective feedback is more time-consuming


    and more expensive

     Access to network infrastructure is another serious issue

     Ineffective use of learning technology tools can waste resources

     Learners must have basic technology knowledge or a willingness to learn

     High technology set up and maintenance costs

     Lack of motivation

     Wastage of offered Resources

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