Assignment 1: Emerging Trends in E-Learning

Blended Learning
There are many different strategies for learning. The education sector has benefited from a
great many pioneers and the way our students taught today is very different to how they were
taught fifty or even twenty-five years ago. Much of this innovation has been related to the growth
of technology. Computers have become extremely valuable teaching tools and have opened up a
completely new world of online learning.

Some of the most effective educational establishments are using dynamic digital tools such
as e-learning software alongside more traditional classroom practices to create blended
learning models.

Blended learning is defined as a formal education programme that is made up of in-

person classroom time as well as individual study online using e-learning software. Blended
learning is a model that combines online and face-to-face learning spaces and experiences. It is a
type of multichannel method that incorporates tutor-led activities, images, video, digital tasks and
face-to-face discussion.

Courses that follow the blended learning model often take place in a real ‘brick and mortar’
classroom with a dedicated tutor, but offer additional learning opportunities by way of a digital
platform.

More and more education establishments are coming to rely on the blended learning
model. Their reasoning is simple: a multichannel teaching method offers the best
of classroom and online learning all in one place.

Each student has a range of different strengths and requirements and a blended
learning approach allows tutors to acknowledge this. When they are given the ability to
use tools from both traditional and digital spheres, tutors are able to present
necessary information in a range of different ways designed to suit the varying learning styles of
their students.

The multichannel learning method is becoming more and more common. It’s being used
in a very wide range of learning environments, including primary schools, universities, language
schools, professional development centers and online course providers. Whether a student is
learning about Mathematics, languages, strategic development or child psychology, they’re likely
to discover their tutor using blended learning elements during the course.

Example for Blended Learning : Online Lab Model

As schools face increasingly tighter resource constraints, the online lab model of blended
learning is a viable option for helping the students’ complete courses, including those not offered
at the specific school site. In this scenario, students learn entirely online but travel to a dedicated
computer lab to complete their coursework. Adults supervise the lab, but they are not trained
teachers. This not only allows schools to offer courses for which they have no teacher or not
enough teachers, but also allows students to work at a pace and in a subject area that suits them
without affecting the learning environment of other students.

References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xMqJmMcME0

https://youtu.be/paQCE58334M

https://youtu.be/lIh4jJlvF44

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/12-types-of-blended-learning/

https://www.cae.net/blended-learning-introduction/