{"id":7373,"date":"2015-07-15T10:50:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T15:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=7373"},"modified":"2019-12-10T09:08:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T15:08:19","slug":"mix-it-up-strategies-for-blended-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/mix-it-up-strategies-for-blended-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Mix It Up: Strategies for Blended Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Janice Florent<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jodieinblack\/29155993523\" title=\"blended learning\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/8368\/29155993523_5f40bc3445_b.jpg?resize=614%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"blended learning infographic\" height=\"346\" width=\"614\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Blended courses (also known as hybrid courses) are courses where a portion of the traditional face-to-face instruction is replaced by web-based online learning. For blended learning to work well it entails more than simply replacing class time with online course elements.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/\">Faculty Focus<\/a> article, Rob Kelly writes, <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>When the online and face-to-face components complement each other as integrated activities in each setting, there is a clear purpose and students understand the relevance of both modes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the article, Rob goes on to give the following recommendations for how to successfully integrate the online and face-to-face modes of a blended course:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Start with the learning goals<\/strong>. Is there something that's going to support the learning outcome particularly well face-to-face or online or by using some combination of the two?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make careful modality decisions<\/strong>. Select the right mix of modalities (online vs face-to-face). Consider the affordances of each modality and the workload\/logistics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be deliberate in providing opportunities for interaction<\/strong>. Just because a communication tool or technique is available does not mean that you have to use it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reinforce one modality in the other<\/strong>. Be explicit in making the connections between the two modalities by acknowledging and extending the interaction in each.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Creating a blended learning course may not be appropriate for all courses or all instructors. The biggest benefit to a well-designed blended course could be a much improved teaching and learning experience. <\/p>\n<p>You can read more about blended learning strategies in \"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/articles\/instructional-design\/blended-learning-integrating-online-and-face-to-face-courses\/\">Blended Learning: Integrating Online and Face-to-Face Courses<\/a>\" and \"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/articles\/distance-learning\/strategies-for-teaching-blended-learning-courses-maybe-you-and-your-students-can-have-it-all\/\">Strategies for Teaching Blended Learning Courses, Maybe You (and Your Students) Can Have It All<\/a>\" articles.<\/p>\n<p><small>Image credit: \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jodieinblack\/29155993523\">blended learning graphic overview<\/a>\" by jodieinblack licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/2.0\/\">CC BY-NC 2.0<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Janice Florent Blended courses (also known as hybrid courses) are courses where a portion of the traditional face-to-face instruction is replaced by web-based online learning. For blended learning to work well it entails more than simply replacing class time with online course elements. In a Faculty Focus article, Rob Kelly writes, When the online <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/mix-it-up-strategies-for-blended-learning\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Mix It Up: Strategies for Blended Learning\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[41,120,171],"class_list":{"0":"post-7373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-online","7":"tag-blended-learning","8":"tag-elearning","9":"tag-hybrid-courses","10":"h-entry","11":"hentry","12":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-1UV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6149,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/how-to-be-a-better-online-teacher\/","url_meta":{"origin":7373,"position":0},"title":"How to Be a Better Online Teacher","author":"Janice Florent","date":"March 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"by Janice Florent Faculty readiness to teach online and student readiness to take online courses are key to success in online education. 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