Blended Learning (BL) is an intriguing concept
in education. I consider myself a novice when it comes to knowing what makes BL successful, however, I look forward to learning more.
The Digital Learning Team will embark on a book study so that we will be able
to learn more about blended learning from this book.
In chapter
1, Shifting to a Blended Culture, a poignant question was
posed by one of the authors, "How do we create quality education at scale
that works for every student and honors their individuality as learners?"
(Tucker, Wycoff, Green, 2016, pg. 3). As a teacher of 15 years, the struggle to
create a classroom that answers this question, and honors the individuality and
learning preferences of all my students is one that I agonized over every year.
I admit, that despite my very best attempts, I regrettably failed to create a
system that was 100% effective in my estimation. The author wrote that he
grappled with that very question for almost 20 years so I don't feel too bad, and
I am happy that I think I may get to learn how this is done in less than 20 years. I hope to be able to teach
others for the benefit of their students! Tucker et. al. (2016) wrote
that when implemented well, blended learning environments create the
possibility, not the guarantee, for every student to experience precisely the learning
he or she needs.
I am excited
to learn more about BL and to have resources available to assist
teachers to integrate and sustain BL environments.
References
Tucker, C.
R., Wycoff, T., & Green, J. T. (2016). Blended Learning in Action:
A Practical Guide Toward Sustainable Change. Corwin Press.
I am excited about this book too! Ready to learn with you.
ReplyDeleteBlended learning models excite me so much because I feel like it finally gives us a way to meet individual needs in the classroom. It opens the door to create a more personalized experience for students while enabling us to incorporate things such as project and problem-based learning, genius hour, student choice/voice, develop student agency; all while developing better relationships with students and pushing them to reach their potential!
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