1. digital age education:
why blended learning works
introduction to blended learning in a 21st century context
2. blended learning
“Blended learning is more effective than either face to face or
online learning by themselves.”
“Between online and face to face instruction, online is at least
as good and may even have the advantage in terms of
improving student achievement and potentially expanding the
amount of time (and quality time) students spend learning.”
Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning [The US Department of Education 2009]
3. blended learning
f2f virtual
there is no one definable picture of blended learning
10. the community is waking-up
web as participatory platform:
‘us-ness’ | community | connect | network | share
11. new media – new learning
New media forms have altered how youth socialise and learn.
Implications for schools and teaching:
digital virtual
pedagogy pedagogy
social learning
12. the digital landscape matters in education
what’s important: the properties and dynamics of the internet
landscape – not the tools – and how to evolve with them
source: http://www.informationarchitects.jp/slash/iA_WebTrends_2007_2_1600x1024.gif
13. key words in the internet landscape
media
social
mobile
real time
convergence
14. focus on: 21st century education
rethinking
๏ the who, what, where & when of learning
๏ the delivery & distribution of learning
๏ practice: from prescriptive to connective
๏ who participates in the learning process
๏ learning spaces
16. blended learning in a 21st century context
• demands a totally different approach to instructional
design and teaching methodology
• it requires new skills from both teacher and learner
![blended learning
“Blended learning is more effective than either face to face or
online learning by themselves.”
“Between online and face to face instruction, online is at least
as good and may even have the advantage in terms of
improving student achievement and potentially expanding the
amount of time (and quality time) students spend learning.”
Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning [The US Department of Education 2009]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)