Blended Learning

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Blended Learning

• 3 June 2009
• Barcelona
• Pete Sharma

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Aims

• To explore the concept of Blended Learning
• To describe the benefits of a Blended approach to
  teaching English in Spanish secondary education

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Overview

• Definitions and dimensions of blended learning
• Benefits for language teaching
• learners
• teachers
• Conclusions - principles

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Blended Learning - 1
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Blended Learning -2
Synchronous
Asynchronous
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Blended Learning - 3
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Blended Learning - 4
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Blended Learning - 5
Second life
Real world
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Dual track
         
F2F  
F2F
Tech
Tech  
F2F  
Integrated
Blended approach
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Blended Learning

• Natural range of definitions
• Broad nothing new
• Narrow restrictive?
• Connotation / -
• Cultural differences
• Subverted
• Diluted

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A practical definition
Blended Learning refers to a language course
which combines a F2F (face-to-face) classroom
component with an appropriate use of
technology (Sharma / Barrett)
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Benefits of a Blended Learning approach
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Learner benefit -1

• Learning beyond the classroom time and place

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Beyond the classroom
Cross-border Projects E-pals
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Learner benefits 2Facilitates learner choice
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Listening

• Then

• Now

• Im going to play the tape twice.

• Bookmark it!
• Choice how many times? with or without
  sub-titles?

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Reading Quick view
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Vocabulary storage review
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Learner modalities
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Learner benefits 3 digital literacies

• Search skills
• Cut and paste
• Spell-checking
• ..

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Learner benefits 4 Motivation creativity
Blog
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Motivation - games
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Creativity
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Learner benefits 5 Memorable presentations
Spotlight tool
Screen reveal
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Teacher benefits 1 Time saving convenience
Saves annotations
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Listening through IWB
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Testing tracking
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Teacher benefits - 2

• Technology enhances and complements

Crisp
Fuzzy
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Role plays
Infinite cloning tool
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Learner voting tools
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Search to research
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Phonology

• Then

• Now

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Teacher benefits - 3

• Multi-tasking, multi-level classrooms

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Teacher benefits 4

• Currency / relevance / personalisation

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Digital blank canvas
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Teacher benefit 5 Review
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Teacher benefit 6 Materials
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Conclusions four principles

• Know the role of the teacher and the technology
• Teach in a principled way
• Technology complements and enhances teacher
• Its not what it is, its what you do with it
  (Jones)

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Review

• Definitions of Blended Learning
• work training
• f2f on-line
• mix approaches
• mix technologies
• in-world real world

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Advantages for students

• Beyond the classroom
• Learner choice
• Develops digital literacies
• Motivating
• Memorable

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Advantages for the teacher

• time saving
• enhances
• multi-level
• personalises
• review
• materials

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Four key principles

• Roles of teacher technology
• Principled teaching
• Technology complements
• Its not what it is its what you do

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