Blended

Learning
The Best Option
 Different learning
problems
require different
solutions
 Different learning
problems
require different
solutions

ch learner has a unique learning style & unique requireme

 Different learning
problems
require different
solutions

ch learner has a unique learning style & unique requireme

Every problem has unique characteristi
 In the pre-digital age, combinations of
different
learning contexts were used for teaching
 In the pre-digital age, combinations of
different
learning contexts were used for teaching

In the 21st century, learning environment

increasingly incorporate ‘e elements’ into varie
instructional context
 There is a paradigm shift in
learning
 There is a paradigm shift in
learning

Early adopters have experimented with various med

formats & delivery options and realized that
blended learning works be
THE
BASICS
 What is Blended
Learning?
 What is Blended
Learning?

Blended learning is learning that is facilitated by th

effective combination of different modes of deliver
models of teaching and styles of learning & applying them in a
interactively meaningful learning environme
 What comprises Blended
Learning?
 What comprises Blended
Learning?

Classroom Training | Web-based Training | Webinars |

CD-ROM Courses | Video | EPSS Systems |
Simulations | Mobile Learning and much more
 There is no fixed formula for the use
of technologies in Blended Learning
program
 There is no fixed formula for the use
of technologies in Blended Learning
program

Variations exist due to the nature of the course conten

the learning objectives and learners’ profile
 It’s all about the right
blend
 It’s all about the right
blend

It depends on analysis of the learners’ requiremen

their level of understanding, competencies at stak
he nature & location of the audience & resources availab
THE
ADVANTAGES
 From passive learning to active
learning
 From passive learning to active
learning

The focus of the classroom shifts from

presentational format to one of active learnin
 From passive learning to active
learning

The focus of the classroom shifts from

presentational format to one of active learnin
is involves putting learners in situations which compel them
read, speak, listen and thin
 Offers learners the opportunity to be
both
together and apart
 Offers learners the opportunity to be
both
together and apart

The model of blended learning emphasizes bringin

gether of the online and face-to-face classroom componen
 Adds humanness to your
teaching
 Adds humanness to your
teaching

Interactive content enables you

reate high interest, accountability, and real assessme
Enhances individualization,
personalization and relevancy
Enhances individualization,
personalization and relevancy

Lets trainers tailor learning content to th

unique needs of different audience segment
THE
APPLICATIONS
 Corporates are moving from Classroom
Training
to Blended Learning
 Corporates are moving from Classroom
Training
to Blended Learning

Due to benefits in costs and savings, optimizing resource

scale, speed & throughpu

According to research done by Bersin & Ass

Blended Learning emerges as a
natural choice for Training
Companies

Due to their desire to retain core competencies &

balance market demand - clients’ budgets and time
availability.
Blended Learning emerges as a
natural choice for Training
Companies

Due to their desire to retain core competencies &

balance market demand - clients’ budgets and time
availability.
Gives them the flexibility to customize programs.
Blended Learning emerges as a
natural choice for Training
Companies

Due to their desire to retain core competencies &

balance market demand - clients’ budgets and time
availability.
Gives them the flexibility to customize programs.
40% of Training Organizations have an LMS*
*Bersin & Associates rep
 Blended Learning in higher
education
is an evolving phenomenon
 Blended Learning in higher
education
is an evolving phenomenon

Implemented in University of Botswan

University of Central Florida, University of Salford
Charles Sturt University et
THE
FUTURE
Advances in technology will have an
impact on
emerging models of Blended Learning

VIRTUAL WORLD
MOBILE
SOCIAL
TELEPRESENCE AUGMENTED REALITY
 Advances in technology will have an
impact on
emerging models of Blended Learning

VIRTUAL WORLD
MOBILE
SOCIAL
TELEPRESENCE AUGMENTED REALITY

Dozens of technologies currently emerging w

impact academic learning as well as training environmen
 Advances in technology will have an
impact on
emerging models of Blended Learning

VIRTUAL WORLD
MOBILE
SOCIAL
TELEPRESENCE AUGMENTED REALITY

Dozens of technologies currently emerging w

impact academic learning as well as training environmen
will dramatically expand Blended Learning options and opportuniti
 Any new technology has typically
been
co-opted and added to the blend
 Any new technology has typically
been
co-opted and added to the blend

Any advent of technology hasn’t meant t

mination of what pedagogical methods existed at the tim
 Blended Learning is
transformational
 Blended Learning is
transformational

It has changed the way learning is perceived & delivere

 Blended Learning is
transformational

It has changed the way learning is perceived & delivere

It has brought about institutional transformatio
 Blended Learning is
transformational

It has changed the way learning is perceived & delivere

It has brought about institutional transformatio
And this is only the beginnin
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