Blended learning combines face-to-face instruction with online learning. It balances the effectiveness of online learning with the social benefits of in-person classes. There are various methods of blending, including interactive videoconferencing, online activities, and face-to-face field trips. Blended learning programs provide additional learning materials and allow students to access content anywhere. However, challenges include classroom management across multiple sites and facilitating differentiated instruction and self-paced learning. Effective blended learning requires training facilitators and visiting sites.

1. Design and Implementation
Issues of Blended Learning
Yao Tu
Confucius Institute at the University of Kansas

2. What is Blended Learning?
 The combination of face-to-face
instruction and online learning.

3. What is Blended Learning?
How to combine?
How much needs to be combined?

4. What is Blended Learning?
 A ratio of delivery modalities.
 A pedagogical approach that combines
the effectiveness of online learning
and socialization opportunities of face-
to-face instruction.
(Dziuban, 2004)

5. (North American Council for Online Learning)

6. Interactive Distance Learning
(Videoconferencing)
 Interact with their
teachers and peers at
other sites in real time
 Receive immediate
feedback from teachers
and classmates
 CIKU can expand access
to students across wide
geographic areas

7. Some IDL Programs on Google Map

8. Challenges in IDL Class
Classroom management
Learning community
Error correction
Differentiated instruction
Self-paced learning

9. Facilitator Training

10. Site Visiting

11. Three Instructional Modes
IDL videoconferencing (synchronous)
Online activities(asynchronous)
Face-to-face field trip

12. Interactive Distance Learning
(Videoconferencing)
 Explore identity through likes and dislikes
 sports
 hobbies
 music
 movies

13. Online Activities
 Provide students additional learning materials
 Deliver the content anytime anywhere
 Language forms
 Challenge option
 Authentic materials
 Cultural exploration
 Assessment

14. Face-to-face field trip
 Meet the local Chinese community
 Attend culture workshops
 Present projects in the student film festival

15. Elementary School Curriculum
Story (Thread of the unit)
Hand Literacy
Song Rhyme Math Learning
craft Activity

16. Elementary School Curriculum
Story (Thread of the unit)

17. Curriculum Development Issues
Outsider Administrator
Instructional Designer
Teacher
Insider Facilitator
Students