The document discusses the evolution and implementation of blended learning in education, emphasizing its role as a solution for improving student learning outcomes through the integration of online and classroom activities. It explores various models of blended learning, highlighting benefits and challenges, as well as successful examples from schools in Gujarat, India. The conclusion suggests that blended learning is effective for certain courses, addressing gaps in subject matter expertise while keeping students engaged.

1. BLENDED LEARNING
21ST CENTURY’S REQUIREMENT
Sanjaykumar Patel
Principal, DIVYAPATH CAMPUS
Ahmedabad, Gujarat

2. Intro…
 Have done M.Sc. with Mathematics and also got the Master Degree in
Education.
 I Started my career as a Mathematics Teacher in 1994.
 Started use of ICT in my own school .....in 2007....

3. Journey
 20 yrs Journey in educational field
 Have been witnessed -
Chalk and Talk Method
Floppy to be inserted in CPU..in 2001
Use of CD in classroom
Use of DVD which stores more data
Widely use of Pen Drive
Smart Class Systems...
 After learning in regular school classroom, students become
helpless if they have the doubts. They will have to wait one or
two days till the school teacher meets in school to solve their
doubts.

4. Smart Class and further
 Before-2 years Educomp Smart Class system in my school
 Not Happy with content as well the delivery structure
also.
 1000 schools in Gujarat – use smart class systems...
 Educomp/Edurite/HCL/LearnNext etc. And in India many
schools are there who search for the good options in
future for their kids, the future citizens...
 And I think still the connected people are not fully
satisfied with all these...

5. First thought of Blended Learning
 As a solution of it, if they will be given the specific
system for the revision where they are free to use it
anytime and anywhere.
As a result of it,
concept of Blended Learning came in my mind
before 13 months.

6. Face to Face Learning
Regular Classroom Teaching
 ●Full group lessons
 ● One Teacher-Many students…Individual Perception + Learning Speed
 ● Marked assignments
 ● Learning centers or other room arrangements
 ● Class discussions
 ● Face-to-face group work
 ● Paper-and-pencil tests & assignments submitted in person
 ● Live presentations, labs, performances, or exhibits of skill
 ● Models, works of art, posters, and other physical artifacts submitted in
person

7. Online Learning
 ● Digital course materials
 ● Online discussions and Online calendars
 ● News announcements
 ● Online MCQs with Drop boxes
 ● Web conferences
 ● Online group work
 ● E-mail & Instant messages
 ● Assignments, such as Essays, Worksheets, Slide-shows…

8. Definition of Blended Learning…
 Blended learning courses combine online and
classroom learning activities and resources in an
optimal way to improve student learning outcomes and
to address important institutional issues.

9. Two Models
of
Blended Learning

10. [1] Pull / Self-paced Learning:
 Almost similar to online learning...
 Pre-recorded Video sessions in a different way.
 This model provides structured & indexed digital learning
material delivered through a web / mobile portal in a planned
manner.
 The objective is to mostly provide the learners with supplement
educational material to be consumed in their own time and pace.
 The key advantage of this model is access and availability of the
quality resources, anytime anywhere learning opportunity, and
self-paced delivery.

11. Gujarat, Kaprara, a tribal village
 In Gujarat, near Surat, Kaprara...
-a tribal school where 180 students of Std.-
VIII,IX,X are taking the benefit of this since
last 2 months.
-Lack of Teachers in Maths, Science, SS there.

12. More with BL…
 In Ahmedabad, almost there are 3350
students are taking the benefit of this
since last four months…
Std-XII-Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

13. [2] Technology assisted Instructional
based Learning:
 Educational content tailored for the class-room/group
based delivery is provided.
 The objective is to complement classroom learning with
lectures or content from the subject experts weaved
conveniently into curriculum learning delivered by the local
teacher.
 The advantage of this model brings is to help plug key
competency / resource gap at regional level.
 The content is mixed with classroom delivery and
activities in order to deliver holistic learning to students.


14. Gujarat-Bilimora
 Right now we have started one model in Bilimora
which is 250 km far from Ahmedabad and all
technology support is provided from Ahmedabad.
 Weekly 9 hours coaching is there for JEE-Main
which includes 6 hours pre-recorded video lectures
and 3 hours live sessions with the help of expert
faculty form Ahmedabad. 30 students are studying
right now by this way. And all they are happy.
 we started this experiment in November 2013.

15. Diagram-How Blended Learning works?

16. Environment for Blended Learning
 Factors which influence the blended learning environment"
● School's Mission and Strategic Plan
● Network Infrastructure
● Access to Resources
● School's Administration
● Teacher's philosophy
● Buy-in from students

17. Blended Learning
 ●Anytime Anywhere learning
 ● Pre-recorded Video Sessions with 30% Live sessions
 ● Full group/Small group lessons
 ● Self Individual conferences
 ● Doubts can be asked via web portal
 ●One student doubt-Other can reply-after verifying from Expert Faculty
 ● No Pen-Paper test and submitted to online and comparative result like ASSET
 ● Live presentations, labs, performances, or exhibits of skill
 ● Digital course materials ● Online discussions in Live Sessions
 ● News announcements ● Online calendars, Drop boxes
 ● Online grade tools & Rubrics ● Web conferences
● Chat sessions ● E-mail & Instant messages
● Blogs & Electronic portfolios ● Online surveys and quizzes
 ● Online submission of all work given by teacher

18. Big Education Companies
in terms of Fund as well no. of students
 Khan Academy
 TutorVista-purchased by Pearson-INR 650 Cr.
 Kaysons Education
 Edurite-Now owned by Pearson
 Khan Academy
 Educomp
 HCL
 LearnNext and TeachNext
 Meritnation
 Edx [Harvard+MIT]-------Udacity------Courera
 Whatsapps-Purchased by Facebook-$ 19 Bln.

19. What others say?
 By 2019, 50 percent of all high school courses will be
delivered online.
-Prof. Clayton, Harvard Business School
 The Ontario Ministry's goal is to make blended
learning available for all Ontario students from
kindergarten to grade 12.
-Ontario Ministry of Education

20. Some of the Disadvantages of Blended Learning
 Students who are not highly motivated or have poor study habits, may fall
behind and find it difficult to stay up with the required work.
 Students may feel isolated from their instructor and other students.
 Slow internet connections may make it difficult or time consuming to access
online course materials.
 Classes that require hands-on lab work may be difficult to simulate in an online
class.
 Students who don't have good digital file management skills may or with
beginner level computer skills may find the complexity of file downloads
difficult and hard to keep organized.
 Instructors may not always be available at times that are convenient for
students.---

21. Conclusion
 With our current experience we find the blended
model quiet effective for certain form of courses
where both lack of subject matter expertise
availability and result oriented study is established.
 For example Engineering entrance, Medical Entrance,
CA/CS, Banking, etc.ion ....This type of learning does
not bore the children and engrosses them in studying.

22. Refrences-Rsources
 Blended Learning (2004), Dziuban, Hartman J. and Moskal P.,
EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research
 Enhancing Student Learning and Retention with Blended
Learning Class Guides (2010) Amaral & Shank
 Blended Learning in K-12, Innosight Institute
 Can College Students Have it All? Learn When and Where they
Want? Online Learning Insights
 Website: http://goo.gl/JRmSD

23. Thanks a Lot,,,
with positive thoughts in mind for upcoming changes in education system