This presentation touched base with the meaning of blended learning, the 'why' behind blended learning and considerations in a blended learning approach in education.

1. Blended Learning
Meaning and Considerations
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2. Blended Learning: What and Why
Blended learning is the integration of electronic
technologies in a classroom teaching or training.
Benefits of Blended Learning
1. Reduces trainer costs
2. Encourages continuous and self-paced learning
3. Supports gamification
4. Makes the training program effective and highly
flexible
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3. Terms Related to Blended
Learning
Web-Enhanced: Minimum reliance on online material.
Sharing syllabus, course announcements or posting notes
is done through an online source.
Blended: The use of technology is prominent along with
the in class sessions. However, technology utilization is
less than 45%.
Hybrid: The usage of technology is at a prominent level
between 45% to 80%
Fully Online: More than 80% of the learning material is
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4. Considerations in Blended Learning
There are four basic considerations in blended learning
approach in second language teaching: Appropriateness,
Multimodality, Purpose and Sustainability.
PURPOSE SUSTAINABILITY APPROPRIATENESS MULTIMODALITY
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5. Appropriate Blended Learning:
Related Concepts
Accessible: Technologies match up to the global standards for accessibility (physical
or linguistic challenges)
Aligned: The use of technology is connected and aligned to curriculum goals and
institutional syllabus
Authentic: The context provided through activities and pedagogical techniques is
relevant in a setting beyond the classroom
Sensitive: Social factors are taken into account while designing the use of technology
in the curriculum
Configurable: Content and technology as flexible enough to meet fit individual needs
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6. APPROPRIATE BLENDED LEARNING
ALIGNED
SENSITIVE
CONFIGURABLEACCESSIBLE AUTHENTIC
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7. Multimodal Blended Learning:
Related Concepts
Varied: Technologies take into account range of learner abilities, time schedules,
locations and learning styles
Balanced: A balance between in classroom sessions and technological interface is
maintained
Thematic: Each modality is curated to focus on a specific learning outcome(s)
Authorable: Syllabus can be mutable as required according to learner proficiency,
learning style and dynamic thematic trends
Comprehensible: The presentation of modalities are not such that they lead to
overburdening the learner when they attempt to seek meaning from them
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8. VARIED
THEMATIC
BALANCED
AUTHORABLE
COMPREHENSIBLE
MULTIMODAL BLENDED LEARNING

9. Purposeful Blended Learning:
Related Concepts
Principled: Pedagogical philosophy integrates the technology to the overall program
or course of study
Empowering: Learners are confident in having the control on the use of technologies
integrated
Accessible: Language proficiency of learners is demonstrated through their use of
pedagogical activities and course material
Accountable: Results from integration are visible to stakeholders and provide a
tangible benefit to the learners
Collaborative: Learners share and build upon each others work for peer learning
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10. PRINCIPLED
EMPOWERING
ACCOUNTABLE
COLLABORATIVE
ACCESSIBLE
PURPOSEFUL BLENDED LEARNING
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11. Sustainable Blended Learning:
Related Concepts
Repeatable: The blended approach can reoccur within the same program every time
the program commences
Transferable: Blended approaches can be applied to different institutes and
organizations with the same educational set up
Committed: The trainer/teachers have a long terms commitment towards the
institute or the program
Supported: Institute values blended learning approach
Incremental: Integration is constructed in a way that stakeholders can adapt
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12. SUSTAINABLE BLENDED LEARNING
REPEATABL
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COMMITTED
SUPPORTED
TRANSFERABLE
INCREMENTAL
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