Blended learning combines online digital media with traditional classroom methods. It allows students to learn new material like vocabulary and grammar online before class, allowing class time to focus more on practicing speaking skills. With pre-learning the content online before class, students can make faster progress. The document discusses some barriers to blended learning and provides teacher resources to help implement it.

1. BLENDED LEARNING IS THE SOLUTION TO WHAT PROBLEM? IT CAN HELP STUDENTS TO DO MORE WORK WHICH MEANS FASTER PROGRESS.

2. A cosy complicity...

3. They're independent adults, if they don't do it, it's their responsibility (and, let's face it, less work for me).

4. What I want is to be able to speak and understand. My face-to-face classes with my teacher are the important thing. Homework is an optional extra.

5. With new BLENDED LEARNING, students pre-teach themselves allowing greater focus on speaking in class!! DAY1l DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 GEC activity vocab GEC activity grammar GEC activity listening GEC activity pron GEC activity random F2F class activating and practising language rest

6. There are a few “barriers to learning” here, of course...

7. The Dark Side...

8. The instructions are in English Glossary in My Files on the GEC Screencasts and guidelines in Spanish Fortnightly task sheet emailed to teachers and students to work through at home and in class Teacher introduction and ongoing guidance The Project Manager is always available by email.

9. There's no-one to help them when they're stuck Family + friends = mutual benefit Project Manager + teacher = support Dictionary + grammar reference = strategy

10. Tech rage Configuration check on GEC home page Project Manager Contact IT support in-company

11. Time Management Support: make sure colleagues and family know sometimes they have to say no Routines: find an appropriate time and place Tools: calendars, phones, diaries

12. Not being a teacher Class activities to illustrate strategies Screencasts and guidelines in Spanish

13. This online stuff is rubbish Progress reports and assessment built in It allows them to study, then activate

14. TEACHER LINKS http://www.blendedmec.com/category/ideas-for-using-mec http://www.mec-3.com/goenglish http://attendance.go-english.co.uk/admin/Index.cfm?action=logout http://www.go-english.co.uk/index.cfm/ref/home http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Lesson_Preparation_Tools/ http://www.onestopenglish.com/ (password: ISGOEN445)