Homework – English Language Teaching

I. Answer the following questions

1. What is Blended Learning?

The definition of blended learning is a formal education program in which students:

 Learn in part through online learning, with some element of student control over
time, place, path, and/or pace.
 Learn in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home.
 The modalities along each student’s learning path within a course or subject are
connected to provide an integrated learning experience.

2. What is the difference between E-learning and Blended Learning?

First we need to know a little bit of them:

E-Learning Blended Learning

It refers to learning utilizing electronic It is an education program that combines

technologies to access educational
curriculum outside of a traditional
classroom. In most cases, it is related to
a course, program or degree delivered
completely online.
online digital media with traditional
classroom methods. It requires the
physical presence of both teacher and
student, with some element of student
control over time, place, path, or pace

It is not a course delivered via a DVD or
CD-ROM, video tape or over a television
channel.
Sometimes it is delivered live, where you
can “electronically” raise your hand and
interact in real time with your teachers,
professors or other students in your
class.
While students still attend "brick-and-
mortar" schools with a teacher present,
face-to-face classroom practices are
combined with computer-mediated
activities regarding content and delivery.
"Blended learning" is sometimes used in
the same breath as "personalized
learning" and differentiated instruction.

So, as you can notice, the main difference between both types of learning, is that E- Learning
Is worked completely via online, and Blended Learning combines the traditional learning (face
to face) and technology to help students to get the information of the class.

3. What’s the teacher role in a Blended classroom?

The teacher must be the coach and tutor, otherwise teachers have to encourage students and
celebrate their successes. An example of this is working with students one-on-one during a
student conference time. They must facilitate deep learning, discussion, and collaboration.
An example is setting up opportunities for students to collaborate online using different
programs. On the other hand, teachers need personalize material according to students’
necessities.
It's important to remember that in a blended learning environment the teacher really needs
to focus on foundational skills, problem solving and those high order thinking skills. There's
less time using teacher centered activities and lecture based activities, and much more time
using student-led, active, engaging activities.
4. Define: “Flipped Classroom”

A flipped classroom is one where students are introduced to content at home, and practice
working through it at school.
The concept behind the flipped classroom is rethink when students have access to the
resources they need most. If the problem is that students need help doing the work rather
than being introduced to the new thinking behind the work, than the solution the flipped
classroom takes is to reverse that pattern.

Links of Bibliography:

https://www.christenseninstitute.org/blended-learning-definitions-and-models/
http://edglossary.org/blended-learning/
https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/role-of-teacher-and-student-in-blended-learning-3
https://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-definition-of-the-flipped-classroom/
https://www.eztalks.com/elearning/difference-between-elearning-and-online-learning.html
https://www.distancelearningportal.com/articles/269/blended-learning-e-learning-and-
online-learning-whats-important.html