28.0 LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing this module students will be able to ..
• To explain the concept of offline learning
• To explain the advantages and limitation of offline learning
• To explain the concept of blended learning
• To explain the advantages and limitations of blended learning
28.1 INTRODUCTION
To initiate an organization, students and teachers into e-learning, it is very essential to move them gradually from traditional classrooms to e-learning in small steps making changes easier to accept. Offline learning and blended learning provides solution to it by benefitting their bottom line. It enables instructors and instructional designers to develop skills needed for e-learning in small increments. It provides solution to …show more content…
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Advantages of Blended Learning
1. Blended learning allows and schools alike to make maximum use of the technologies and other resources that they have available to them. This means that it allows schools to take a look at all the technologies and tools that they have and see how it can best be used to bring the greatest benefit to students and the organization even as they spend as little as they possibly can and still maintain effectiveness.
2. Uses concerning distance are eliminated.
3. The speed with which you can reach thousands of people is unmatched by traditional methods as they can all be reach simultaneously without the restrictions of time and space.
4. Not all content can be properly delivered online. The challenges of using a purely online modality are eliminated when a blended approach is used.
5. By making use of traditional approaches where they work best and applying the technology related methods only where they are most appropriate for the achievement of the instructional goals, teachers can avoid the exponential increase in costs that can accompany a complete switch to online methods only. It also allows students to avoid costs that are incurred through travel, accommodations and other expenses that are tied to ‘time and place …show more content…
Blended learning allows learners the flexibility with their time to do their lessons anytime and anyplace as they have continuous access to the course material until a meeting with the lecturer becomes compulsory.
7. It can make it easier to deal with educational administration and communication with all students. Virtual office hours make tutors far more accessible than in a strictly face-to-face scenario.
8. Students get their learning needs and styles catered to whether they prefer online or face-to-face because it offers both in a single course. Thus leads to more interaction and active participation in discussion.
9. For sessions held online, the communication between teacher and student is open and everyone can benefit from it because everyone can view the responses sent by the teacher. These are frequent feedback from the teacher resulting in effective learning.
10. Some lecturers experience an improvement in the quality of students’ writing and discussion.
According to a 2009 study from the Department of Education: “Students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction.” Students who mix online learning with traditional coursework (i.e. blended learning) do even better (Internet Time Group
After completing this module students will be able to ..
• To explain the concept of offline learning
• To explain the advantages and limitation of offline learning
• To explain the concept of blended learning
• To explain the advantages and limitations of blended learning
28.1 INTRODUCTION
To initiate an organization, students and teachers into e-learning, it is very essential to move them gradually from traditional classrooms to e-learning in small steps making changes easier to accept. Offline learning and blended learning provides solution to it by benefitting their bottom line. It enables instructors and instructional designers to develop skills needed for e-learning in small increments. It provides solution to …show more content…
Arrange expert’s lectures online
Advantages of Blended Learning
1. Blended learning allows and schools alike to make maximum use of the technologies and other resources that they have available to them. This means that it allows schools to take a look at all the technologies and tools that they have and see how it can best be used to bring the greatest benefit to students and the organization even as they spend as little as they possibly can and still maintain effectiveness.
2. Uses concerning distance are eliminated.
3. The speed with which you can reach thousands of people is unmatched by traditional methods as they can all be reach simultaneously without the restrictions of time and space.
4. Not all content can be properly delivered online. The challenges of using a purely online modality are eliminated when a blended approach is used.
5. By making use of traditional approaches where they work best and applying the technology related methods only where they are most appropriate for the achievement of the instructional goals, teachers can avoid the exponential increase in costs that can accompany a complete switch to online methods only. It also allows students to avoid costs that are incurred through travel, accommodations and other expenses that are tied to ‘time and place …show more content…
Blended learning allows learners the flexibility with their time to do their lessons anytime and anyplace as they have continuous access to the course material until a meeting with the lecturer becomes compulsory.
7. It can make it easier to deal with educational administration and communication with all students. Virtual office hours make tutors far more accessible than in a strictly face-to-face scenario.
8. Students get their learning needs and styles catered to whether they prefer online or face-to-face because it offers both in a single course. Thus leads to more interaction and active participation in discussion.
9. For sessions held online, the communication between teacher and student is open and everyone can benefit from it because everyone can view the responses sent by the teacher. These are frequent feedback from the teacher resulting in effective learning.
10. Some lecturers experience an improvement in the quality of students’ writing and discussion.
According to a 2009 study from the Department of Education: “Students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction.” Students who mix online learning with traditional coursework (i.e. blended learning) do even better (Internet Time Group