Documented Advantages Of Blended Learning

The time required to learn the technology and prepare course material for a blended learning format is an obstacle to implementation. Teachers and professors believe that the perception of blended learning as time-intensive intimidates or discourages teachers from utilizing it (Ertmer, Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Sadik, Sendurer, E., & Sendurer, P., 2012; Gonzalez, 2012; Vatanartiran & Koradeniz, 2015; Wanner & Palmer, 2015). Experienced blended learning teachers support these concerns, reporting that the first several years are challenging as a teacher learns and experiments with delivery and technology, and that it takes several years to fully implement instruction (Ertmer et al., 2012; Werth et al., 2013). Blended learning requires time throughout …show more content…
In turn, this necessitates different supports from a teacher from simple tutorials to more interactive instruction (Meier, 2016). Furthermore, teachers must assess individual student abilities and growth areas to inform learning activities that address the needs of all learners (Powell et al., 2014). While teachers have long been differentiating instruction, those who create online materials for the first time may feel like converting to an online format and creating individual instructional plans is an increased demand on their …show more content…
Teachers also report that response time decreases as the course progresses because students and teachers become more confident and comfortable with the course’s structure and expectations (Ryle & Cummings, 2007). To continue to persuade more teachers to embrace blended learning and improve the transition experience, additional research into how to allay concerns and address the increased time investment is