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Today everybody is talking about hybrid environments. Hybrid has brought about revolutionary development and given new directions to the field of transportation. Hybrid learning is bringing about a similar type of revolution in the field of education. This blog will bring you snippets of ongoing stories, success stories about Hybrid Learning in schools and colleges today from various perspective of students, teachers, administrators and the institution as a whole. References will be provided at the end of each post for you to explore the topic on your own. It will also address some of the common questions, conceptions and misconceptions we have about Hybrid Learning.

Hybrid Learning is popularly known as blended learning and others know it as mixed mode instruction, adjunct learning, integrated learning, synthesized education etc. The major components in Hybrid Learning are online and face-to-face instructions. It brings the best of both worlds by bridging the gap between tradition and technology. Three key points visible in a Hybrid course are : -
  1. Web-based learning activities are introduced to complement face-to-face work
  2. "Seat time" is reduced, though not eliminated altogether
  3. The Web-based and face-to-face components of the course are designed to interact pedagogically to take advantage of the best features of each.

Although Hybrid Learning has been around for a long time but recently with the infusion of technology into education the range of possibilities have taken it to the next level.

Here are some sites/blogs on Hybrid learning to explore
  1. Hybrid Learning: The Best of Both Worlds
  2. Student Success in Hybrid Learning
  3. The Future of Instructional Models
  4. Blended Learning in K-12
  5. Blended Learning at Simmons College

Michael
4/12/2010 11:38:16 am

Great job Hong, Rashmi, and Tuyet

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