Blended learning is a method of learning that combine e-learning with face-to-face learning. This is the effective way to alternate face-to-face learning if it is difficult to be held because of time and place.
This method is flexible because it is not limited with time
and place and not focused just on face-to-face learning. If face-to-face learning can not be held,
the students can access the information from their teacher on internet.
Both the students and the teacher can get many
benefits through this method.
Blended learning
can make the easier way to learn by the students and also allows the students to get the better need. They
are more engaged using online content than paper-and-pencil worksheet, they can
get real time feedback, they can know where they stand so that they can control
how fast or slow they need to go through the class. In addition, students can
accelerate specific skill and have more attempts to have more interaction with
teachers. The teachers can accommodate various kind of learning style and they can
providing the students more time for reflection. They
feel easier to plan the instruction, easier classroom management, and they
found that teaching small group is more rewarding since students are more
engaged. So, the
teacher and their students can evaluate the process in learning.
This below are the models
of Blended Learning:
· Face-to-Face Driver
Face-to-face teachers deliver
most of the curriculum. A physical teacher employs online learning in a
technology lab or the back of the classroom to supplement.
· Rotation
Within a given course, students
rotate on a fixed schedule between self-paced online learning and sitting in a
classroom with a face-to-face teacher.
· Flex
An online platform delivers most
of the curriculum. Teachers provide on-site, as-needed support through
in-person tutoring or small group sessions.
· Online Lab
An online platform delivers the
entire course, but in a brick-and-mortar location often students who
participate in an online lab program also take traditional courses.
· Self-Blend
Students choose to take remote
online courses to supplement their school’s traditional curriculum. This model
of blended learning is extremely popular among high school students.
· Online Driver
An online
platform and teacher deliver all the curriculum. Students work remotely and
face-to-face check-ins are either available or mandatory.
In
my opinion, this is good method to applied in Indonesian School because the
students not only get the input for one side but also from another side such as
Internet.
