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Do you prefer learning in the classroom or outside the classroom?
Why do you need to choose one?
Why do not we combine these two together?
🥝What is blended learning?
It is a learning method that combines both online learning and face-to-face classroom learning. Students can learn at any place where the Internet can be accessed before or after the class and also learn in "brick-and-mortar" classroom.
Here is a video from Youtube about blended learning.
👉Click here and you can go to the homepage of blendspace.
You can create a class through blendspace to guide the students and can test students at the click of "add a quiz" as shown in the following picture. Blendspace can also track the students' responses and comments. You can use blendspace to lead blended learning in your class.
For a more detailed tutorial, here is a video from Youtube.
🍓How can blendspace be used?
1 for blended learning
Lessons can be shared online and just with a link every student in your classroom can have access to it. Students can learn outside the classroom on their own schedule at any place they like so time in the "brick-and-mortar" classroom can be saved for face-to-face interactions and group work.
2 students' presentation
Blendspace can not only be used by teachers to create a lesson but also be applied by students to make presentations. Why do not students create a lesson to display what they have learn?
I think in my teaching, I will ask the students to attend the pre-class lesson on blendspace and the come to the classroom to share their thoughts by face-to-face communication. After the class, homework requiring the students to create a lesson to display their reflections on the pre-class lesson and discussion will be given after class.
😔Limitations
1 The quiz on blendspace can only be made by multiple choice.
2 There are some interactions in blendspace but they are limited.
3 Only adding instructions and draging over online resources make it is limited to sharing infromation styled class. It is like a lecture.
4 If students are not disciplined and motivated, you cannot make sure they will attend the online lesson.
Here is a video from Youtube about blended learning.
You can try Blendspace to facilitate blended learning in your class.
🥑Blendspace👉Click here and you can go to the homepage of blendspace.
You can create a class through blendspace to guide the students and can test students at the click of "add a quiz" as shown in the following picture. Blendspace can also track the students' responses and comments. You can use blendspace to lead blended learning in your class.
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1 for blended learning
Lessons can be shared online and just with a link every student in your classroom can have access to it. Students can learn outside the classroom on their own schedule at any place they like so time in the "brick-and-mortar" classroom can be saved for face-to-face interactions and group work.
2 students' presentation
Blendspace can not only be used by teachers to create a lesson but also be applied by students to make presentations. Why do not students create a lesson to display what they have learn?
I think in my teaching, I will ask the students to attend the pre-class lesson on blendspace and the come to the classroom to share their thoughts by face-to-face communication. After the class, homework requiring the students to create a lesson to display their reflections on the pre-class lesson and discussion will be given after class.
😔Limitations
1 The quiz on blendspace can only be made by multiple choice.
2 There are some interactions in blendspace but they are limited.
3 Only adding instructions and draging over online resources make it is limited to sharing infromation styled class. It is like a lecture.
4 If students are not disciplined and motivated, you cannot make sure they will attend the online lesson.
Hi Shiqi! Thank s for your recommendation! I know the main contents of blended learning from your post! You mentioned several merits and limitations of Blendspace. I noticed that you said 'There are some interactions in blendspace but they are limited'. Could you please tell me what kind of limitation do users will encounter? Maybe your answer will help to realise this website deeply. Thank you!
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