The Exciting Potential of Blended Learning Programs
What is blended learning?
Blended learning is a specialized education program that makes computer-mediated learning a central component of the classroom experience. Students are given access to hardware and software to help them learn, practice and enrich their school experience. Blended learning also typically involves some level of student control over the pace and path of their own learning with technological devices.
There are many different models of blended learning, but all involve the use of a digital platform. ChallengeU’s digital platform is one example of a flexible and modular option for educators seeking maximum control and capability over their students’ digital learning experience.
What can blended learning offer that traditional programs can’t?
There are several ways blended learning can offer benefits to both students and educators:
Data recording from digital education software can give educators an idea of how the programs are being used and provide a more advanced way to monitor and evaluate student progress
Adaptive learning algorithms can be built into systems to provide each student with an individually tailored learning platform that adapts to their unique needs and abilities
Resource maximization can be achieved by allowing digital technologies to take over some of the lower-level learning objectives while educators spend more time face-to-face with students providing the maximum value they can offer as a human educator
Digital and social literacy can be enabled through the use of in-demand digital skills and programs in conjunction with social platforms to construct a dynamic, information-rich and real-world environment in which to deliver key learning objectives
These are just a few of the potential advantages of exploring blended learning programs.
Why now is the time to adopt blended learning
At ChallengeU we recognize that technology is changing at an accelerated pace and that the best way to equip today’s students to handle tomorrow’s challenges is through research and adoption of innovative blended learning programs.
The more we learn about the potential of technology, the more we can teach future generations how to harness it.
Author: Nicola Brown
