6 Reasons Blended Learning Works — from campustechnology.com by Rhea Kelly
Excerpts:
6 reasons why blended learning is so effective in higher education:
- Improved instructional design
- Increased guidance & triggers
- Easier access to learning activities
- Individualized learning opportunities
- Increased engagement through social interaction
- Time on task
From DSC:
Notice the use of teams of specialists in the improved instructional design section:
- Improved instructional design. Blended courses (like online courses) may be more intentionally designed than face-to-face counterparts, if only because institutional initiatives for blended courses often involve instructional designers or educational technologists who support the faculty in a scheduled redesign process.