BLENDED LEARNING

Blended learning is a term increasingly used to describe the way e-learning is being combined with traditional classroom methods and independent study to create a new, hybrid teaching methodology. It represents a much greater change in basic technique than simply adding computers to classrooms; it represents, in many cases, a fundamental change in the way teachers and students approach the learning experience. It has already produced an offshoot - the Flipped Classroom - that has quickly become a distinct of its own.

The term "hybrid course" (a term we used interchangeably with the term "blended learning") names a model of course design that combines traditional, face-to-face class time with out-of-class course work. Especially for UW Bothell, they define hybrid courses as those where 15% to 50% of the traditional face-to-face class time is replaced with online or out-of-class work.

This method is specified for those who are in senior high level of education and college year. Around the age of 15 to early 20. In the type of study method, they need to operate the computer more advance and more often since it needs a lot of practice of writing, reading and listening. This course is rather important because they need to be prepared to face the real world, especially when students' dreams are to be good qualified teachers, they need to have a good competition with the technology so that they will not get left behind.

There are 10 drivers of Blended Learning :
1. Improve ability to personalize learning
2. Potential for individual progress
3. Improve student engagement and motivation
4. Shift to online state tests starting in 2015
5. Need to extend time and stretch resources
6. Potential to extend the reach of effective teachers
7. Ability to improve working conditions 
8. Decrease device course
9. Student and parent adoption of learning apps
10. Interest in narrowing the digital device

These drivers need not always done in the classroom. Every student can simply sit wherever they feel comfortable in and do the assignments as they drink coffee or chat with their peers  This Blendspace is very helpful for teachers, in cases that they can not be physically in class due to many reasons. Teachers just need to upload the material and or give some quizes to the students and monitor them, not always at the same time but make sure that they do the tasks well and punctually.. Parents' attention is needed here so that every student do not ditch the task over going out with friends but rather having them at home and discuss the project all together. Spend at max 30 minutes in one week to do the task and they will have a good relaxation after. How much of the face-to-face instruction must be replaced by online course? This question will vary greatly by class, discipline, and learning objective. The Online Learning Consortium (formerly, the Sloan Consortium, a professional organization dedicated to postsecondary online learning) defines blended learning as a course where 30 % - 70% of the instruction is delivered online. While this a useful guideline, it may not be sufficient to cover every blended learning configuration.

How would i, as a teacher, apply the principles of Blended Learning in my activity is first i am going to start the lesson by playing quiz then get to the material and explain it as the students ask question then i will end with a homework or group assignment. And the difficulties i face when doing so is that not every students are going to be excited with the material i teach, however as a student, i also faced those time, i will encourage them again and again, i should probably play a video so they are triggered to be more enthusiastic.

What i like about BlendSpace is that there are really a lot of teaching optional which teachers can choose on how they are going to explain certain material, such as Class Jukebox, image bank, TED playlist, The power of video, Smorgasbord, Competition Time, Museum curator, and Knowledge Hunt which i actually used. I do hope that my students will  react very enthusiastically. This application is both useful and helpful for teachers nowadays, they should really learn how to use it and give it a try in the classroom, it just needs a fast internet connection and you won't have any problems.

HERE ARE SOME SITES THAT YOU MAY BROWSE YOURSELF, THE SITES WHERE I GOT THE INFORMATION ABOVE 
https://www.uwb.edu/learningtech/hybrid-and-online-learning/hybrid-learning/about-hybrid-learning/definition-hybrid-learning
https://www.mindflash.com/elearning/what-is-blended-learning
https://blended.online.ucf.edu/about/what-is-blended-learning/

As it is December, the most joyful and wonderful month of the year, will celebrate Christmas together and  here is what i made for you all to give a try and Happy Holiday!!
https://www.tes.com/lessons/JVSyQAG4cFpvmw/christmas-celebration-and-its-presents