{"id":4670,"date":"2020-06-19T15:50:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T14:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=4670"},"modified":"2020-06-19T15:50:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T14:50:04","slug":"the-futures-bright-the-futures-blended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/myexampleblogversion2\/2020\/06\/19\/the-futures-bright-the-futures-blended\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future\u2019s Bright, the Future\u2019s Blended."},"content":{"rendered":"

As we move into this next stage of teaching during lock down and coming out of lock down it’s really important that we make the correct decision. In the Scottish Government’s reopening Schools guide as well as Local Government guidelines we have seen the term blended learning being talked about. What does this mean? We know that blended learning means that it uses a number of different pedagogical approaches including distance learning and prudential learning but what else does it incorporate?<\/span><\/p>\n

Blended learning is a generic term given to a number of different approaches involved in synchronous and asynchronous teaching using online tools as well as being present in a classroom. This can have a number of different names and approaches:<\/span><\/p>\n

Rotational learning, flexible learning and flipped learning or the flipped classroom.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Rotational \/ blended learning <\/b>is a: \u201c\u2026model (that) allows students to rotate through stations on a fixed timetable, where at least one of the stations is an online learning station. This model is most commonly in\u00a0 primary schools because teachers are already familiar with rotating in centres and stations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u2018Flex blended learning’<\/b>\u00a0 is included in types of Blended Learning and its model is one in which\u2026 \u201ca course or curriculum area\u00a0 in which <\/span>online learning <\/b>is the backbone of pupil learning, even if it directs pupils to offline activities at times. Pupils\u00a0 move on an individually customized, <\/span>\ufb02uid<\/b> timetable among learning modalities. One teacher is on-site, and students learn mostly in their school classroom, except for any homework assignments. The teacher or other adults provide face-to-face support on a flexible and adaptive as-needed basis through activities such as small-group instruction, group projects, and individual tutoring.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Flipped Learning:<\/b><\/p>\n

A flipped classroom is a type of blended learning where students are introduced to content at home and practice working through it at school.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is important to understand the stages of Flipped learning and that activities that are accrued out at home are clearly and concisely linked to activities in the classroom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We we think of Bloom\u2019s Revised Taxonomy might would immediately think of the\u00a0 the standard triangle with the remembering at the bottom and creativity at the top,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Flipped Learning turns Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy on it\u2019s head:<\/span><\/p>\n

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We need to think of our learners carrying out those low order thinking skills outside of the classroom in their work at home so that when we are in the classroom we can work on their high order thinking skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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When we talk about \u201chome work\u201d we are talking about those activities that our learners can do it independently with if necessary and possible support from parents and carers. What format might these contain:<\/span><\/p>\n

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We could add to those activities at home , simple worksheets, Kahoots, quizlets etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In our flipped classroom it is important to think of the activities that we are going to do:<\/span><\/p>\n