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Blending and Flipping….

The term blended learning describes a learning environment where online resources are integrated in a way to complement traditional face-to-face classes.

Flipped learning refers more specifically to an environment where classrooms become ‘tutorial centres’, where learning activities are based on knowledge that has been gained outside the classroom, through research supported by the online component of the classroom.

This process builds on many of the ideas and technologies developed for use in distance education and ‘blends’ those technologies with more traditional learning activities in ‘regular’ classrooms.

Background info and reading

Google Classroom Schools using Google Apps for Education have a free built-in option for online classes.		Edmodo in Action Video examples of how Edmodo can be used to support the curriculum.
Flipped Classroom How the Flipped Classroom was born, and how it is transforming the traditional learning environment.		Class Website An online gateway to class activities is an essential component of a successful blended learning environment.
Blooms Digital Taxonomy Our focus is still on developing challenging learning environment for students, using technology or not.		SAMR Is technology redefining learning opportunities in your school? Or just more of the same with a new interface?

	Google Classroom A useful tool in a blended/flipped GAFE classroom – teachers create and organize assignments, provide feedback, and communicate with their classes. Students can organize their work, submit assignments, and communicate directly with their teachers and peers.
	Educanon Build interactive online lessons around video clips from YouTube, Vimeo, TeacherTube, etc.
	Cybraryman Links to discussion and examples relating to Blended Learning.
	Flipped Classroom – Six Myths Discussion of some misconceptions relating to popular (mis)understandings of the Flipped classroom. (It’s about the pedagogy, not the technology).
	Ditch the lecture and go digital Poor lecturers strengthen the case for on-line learning in universities. There may be some parallels in the K-12 sector too.
	Edmodo in Action Video examples of how Edmodo can be used to support the curriculum.
	North Carolina Uni Defines ‘blended learning’, discusses its history, and provides suggestions for creating an effective blended learning experience.
	Planning an Online Course A series of 27 videos relating to the planning and delivery of online learning.
	Reverse Instruction If kids can get content delivery online why do we have to use precious class-time for this purpose?
	Rise of K-12 Blended Learning (pdf) Discussion about the potential of blended learning to transform learning environments.
	Sloan Downloads Free publications relating to research about, and delivery of blended learning.
	Transform the Classroom Combine the benefits of online instruction with the advantages of face-to-face instruction, to improve learning in ways that are impossible to achieve using only face-to-face meetings or only online resources.
	What makes great e-learning? It is very easy to take paper or web based content and stick it into an e-learning module, but is that really ‘e-learning’?
	Why does e-learning have a bad name? Why should e-learning not always be popular with teachers or students?
	21st Century Learning 21st century standards, assessments, curriculum, instruction, professional development and learning environments can produce 21st century outcomes for today’s students.