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Blended learning focuses on the combination between offline and online learning,

whereas hybrid learning is about finding the right mix for you out of all the possibilities
in learning, no matter if they are offline or online.
The key differentiator between blended learning and hybrid learning is the
relationship between in-person and online learning. ... On the other hand, in a hybrid
learning environment, online learning is meant to replace an element of in-person class.
According to a 2014 study by the U.S. Department of Education, a hybrid model has been
found to be more effective at the college level than either exclusive online or face to face
instruction.

With that definition in mind, here are three important S

1. Putting learning objectives first

The point of blended learning isn't to provide online instruction for the sake of providing
online instruction. The point is that something is missing from the traditional learning model.
It's failing to either engage students or adequately prepare them for the future. The global
marketplace demands new skills and advanced cognitive capabilities that traditional
instruction can't deliver. Blended learning has the potential to fill the gap — but only if it's
treated as a solution or a means, not the goal itself.

" "Technology is, of course, critical to any virtual learning experience. But when you make it
the starting point, instead of using it as a tool to achieve your learning objectives, it often
misses the mark," " says virtual learning designer A. Janelle Scharon. Pedagogy must come
first. To help teachers avoid the pitfalls commonly associated with online learning, she offers
a five-step process for designing engaging virtual learning experiences.

2. Redesigning the classroom and curriculum

Adding an online component to an existing lesson plan is simple. But creating a robust
blended learning environment requires a full-on redesign of every aspect of the classroom,
from creating flexible workspaces that allow both collaboration and online instruction to
rebuilding curriculum from the bottom up. The teacher's role shifts from content
disseminator to architect responsible for seamlessly weaving online delivery and rich face-
to-face experiences into a coherent whole.

It sounds like a lot of work, and it is, but it's a deeply creative process that encourages
teachers to draw upon the diverse skill sets they've honed in the classroom while developing
new digital skills side by side with their students. Fortunately, it's not necessary to start from
scratch. Authors Shawn K. Smith, Ann M. Chavez and Garrett W. Seaman provide a blueprint
for blended learning implementation in Teacher as Architect: Instructional Design and
Delivery for the Modern Teacher. Part guide and part workbook, this volume provides a
model for combining digital content with highly effective instruction.

3. Expanding the role of teacher

With a foundation in place for managing and delivering digital content, the teacher no longer
has to carry the full burden of instructional delivery. Far from making teachers obsolete, this
lightening of the load enables them to step into a new role — in fact, it requires them to do
so.
" "To make this new vision for school a reality, we as teachers have to go after one
fundamental assumption of how we think of our job as teachers, and that's our core
instructional delivery model: letting go of the idea that we always have to teach something in
order for students to have learned it," " said Brian Greenberg, CEO of Silicon Schools Fund,
which has teamed up with the Clayton Christensen Institute to create a series of free tutorials
on blended learning.

They've identified five key shifts teachers experience when successfully transitioning to a
blended learning model:

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