LESSON 7: THE PRACTICE OF BLENDED LEARNING WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING? Blended learning is an approach to education that combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online with traditional place-based classroom methods. It requires the physical presence of both teacher and student, with some elements of student control over time, place, path, or pace. While students still attend "brick-and-mortar" schools with a teacher present, face-to-face classroom practices are combined with computer-mediated activities regarding content and delivery. Blended learning is also used in professional development and training settings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_learning WHAT IS ONLINE COMMUNICATION? Online communication refers to the ways in which individuals as well as computers can communicate with each other over a computer network , such as the Internet . https:
https://www.google.com/search?q=educational+technology&rlz=1C1CHBF_enPH805PH805&sxsrf=ACYBGNSPWU6kl8eQY2WyfognU4rZ4bnZOQ:1579663142994&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiG4YLkn5bnAhWc6nMBHRXuAsEQ_AUoAXoECA0QAw&biw=1350&bih=591#imgrc=A8DrQjkbgCtQsM: Educational Technology in Teaching and Learning is an important and challenging aspect in higher education. The first theories on human behavior as behavior affected by technology are discussed in this essay. These learning theories are behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. They provide a pedagogical and/or andragogical basis for understanding how students learn. Also, some of the approaches to teaching with technology, use of the best technological tools and appropriate type of instruction to enhance learning under Bloom’s taxonomy are included. A general perspective is given of the advantages and disadvantages that technology offers for education. http://atlante.eumed.net/