What Is Blended Learning?

BL is a term that is increasingly being used to describe a hybrid model of e-learning that allows coexistence of conventional face-to-face teaching methods and newer e-learning activities and resources in a single course

BL is a mix of different elemetns determined by the relative strengths and weaknesses of each

BL is used to overcome specific difficulties in teaching

BL give students a greater range of opportunties to explore, discuss and work together using online or offline resources

BL is a useful approach with courses where studetns have diverse educational backgrounds and different motivations for study

BL is a less riskly approach than moving to a fully online or fully computer-mediated course

BL allows academic staff to continue to teach as they have previously done with some online and peripheral resources

BL is a combination of conventional teaching approaches and e-learning elemetns within a single course or programme

BL is a blend of different media, different activities and different tools

BL is a seamless integration or intermingling of e-learning and conventional teaching approaches and environments

BL is the introduction of e-learning alongside 'legacy' materials that were designed for the course in its earlier form and that are proven and familiar

 BL is an approach used to meet the needs of students from diverse academic, social and  cultural backgrounds