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An article on the benefits of Blended Learning from teachthought.com It lists 4 main benefits: 1. Enhanced Communication Skills 2. Increased Digital Fluency 3. Expanded Networking 4. Strengthened Professionalism

Always good to be reminded of it!

"Bay Path University Teacher Tom Mennella Provides a Detailed Look at his Flipped Course and how Students are Benefiting from This Instructional Model"

I recently remembered this article published in The Chronicle of Higher Ed a few years ago. It speaks volumes about some pros and cons (mostly pros) of using technologies like Twitter, online office hours, video chat, etc. to connect to super-sized classes. Though I do not have personal experience in teaching courses with this many students, I still think this teacher has found a way to utilize modern technologies to connect to students in new and important ways. He has taken what many of us would consider a nightmare classroom situation (teaching over 2000 students!) and made it into a classroom experience like no other. If you read through the comments, you'll see that his former students say he has changed their lives and that his was the best class they've ever taken. It's amazing to me that he is/was able to create personal connections with so many students using technology. Basically, if this guy can do it with 2,000+ students, then many of us should strongly consider how we might benefit from these technologies in our own hybrid courses.

The second half of the article describes the benefits of blended-learning over MOOCs.

The Center for Teaching & Learning at the University of Texas-Austin offers useful information including a basic framework, benefits and references about flipping, and a quick-start guide with tips, techniques, and tools.

This is the second part of the video. :)

"The implementation of blended learning that I saw during my visit clearly has room to improve when it comes to providing high-quality academic instruction. But for the students in the program, blended learning is a powerful enabler of self-motivated learning and increased teacher support."

Good conversation (brief) about learning and the flipped model

The flipped learning model of instruction has begun to make the transition from an educational buzzword to a normative practice among many university instructors, and with good reason. Flipped learning provides many benefits for both faculty and students.