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A blended learning approach combines face to face classroom methods with computer-mediated activities to form an integrated instructional approach.

The goal of a blended approach is to join the best aspects of both face to face and online instruction.

The integration of face to face and online components in a blended course is essential for student satisfaction with a course.

students rotate on a fixed schedule or at the teacher’s discretion between learning modalities, at least one of which is online learning.

Lab Rotation – a Rotation-model implementation in which within a given course or subject (e.g., math), students rotate on a fixed schedule or at the teacher’s discretion among locations on the brick-and-mortar campus.

Individual Rotation – a Rotation-model implementation in which within a given course or subject (e.g., math), students rotate on an individually customized

He uses the flexibility to manage time, place and pace, accommodating his learning needs and preferences.

students have the option to combine online and traditional courses as part of their academic schedules.

What are the top three reasons you like your blended classes?” They rattled off several reasons. These included liking how the course sites hosted their work and progress, allowing them to use fun technology tools, and giving them access to their courses anytime that worked for them.

according to a 2010 study, only 66.5% of students take notes.

there is often no structure or strategy.

When used in combination with technology, students are able to activate key brain areas during learning, while also retaining critical information for future review.

Students live and will work in an increasingly highly connected and collaborative world, and we have to understand what this means for learning, working, and living in order to provide a more personal, self-directed and more effective learning environment for the students.

Increased exposure to more diverse ideas, learning experiences and techniques. Increased networking which helps educators to know other educators and their practices across the world. It provides educators with opportunities to collaborate on a variety of research, projects, techniques for teaching and more. It allows educators to stay up to date with all the current things happening in educational organizations all over the world. Educators can easily learn about the best practices for teaching globally and share them with others. It keeps their literacy flowing and evolving on the tools of 21st century . Educators can make their students experience high-quality virtual classes (with MOOCs) and blended classes where learning occurs even outside the schools. Through this educators can make masses of people understand the relevance of education that students are receiving presently and how they can make positive amends to it.