What is Hybrid Learning?
Hybrid learning blends face-to-face instruction with online learning opportunities, allowing for individualization, flexibility, and greater chance of student success. According to a 2010 study by the U.S. Department of Education blending "online and face-to-face elements had a larger advantage relative to purely face-to-face instruction and purely online instruction."
The hybrid learning model combines direct teacher instruction, group activities and self-instruction through digital content and has six “defining characteristics”:
The hybrid learning model combines direct teacher instruction, group activities and self-instruction through digital content and has six “defining characteristics”:
- The use of a blended classroom system
- Students rotating among different learning stations
- Instruction is delivered in small groups
- Students take frequent digital assessments
- Educators use student information to differentiate instruction
- Personalized learning is considered “cost effective”
What is Flipping?
A flipped class inverts the typical cycle of content acquisition and application so that students gain necessary knowledge before class and instructors guide students to actively and interactively clarify and apply that knowledge during class. In other words, “Flipping” the class reverses the traditional class setup: students acquire basic content outside of class, and then work together in class to apply thier knowledge.
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Why Flip?
Most experts will point to an enhanced learning experience for the students. Flipping helps students learn more deeply and makes them active participants in their own learning. Flipping also allows teachers to differentiate instruction by allowing students to work at their own pace. Flipping can also be a revolutionary professional development tool for teachers. Making videos is a fantastic way to encourage educators to thoughtfully reflect on their craft while developing best practices. When videos are shared on social media, they actively contribute to global knowledge creation while giving students on-demand accessibility to quality curriculum.
Your Audience
Research points to 10 defining characteristics that make the Net Generation (a.k.a iGen) well suited to Flipped Learning:
- Digitally Literate – They can operate a variety of technological devices and are familiar with the internet.
- Connected – The are almost always connected to a technological network of some sort.
- Immediate – They have a fast response time and multi-task.
- Experiential – They have an exploratory style of learning and a preference for “learning by doing”.
- Social – They seek to interact with others, whether in their personal lives, their online presence or in a classroom.
- Teams – They prefer to learn and work in teams.
- Structure – They like to know what it will take to achieve a goal.
- Engagement and Experience – They like interactivity.
- Visual and Kinesthetic – They are comfortable in image-rich environments.
- Things that Matter – They readily take part in community activities and want to learn about things that have meaning to them.
Flipping is Teacher Driven
A common misconception is that the Flipped model replaces a teacher with videos. Nothing could be further from the truth. Flipped learning creates an active, flexible and differentiated learning environment. By combining around-the-clock access to instruction with one-on-one or small group instruction, the model is designed to create real connections between students and teachers. These connections are more meaningful than most of the relationships developed in a lecture-based course. In the Flipped model, videos serve as an extension of the teacher and her role is more important than ever. When it comes right down to it, teaching is fundamentally about human interactions that can not be replaced by technology.
