UNIVERSITY OF NARIÑO

LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT

VII ENCUENTRO DE EGRESADOS

“El desarrollo Profesional a través de la Práctica Reflexiva

THE USE OF BLENDED LEARNING

“TIPS AND IDEAS

FOR REGIONAL TEACHERS”

JUAN ESTEBAN LÓPEZ RODRIGUEZ., B.A.

BLENDED LEARNING (1)

“Blended learning is a coherent design

approach that openly assesses and

integrates the strengths of face-to-face and

online learning to address worthwhile

educational goals.”

(Garrison & Vaughn, 2008 as cited in

Kinchenham, A., 2011).

“ Blended learning is the thoughtful

fusion of face-to-face and online learning

experiences … most important Blended

learning is the fundamental redesign that

transforms the structure of, and approach

to, teaching and learning”

Garrison and Vaughman (2008, p.5).

BLENDED LEARNING (2)

BLENDED LEARNING IN

COLOMBIA’S EDUCATION

• Colombian National Ministry of Education.

• British Council.

• Dinamizadores en E-Learning

• Secretaries of Education.

• Ciudadanos Digitales.

• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education.

WHAT CAN IT BE OBTAINED FROM

BLENDED LEARNING?

• Today blended learning can refer to any combination of

different methods of learning, different learning

environments, different learning styles.

• A blended classroom takes full advantage of 21st century

instructional practices but face-to-face interaction is

essential.

• Students will have a much richer and more enhanced

classroom experience once they are with the teacher.

• When “appropriately” implemented, blended learning can

significantly improve the learning experience. (Pena-

Sanchez & Hicks, 2006; Stracke, 2005; and Stracke,

2007a)

STRENGTHS OF BLENDED LEARNING IN

LANGUAGES (1)

• Provides a more individualized learning

experience.

• Provides more personalized learning support.

• Supports and encourages independent and

collaborative learning

• Increases student engagement in learning.

• Accommodates a variety of learning styles.

STRENGTHS OF BLENDED LEARNING IN

LANGUAGES (2)

• Provides a place to practice the target language

beyond the classroom.

• Provides a less stressful practice environment

for the target language.

• Provides flexible study, anytime or anywhere, to

meet learners’ needs.

• Helps students develop valuable and necessary

twenty-first century learning skills.

Blended Learning is, by its very nature,

“student-centered.” (1)

IN A STUDENT-CENTERED CLASSROOM, STUDENTS …

• are involved in the learning process.

• don’t depend on their teacher all the time.

• communicate with each other in pairs and small

groups.

• value each other’s contributions.

• cooperate.

• learn from each other.

Blended Learning is, by its very

nature, “student-centered.” (2)

IN A STUDENT-CENTERED CLASSROOM, THE TEACHER …

•Helps to guide students.

•Manages and directs their activities and

language learning.

•Helps students develop their language

skills.

WHAT IS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE IN

ORDER TO BE AN E-MODERATOR?

• Students can’t be “taught” – they can only be

helped to learn. In a student-centered

classroom, our role is to help and encourage

students to develop their skills, but without

relinquishing our more traditional role as a

source of information, advice, and knowledge.

In a student-centered classroom, the teacher

and the students are a team working together.

(Jones N. 2007, 25)

E-

MODERATOR

PATIENCE

CREATIVITY

PROMOTING

REFLEXION

ENCOURAGE

TEAM WORK

BUILD AND

MANTAIN

MOTIVATION

WEB TOOLS

TAGXEDO

BUBBL.US

TEXT TO SPEECH

ONLINE

SPELLING

AND

GRAMMAR

CHECKER

VIDEO TUTORIAL 1

VIDEO TUTORIAL 2

CREATIVE TOOLS

• http://www.tagxedo.com/

• http://tagul.com/

• https://bubbl.us/

• http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.

php

• http://imtranslator.net/translate-and-speak/

• http://www.spellcheck.net/

• http://www.paperrater.com/free_paper_grader

QUOTES

• There can be infinite uses of the computer

and of new age technology, but if the

teachers themselves are not able to bring it

into the classroom and make it work, then it

fails. (Nancy Kassebaum)

• Do not confine your students to your own

learning, for they were born in another time.

(Chinese proverb)

THANKS A LOT