Blended Learning

What is your philosophy on blended learning?

Blended learning is using technology as a set way of learning while using schools and classrooms as well. They work simultaneously together to help create a way of learning that will help to ensure that each child is growing to the best of their ability. Blended learning is definitely.. different, and many people have said that it is hard to plot its effectiveness within the classrooms. I myself believe in it. I think that this type of learning allows the student a kind of independence, while still forcing them to be social with those around them. Many of us have went through that moment where we have an important question to ask the teacher in order to proceed with our work. But the problem is so do the other 20 students in your class, with their hands up, calling the teachers name.
If students are allowed to integrate technology and use it then it puts less pressure on the teacher and the child will be able to receive the answer to their questions in many different ways. Where as the teacher will be able to give that student an answer in words, the internet could show them in diagrams and pictures in a faster manner. Going along with parts of my major, technology is an amazing source in helping with communication. For students with disabilities, technology could make or break their education. Whether you have the child with a hearing impairment, who uses an ipad to talk to other students or to read presentations. Or you have the student who is visually impaired who uses the ipad to listen to the notes or listen to books or even magnify the letters. Technology is helpful. Plus with blended learning you are in a school or classroom setting as well, so you will have that instructor beside the students to guide them and help them in any way that is possible.
I believe cognitively it is a good investment to allow blended learning. I know it can be hard to map out. Like in Educational Technology, it is an online class but we still meet up at times to review and learn how to use the many different features that are offered to us. Or to just come in and ask questions and get the guidance we need. I, personally, have never made it to any of these meetings because they are usually scheduled during other class times. Classes i cannot miss because they are not online. From what I have heard though, they are helpful. Especially the webex videos.