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How Blended Learning can give you a competitive edge Pete Sharma What is Blended learning? Blended learning in action Success with Blended

How Blended Learning can give you a competitive edge Pete Sharma What is Blended learning? Blended learning in action Success with Blended learning

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Page 1: How Blended Learning can give you a competitive edge Pete Sharma What is Blended learning? Blended learning in action Success with Blended learning

How Blended Learning can give

you a competitive edge

Pete Sharma

What is Blended learning?Blended learning in action

Success with Blended learning

Page 2: How Blended Learning can give you a competitive edge Pete Sharma What is Blended learning? Blended learning in action Success with Blended learning

What do we mean by Blended Learning?

Range of definitions

A combination of:

– In-class plus on-line– Different methodologies– Different technologies– Real world plus ‘in-world’ etc

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Blended LearningNatural – range of definitions• Broad – “nothing new” vs Narrow –

restrictive?• Connotation + / -• Cultural differences• Subverted• Diluted

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Levy & Stockwell

“CALL is situation-specific”

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10 April 2023 © Pete Sharma Associates Limited 2009

What is a VLE?

• Internet-based• A protected environment• Integration of multiple resources

– chat– bulletin board– assignments– quizzes

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Courses supported by VLE

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S / W

R / L

output

input

productive

receptive

Classroom

Speaking Writing

Online

ReadingListening

The Warwick University CUTE project with China

Case study 1

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Case study 2Blended course – 75% online

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Case study 3 Business language school english360

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English360Three sourcesPublishersAuthenticTeacher-produced

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Grammar

Face-to-face• Clarification (ARC)• “Fuzzy areas”• In-class exercises

On-line / self-study• Restricted (ARC)• “Crisp” areas• Grammar reference

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Vocabulary

Face-to-face• Teacher presents and practises

new vocabulary

On-line / self study• Students research with on-line /

CD-ROM / mobile dictionaries

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Receptive skills: listening

Face - to - face“I’m going to play the tape twice”

On-line / self studyListen as many times as you like / listen

and pause

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Receptive skills: reading

Face-to-faceTeacher and students

annotate a text using a lap-tap plus projector or on the IWB

On-line / self studyStudents do extensive reading

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Productive skills: speaking

Face-to-face• Teacher holds discussion

lesson

On-line / self study• Teacher posts language

interactive feedback to class blog / learning platform

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Productive skills: writing

Face-to-face• Teacher sets essay• Students collaborate on

producing a text

On-line / self study• Student drafts & re-drafts

essay, using spell-checker

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Pronunciation

Face-to-face• Teacher mediates

communication breakdowns

On-line / self study• Interactive phonemic chart

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Success with Blended learning

• Importance of attitude

• The ‘appropriacy’ principle

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Integration

• Clear, two-way link between class work and structured self study

• Pedagogically-principled teaching and learning materials from the ‘same-stable’

• Aims of lesson and self-study clear to learners• Continuous recycling