(from Education Next) Blended learning uses school time in a unique way, combining online instruction with traditional methods and giving students more agency over how, when and where they learn. Multiple activities happen at once: A small group of students might be listening to the teacher review a math concept, while others work nearby on a team project or individually on wireless laptops.
In a traditional classroom, this welter of activity would be impossible. But in a school designed around blended learning, it can happen by way of a variety of dedicated spaces where students could work relatively distraction-free yet teachers could still see and supervise the whole class. Blended learning environments may also be more efficient and less expensive to build.
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