Blended Learning And Online Tutoring: A Good Practice Guide

by Janet MacDonald

Blended learning provides the flexibility to accommodate the varied requirements of pedagogies, disciplines and levels of course, together with the needs of a wide variety of learners. However anyone concerned with the integration of online tutoring to support students appropriately may need to reassess current practice. This book adopts a pragmatic and commonsense approach to blended learning, by situating the use of online media within a well-grounded teaching and learning strategy. It provides practical ideas for the successful implementation of blended strategies, including good practice in both asynchronous and synchronous tutoring, appropriate assessment design for developing successful blended learners, and innovative approaches to professional development for distance tutors. It is illustrated with a wide variety of examples and comments from students and practitioners in both distance and campus based environments in thirteen different countries.

191 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2006

Reviews

[Sebah Al-Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

خيب ظني . كنت آمل أن أجد الكثير مما قد يفيدني ، لكنه بشكل أو بآخر تقرير لتجربة بريطانية .

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"The term [blended learning:] is commonly associated with the introduction of online media into a course or programme, while at the same time recognising that there is merit in retaining face-to-face contact and other traditional approaches to supporting students. It is also used where asynchronous media such as email, forums, blogs or wikis are deployed in conjunction with synchronous technologies, commonly text chat or audio." (p. 2)


some advice on pp. 86-87 +p. 76

"One important difference between synchronous and asynchronous support is that in a synchronous session it is entirely possible to cover a range of objectives, and to support the needs of the individual as well as the group." (p. 92)