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Virtual Blended Learning:
principles and practice
Pete Sharma
LecturerEAP
Consultant Teacher Trainer
TeacherDirector
Author
To explore how
the principles of
Virtual Blending
can help teachers
moving online
Aim
OVERVIEW• Set scene• Virtual Blending• Practical ideas• Reflections
1. SET SCENE
• Blended Learning • From classroom to
online
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1.1 Blended Learning:
Key concept in ELT
ELT Journal, Volume 64, Issue 4, October 2010
Definition 3Combination of
f2f + online
Definition 2Combination of
methodologies
Multiple definitions
“The best of both worlds!”
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Classroom +
Virtual reality
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Flexible not one fixed
thing but many
depending on context
Dynamic – components constantly changing
“The BL course failed to satisfy anyone’s learning style.”
“the course was a mish-mash of different components, but with no underlying unifying philosophy”
“there may be little or no integration between the
two tracks….”
Dual
track
Challenges
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Appropriacy
Integration
Attitude
Training
Robust technology
Success with Blended Learning
Same time same place
Same time different
place
Different time
different place
Same place
different time
Time and place 1 Appropriacy
Classroom
ForumE-mail
Four Key factors
Discussion
Critical thinking
Class work
“Self study”
2 Integration 3 Attitude
4 Training
Teachers and students
1.2 From
classroom
to online
Coronavirus
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Online
Theory and research
Scrivener
Distance learningClassroom teaching
Salmon
Harmer Hockly
Challenges
Classroom Online
Move furniture
Both
Teacher motivates
Instructions ‘Netiquette’
Stating lesson aims
Having a warm-up / filler
non-tech activities Headset
Webcam
Classroom Online
Differently
Pair work and small group work – breakout rooms
Communication includes facial expression & gesture- difficult
Signalling turn-taking –difficult
Synchronous teachingAsynchronousdelivery
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2. VIRTUAL
BLENDING
• LMS
• Flipped EAP course
Virtual blending
Asynchronous Synchronous
2.1 Learning Management
SystemLOCK STEP
TARGETED
OPEN ACCESS
Flexibility
Virtual Blended
Flexibility Differentiation
Personalisation Choice
Encouraging autonomy Differentiation
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Absentee
Needs extra help
Wants to know the answers
Fun! Motivation! Engagement! Navio
Flipping
Choice
The power of data
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2.2 Flipped EAP course
Asynchronous
h5p
Presentation Guided practice
Output – task MS Teams
3. Practical ideasGrammar Speaking
Vocabulary Listening
Reading
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Screen shot
Message
U S I N G ‘ M E S S A G E S ’ F O R G R A M M A R I S S U E S
USING SCREEN SHOTS
Prepare learners for the live
class with a pre-lesson task
Speaking
Lion
Partial to precise
knowledge
Show word
Decide on number
1 I don’t remember having see this word before
2 I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means
3 I have seen this word before and I think it means ________________(synonym or translation)
4 I know this word, it means ________________ (synonym or translation)
5 I can use this word in a sentence, for example ________________________
Not every word progresses through each phase on the continuum
EthogenicQuasi-
experimentalOntological Axiology
Syllogism Algorithm Affordance Idiographic
Phenomenology Empirical
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Listening
‘Out of class’
Strategy work
Choice
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“I’m going to play the tape
twice….”
Normalisation (Bax)
The in-class technology didn’t work!
The students just listened on their Smartphones or tablet
Pre-lesson
Vocabulary inputContent inputPrepare discussion
Online lesson
Discussion
In-class
Sound down
Write voiceover
Self study
Listen and compare
List new words
In class
Summarise differences
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4. ReflectionsBlended – long history
Move online – quick for many
Virtual blend vs online / distance
Context is all – LMS / Flipped EAP course
Virtual blend – build on principles
Appropriacy / integration / attitude / training
Benefits – differentiation / choice time & place
• “an instructional approach that combines face-to-face (F2F) and online learning. Each class session
and learning activity is offered in-person and synchronously online” (Educause 2020). This is also known as Hybrid-Flexible (Hy-Flex) and co-
modality learning
Hybrid learning
Concurrent teaching
Acknowledgement:
Beth Alexander
Key takeaways
BL is the principled combination of modes
Principles of Virtual blending can help in online
“The teacher will always be at the heart of the
learning experience”Pete Sharma| [email protected]
https://petesharma.com
Thank you!
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