Blended learning?

Nowadayas, we are getting used to hear about this new term: blended learning. But, do you know what this mean? Roadmap for Competency-based Systems explains this expression as:  "The term blended learning is generally applied to the practice of using both online and in-person learning experiences when teaching students."

I embed a short video, just in case you want to have a clearer and  more "visual" idea:

In this new way of teaching and learning, students can attend normal lessons and, at the same time, keep the in-class discussions and works going after lessons via platforms, virtual classrooms and/or social networks. Students can take a lot of advantages when learning in this "combined" way:

• Students have greater time- flexibility and freedom, as many times they can choose when and where to work or participate in different activities (despite the fact that there might be a tight deadline);
• Students can participate more in class discussions since they can choose environment- online or face-to-face- in which they feel more comfortable;
• Students have more time to reflect upon a specific topic, or to select and share relevant material;
• Students have access to different kind of materaials (books, internet, partners, parents, etc.);
• Students can learn and acquire diverse skills from using the computer and the internet.

I have just mentioned some of the most important- for me- advantages of working with blended learning, but the list is much longer, and if you want to add some more, you are more than welcome.

Source: 

• http://www.nxgentechroadmap.com/CCSSO_glossary.pdf
• https://sites.google.com/a/idahopd.org/blended-learning/advantages-and-challenges