Amberly Austin Instructional Media

Online learning is becoming more and more popular as technology continues to advance.  Learning online has plenty of benefits from the convenience of being able to view the online course anywhere to being able to re-watch lessons to better grasp content.  Learning online, when done effectively can be a great benefit to many students.  My sister, for example decided to enroll in an MATC program for her senior year so that she could go to beauty school.  This choice made it impossible for her to take the required classes for her to finish high school in a regular school setting.  As a result the counselor's helped her enroll in an online program for her required health and financial literacy class.  Because of the flexibility of online learning my sister will be able to do both MATC and graduate from high school. Even though online learning provides extra flexibility it often sacrifices the social aspects of school.  There are certain strategies teachers can use to limit this suc

Blended learning is essentially learning using technology, or a blend of learning with technology and without it.  The website listed below has the 7 different models for Blended Learning: Station Rotation, Lab Rotation, Individual Rotation, Flipped Classroom, Flex, A La Carte, and Enriched Virtual.  These models list all of the different ways to integrate technology in teaching.  The main idea with the blended learning is that students can learn the material before class and then come to class ready to work on assignments or projects and practice. I have thought a lot about how this model can fit into my content area and there are multiple different ways.  The first that comes to mind is flipping a writing unit so that the students learn about the writing process at home through videos or online learning, and then come to class ready to actually work on that process.  The process of writing an essay can be a stressful one for students but if I flip the process students can learn at