Online vs. Blended vs. Face-to-Face Learning 

 

The Venn Diagram created above demonstrates the attributes of each of the three types of learning and also signifies the shortcomings of online and F2F learning. The chart was created utilitzing my experience as an online class student and teacher, a Business and Technology teacher, Cyber High and APEX teacher/facilitator, a regular classroom teacher, and as a teacher who now uses blended learning throughout the day. Combining technology into my daily lesson plans can be challenging and time consuming, such as the prep time to learn the programs and set up student accounts. There can be a lot of monitoring to get students started and then to keep them on task. Despite the challenges, student engagement and collaboration can be one of the best learning and teaching experiences for those involved in the blended learning environment. One example of the facilitation of student interaction would be when teaching APEX, would be allowing students to help each other solve math problems. In an online environment, there is a lot of collaboration and engagement, but the opportunity to network face to face with fellow classmates is low. Face to face classrooms are the environment most students are used to, but also where students assume their roles of introvert or extrovert and teachers must maintain constant control. With blended learning, students get the best of both worlds and teachers get more engagement from all students.