What Does Online and Blended Learning Look Like?
One of the first questions that many people that are new to online and blended learning is, What does this look like?
While this sounds like a simple question, the reality is that there can be a lot of variety in what online learning and blended learning programs look like because there are many types of online and blended learning programs. Additional information about the different ways online and blended learning programs may be structured can be found on The Dimensions of Online and Blended Learning page.
So while there is no single answer to this question, the purpose of this page is to provide some of the possible answers by providing video clips for specific programs.
KIPP Empower Academy , a public charter elementary school located in South Los Angeles. It is part of the national KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) network of schools. This video (playing time 3:57) talks about its philosphy, including the use of blended learning.
Carpe Diem Collegiate High School and Middle School (CDCHS), a public charter school based in Yuma, Arizona utilizes a unique approach that has proven to be quite effective as demonstrated in this video (playing time 8:48).
Carpe Diem Marketing Video – Final Cut from Nicholas Tucker on Vimeo.
Youth Connection Charter School (YCCS) Virtual High School is a public charter school within the Chicago Public Schools. The school is operated by K12, Inc. and serves at-risk students and high school dropouts who are ages 18-21 and who have been under-served and /or disconnected from traditional education. In its first year of operation, it graduated 60 students. (playing time 8:38)
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