By: Ulka Tipnis
Excellent idea. Good for students at community colleges. I find that most of them work and do not have time to read before the class.
However, applying this technique may benefit at least some students
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By: Richard Dugboe
This is my first exposure to blended learning. I think it could be a very powerful tool for teaching in today's classroom, but only for motivated students. While tools like these could be very efficacious in the suburb, i am not totally convinced of its efficacy in urban settings. Experience has taught me the formulas for success in education. These are the formulas:
1- Good teaching + motivated students = Excellent outcomes
2- Good teaching + non-motivated students = somewhat outcomes
3- Poor teaching + motivated students = good outcomes
4- Poor teaching + non-motivated students = unmitgated diseasters
The point here is no matter well intentioned or well formulated an idea like blended learning is, you need motivated students for it to yield its intended outcomes. You need students to do their own part. In a college setting, this is not an issue, but in an urban setting it could be an issue.