101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom

Blended Solutions

Blended learning—everything could fit in this category, but it is “how” it fits in that makes it a “blended solution.” Just because you have a combination of a video, an asynchronous activity, and a classroom module does not make it “blended learning.” Instead, “blended learning” means that you have chosen the best delivery methodologies to accomplish specific objectives. Organizations use blended learning to increase instructional value by searching for places where costs can be minimized and technology maximized. This does not mean looking for the “cheapest” way. It means looking for the best way to deliver training where and when it is needed. So, whether you call it blended learning, a flipped classroom, or something ...