blended learning

[ blen-did lur-ning ]

/ ˈblɛn dɪd ˈlɜr nɪŋ /

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noun

education in which students receive some instruction in a face-to-face classroom, and some instruction in self-paced or student-directed study over the internet.

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Compare hybrid learning.

Origin of blended learning

First recorded in 2000–05

Words nearby blended learning

blemish, blench, blend, blende, blended family, blended learning, blended whiskey, blender, blending inheritance, Blenheim, Blenheim Palace

How to use blended learning in a sentence

Whatever form it will be, whether blended learning or modular, it’s better to continue it than to stop.
The Philippines Still Hasn't Fully Reopened Its Schools Because of COVID-19. What Is This Doing to Children?|Chad de Guzman|December 2, 2021|Time
Enrollments in virtual schools increased by approximately 34,600 students from 2017-18 to 2019-20, and enrollments in blended learning schools increased by approximately 19,500 during this same time period.
New report provides reality check on virtual schools|Valerie Strauss|May 6, 2021|Washington Post
This technology has become increasingly popular in K-12 classrooms during the pandemic, thanks to hybrid or blended learning models, where some students are in the classroom while others watch from home.
‘Telepresence’ robots are making virtual school feel a little more like real school|Jennifer Davis|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
What is most troubling is our – and I do mean “our” and not “their” – never treating these situations as learning opportunities.
In 2015, Let’s Try for More Compassion|Gene Robinson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

In the absence of typical classrooms and curriculums, West Africans have opted for alternate methods of learning and education.
The Radio Battle to Educate Ebola’s Kids|Abby Haglage|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These tests prod and poke the children, creating lots of anxiety and taking away from the joy of learning.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools|Zephyr Teachout|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is honest about his religious doubts, but he is committed to learning more about God.
The Good Wife’s Religion Politics: Voters Have No Faith in Alicia's Atheism|Regina Lizik|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Glenn, Tara, and Rosita spend the episode, um, learning to fish.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Crossed’: The Stage Is Now Set for a Bloody, Deadly Midseason Finale|Melissa Leon|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All our intelligent students will insist upon learning what they can of these discussions and forming opinions for themselves.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Thomas Cooper, an English prelate, died; highly commended for his great learning and eloquence.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He was a patriot of the noblest and most extensive views, and justly celebrated as a man of learning, eloquent and refined.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
It has only been a rare and exceptional class hitherto that has gone on learning throughout life.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
At twelve, or fifteen, or sixteen, or twenty it was decided that they should stop learning.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

British Dictionary definitions for blended learning

blended learning

noun

education the use of both classroom teaching and on-line learning in education

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