The lessons of a blended learning-type of education system
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21030/anyp.2017.2.4Keywords:
blended learning, online teaching, competence development, development of writing skillsAbstract
After presenting the definitions of blended learning (mixed-mode or combined learning), this case study introduces a program combining the advantages of online and offline teaching and mentoring, prepared for secondary school students in Hungary. Blended learning is a mixture of two historically very different teaching and learning methods. It is the combination of traditional, face-to-face teaching and distance learning, where computer-based technologies play an important role. Literature differentiates between four main types, based on the ratio of online and offline teaching: the Rotation model, the Flex model, the Self-Blend model, and the Enriched Virtual model. The analysis has been prepared based on the Secondary School Program of Mathias Corvinus Collegium. The analysis discusses the experience of developing teaching materials and that of mentoring, the views of the participants, with special attention to the development of language competences.