BLENDED LEARNING
An intriguing strategy that blends traditional place-based classroom techniques with online learning resources and interactive opportunities is called blended learning. Students must still attend lessons in a “brick-and-mortar” setting with an instructor acting as a facilitator for the duration of the session. Computer-mediated activities are integrated with in-person classroom practices in terms of both content and delivery.
The advantage of this learning model is that it allows students to learn both theoretically and practically, as the name implies. It combines traditional processes with those of modern learning models. Students at PIET are exposed to a variety of blended learning models that include:
- The “Face to Face” driver – where the teacher drives the instruction and augments with digital tool.
- The “Rotation” based model where the students are made to go through a schedule of Independent Online Study as well as an Interactive Classroom cycle.
- The “Flex” based model is used to promote Higher Order Thinking; in this model some part of the curriculum is delivered via the Digital model and the Teachers provide Face-to-Face Consultation and Support.
- The “Lab” based model is a vital part of the Learning Model as this where the Students usually learn as a mix of Theory and Practical based sessions.
Lastly, the “self-blend” approach is a learning process that gives students the chance to enhance their education by taking online courses. To list a few of the tools being used at PIET to ensure that the entire “BLENDED LEARNING” process achieves the intended goal of developing students who are “Thought Leaders” and “Drive Change” as a result of their diversified learning and thinking process. The following tools are at work:
- Instructor – Delivered Content
- E-Learning
- Webinars
- Live/Online Sessions with Facilitators
- Use of Face book/Chat Rooms/Blogs/You Tube to augment Learning
FLIPPED LEARNING
One of the most fascinating and thrilling approaches to learning is flipped learning. The students at PIET have benefited greatly from this cutting-edge teaching methodology. It is an inversion of the conventional “classroom-based” learning approach, as the name implies.
A flipped classroom is a teaching approach that delivers the curriculum outside of the classroom, flipping the conventional learning environment. Activities that could have historically been classified as homework are moved into the classroom as a result of the process. By watching videos and online content and discussing cases and problem statements, students are forced to work together and partner in their learning in a flipped classroom.
Like in a flipped classroom, “content delivery” can take many different forms. At PIET, for example, video courses created by the instructor, guest faculty, or specialists are frequently used to present information in addition to online group discussions, digital research, and text readings.
In light of the adage “Experiencing is Believing,” we at PIET extend an invitation to students and educators to visit and observe firsthand the New Age Learning Models and Tools being utilized to provide students and the research community with World Class Pedagogic Delivery.
