RSA#2:Case-based learning
The topic of this week’s module was Case-based analysis on
online and blended learning communities.
Online resources I used included the course readings and Edudemic:
connecting education & technology www.edudemic.com/blended_learning_trends.
www.edudemic.com/teacher-shortage
These online resources pertain to our Module 2 topic of
trends seen in online and blended-learning
schools. In one of this week’s reading assignments, Harvard
Business School Professor Clayton M.
Christensen’s states that this trend is a
disruptive innovation (). He goes on to
say that this
disruptive innovation replaces expensive, inaccessible products
or services with much less
expensive, simpler alternatives. One of
Edudemic’s ten blended learning trends
posts that 72% of
schools in the United States are lacking the broadband access
necessary to support digital learning.
This idea contradicts what Christensen stated. This data shows that not only are school
districts
lacking the broadband support, but more than likely it is an issue
concerning the cost of this
broadband width.
Another topic in this week’s reading stated that the trend
of online and blended learning schools is
being accelerated by teacher shortages. Edudemic has an article by Katie Lepi titled “The
World’s
Chronic Teacher Shortage.” In
the article, she states thae UNESCO’s studies predict that at the
current
rates, serious teacher shortages will happen by 2030. These blended and online learning
communities
provide learning access globally and may be a cost cutting alternative to
staffing.
According to this week’s reading, Keeping Pace, a benchmark was created using Florida Virtual
Schools
to compare states online and blended learning.
Facts shared in the reading include: Florida
Virtual Schools (FLVS) is
the largest state virtual school and 410,962 students enrolled in courses
and
completed those courses successfully.
Our group completed a case-based study that supports
these statements.
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