01/03/2020
In discussing online learning, a recent buzzword is “hybrid learning”. Whilst you may be more familiar with hybrid electric cars, "hybrid learning" is a term that has been around for around a decade in educational circles.
The term is now gaining momentum though, with the increasing degree in the use of information technology for delivery of courses and the interest in integrating electronic learning and traditional learning platforms together.
Hybrid learning, can be considered as the evolution of the discourse on blended learning, and this why there is somewhat confusion in the use of the two.
Blended learning focuses on the combination between online and offline learning. There is a distinct difference with hybrid learning, which refers to finding the right balance for you out of all the possibilities in learning, regardless if they are offline or online. However, in a hybrid learning environment, it is likely that the bulk of communication between instructors and students, is done online.
Different models have emerged to consider the optimum hybrid learning experiences, such as The Hybrid Learning Model by Masson, MacNeill, Murphy, and Ross (2017). It is evident that more models will follow, as hybrid learning spaces offer the next major foreground for investigation into learning across different contexts, to traverse the continuum of learning design.
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