[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 2 | January 12, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Blended Learning has become a catch phrase– a buzzword for using technology in the classroom. The idea is used to describe the education system’s response to the need for 21st century skills, a solution to the budget crisis in schools, and a beacon of hope for the transformation of education through individual interventions. In my talk I sharpen the idea of blended learning and offer some insight on potential successes and pitfalls of implementing a true blended model. Blended learning has enormous potential but it is not a panacea for the woes of education. Drawing on my experience in a blended classroom and as an administrator my goal is to contribute to the debate that is currently happening in our school districts, in our schools, and in our media over the incorporation of technology in education.