Avenues in blended learning
Cynthia D’Costa
Every alternate Sunday, about 50 students meet at a college in Mumbai, for their course in Teacher Education. They meet in three groups, geographically distanced from one another, yet intellectually very close, as they are linked through a software that enables interaction with one another and their tutor. They are referred to as a distributed classroom. On-line workshops and interviews, podcast of lectures, blogs, discussion forums and whiteboards, along with face-to-face interaction at their study centres are part of their routine interaction. This sort of e-B.Ed (as the course is referred to) is perhaps a pioneering effort in teacher education in India. The course is being offered by the Yeshwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University. The participants vouch that this is a very interesting learning experience.
E-learning, on-line learning, and blended learning are terms that have penetrated the system and in a way have changed the face of traditional teaching.
The author is a teacher-educator at Pushpanjali College of Education, Maharashtra. She is closely involved as curriculum designer and resource material generator for an e-B.Ed course. She can be reached at c.dcosta@rediffmail.com.
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Respected Madame,
Thank you very much for the various information given in the site regarding e-learning. Your way of presentation giving freedom for the students to interact is exemplary. Congratulations !
I will try to make use of the points you have mentioned in this.
You are one of the best and efficient teachers whom I have come across. I really appreciate your excellent classes using beautiful presentations and solid content. Thank you very much.
From
Sr. Shelli Devassy
B.Ed. Student,
Pushpanjali College.
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