The Blended Learning Object
Blended learning is rapidly becoming the teaching modality of choice in traditional and non-traditional education. Blended learning effectively combines traditional tuition, technology based multimedia exercises, group activities, and sometimes individual interaction with the instructor. The separation in time and space in distance education makes blended learning approaches impractical. It is possible, however, to include some of the features of blended learning into interactive learning objects by combining audio, virtual reality, interactive game/mime-based exercises, video, and group chat room activities, and 3-dimensional graphics to create a virtual learning world. The end result is a "Blended Learning Object."
In the "Gold Game" linked below is an example of a Blended Learning Object.
