Blended Learning
Discussion Forum
An online space where course participants can discuss
hybrid learning
Another name for blended learning.
Individual Rotation
A course or subject in which each student has an individualized playlist and does not necessarily rotate to each available station or modality. An algorithm or teacher(s) sets individual student schedules.
Station Rotation
A course or subject in which students experience the Rotation model within a contained classroom or group of classrooms.
rotational model
A course or subject in which students rotate on a fixed schedule or at the teacher's discretion between learning modalities, at least one of which is online learning.
Flex rotation
Online learning is backbone of learning, but students have face-to-face and other physical learning opportunities. Students move on customized, fluid schedule
flipped classroom
Teaching process where students view content at home, then do problems/discuss in class.
Universal Design for Learning
The design of curriculum materials, instructional activities, and evaluation procedures that can meet the needs of learners with widely varying abilities and backgrounds
PBL
acronym for Project based learning
Discussion Thread
chain of written ideas or opinions between two or more participants in an online discussion that are normally linked in the sequence in which they were posted
blended learning
combining the two modalities of face-to-face learning and online learning
adaptive software
content software that adapts to the students answers (right or wrong) and suggest follow up problems based on same
Asynchronous learning
learning that takes place at different times, i.e. teacher and student not together
Synchronous learning
learning that takes place at the same time, i.e.e teacher and students together
brick and mortar
referring to the physical school
Learning management system (LMS)
software to help teachers communicate course materials, assignments etc with students
Project based learning
student centered learning based on authentic projects
Collaborative inquiry
student work together to make discoveries
Enriched Virtual Model
students have required face to face learning sessions, but the vast majority of the work is done online
Lab Rotation
students rotate to a computer lab for an online-learning station
A la carte model
students take some courses fully online while others are fully face-to-face
Face-to-face
when teachers and students meet in the same physical space
Peer instruction
where students teach each other
