NEW LEARNING PATHWAYS

Over the last two years, the world stood still. Everything was suspended, from face-to-face work to family gatherings and holiday trips. But the most severely affected were the children, especially since schools also shut down and were not allowed to hold face-to-face classes.

- Gabriel Pe

Still, learning prevailed even during the pandemic. Schools were able to adapt quickly, taking their classrooms online.

While it was a tough first year adjusting for students and teachers alike, online learning is likely here to stay, in some form or another, offering a new learning path for students and parents alike.

There are different ways online learning is currently being incorporated by educational institutions. There's Blended Learning, Hybrid Learning, and, lately, HyFlex Learning. On paper, these three learning methods may appear the same, as they're often mistakenly interchanged. But there are differences in how the methods are applied. 

Blended Learning

The most familiar online learning modality Blended Learning, which complements traditional teaching with online resources. This was easy to adopt as, even prior to the pandemic, many schools had already integrated this method in some parts of the curriculum. Blended learning allows students to expand their knowledge beyond the confines of the classroom and is reinforced by the teacher when they return to school.

Hybrid Learning

Hybrid Learning, unlike blended learning, does not combine online resources with traditional learning methods. Instead, it is a mix of the traditional classroom setting with online schooling.