Management of Blended Learning for Lao PDR Student Teachers

Authors

  • Thongkhane Soutthaboualy Pakse Teacher Training college, Lao PDR
  • Saengdawan Chulalak Pakpak technical college, Lao PDR

Keywords:

Lao PDR’s Teacher Training Colleges, Blended Learning, Face-to-Face Learning, Online Teaching

Abstract

Blended learning is a popularized approach of education that utilizes and combines in-class learning with online class learning, an alternative for learning management in schools in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. This article will be a study of the blended learning concept as a guideline in adaptation for undergraduate students at teacher colleges in Lao PDR. The researcher had studied relevant concepts and theories of blended learning, active learning, and online learning in order to adapt these concepts in the learning management or as a guideline for further studies to promote more diverse learning approaches and studentcentered learning. This will help learners to be able to access to technology for learning by utilizing benefits of blended learning, which combines active learning and cloud-based learning, to aid learners in self-learning through the learning management technology in order to attain learning achievement and digital skills that are important for learners in 21st century, a society of digital learning.

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2021-12-29

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T. Soutthaboualy and S. Chulalak, “Management of Blended Learning for Lao PDR Student Teachers”, Int J Edu Comm Tech, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 14–21, Dec. 2021.

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