Opportunities to Learn in Digital Education: Looking Inside the Black Box of Instruction

• In Event: Roundtable Session 30
  In Roundtable Session: Classrooms of the Future

Abstract

Blended learning schools, defined here as public schools that combine face-to-face instruction with online curriculum, are increasingly touted as a cost-effective school model to combat educational inequity. However, few research studies have explored these models. Drawing on data from a longitudinal, mixed methods study on one blended learning school, this study investigates the implementation of a blended learning model and the influence of the digital curriculum on critical issues within the school. Preliminary analyses indicate that while blended learning components have the potential to improve educational opportunities for students, the positioning of a blended learning model as a panacea to intervene in educational inequities is flawed in conception and implementation.

Authors

• Andrea J. Bingham, University of Southern California

• Stacey Krueger, University of Southern California

• Patricia Burch, University of Southern California