The Future of Education

In an ever-changing world, it is only inevitable that all things must succumb to the changing tides. In contrary to the rest of the world education still focuses on standardization, which hinders students more than helping them [4]. As technology developed, new ways of learning emerged that is capable of offering an alternative to the current system as a whole. Online learning platforms like Coursera and Edx provide an alternative for all to learn from experts from well-known universities. While it may be able to rival the system on its own in some regards, it is still a newly emerging method with many known problems [1][3]. These courses require immense self-discipline and genuine desire to complete since the material can be challenging and the reward may not be as visible as a diploma after 4 years. On the other hand, students may not give their full attention due to the traditional course system not catering towards their interests [2], dissuading them from cultivating interest in the subjects discussed within the classroom. The classroom, as we used to, is the place where operated by a teacher who is there to teach which learning is assumed to be a natural result of the teaching process. However, the blended and flipped classroom focuses on students’ learning in and out of the classroom. Also with the deployment of e-learning environments, classroom turns to a place where students clarify their learning with the guidance of the teachers. In our case, an online engineering mechanics course is offered to 11th and 12th -grade students. Students meet at class for the review elongation of the online content and also for the discussion of missing content. In our experience based research, we analyzed the pilot implementation of this course with respect to teacher and student view. The paper discusses the topics:

1. How does blended learning help students in their academic life?
2. How do these methods were implemented in our school
3. What are the possible problems and solutions for the implementation and application
4. Student and teacher highlight for the pilot implementation

Keywords: Blended learning, class trial, Online education, Flipped classroom;

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