Cloud-class Blended Learning Pattern Innovation and Its Applications

Recently, blended learning has attracted more and more attention by the educational researchers. They often focus on how to combine blended learning with advanced technology to serve the teaching. In this paper, we proposed a novel learning pattern of 'blended plus flipped'. The pattern combined blended learning with flipped classroom, which integrated with offline learning, online learning, and study in class and out of class,. This achieves seamless integration of time and space. We test this idea using the course of 'Educational Technology Research Method' and the experimental result demonstrates that blended learning pattern outperforms the traditional learning pattern. It is found that the time length of online learning and the active degree of the forum are the major factors affecting the blended learning pattern.