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The Complete Guide to Blended Learning
Find out what blended learning is. Plus, discover benefits, challenges and examples of it.
K-12 Blended Learning in the Classroom
Enrich the Experience, Empower the Learner
Complement your face-to-face classroom with D2L Brightspace, the learning innovation platform built to help every student reach their potential. Whether you’re just starting to digitize your classroom or looking to take blended learning to the next level, Brightspace is flexible enough to work for anyone, from novices to pros.
Unleash Potential With Blended Learning
With the right tools, like Brightspace, it’s easier to integrate technology that enhances your classroom and empowers students to reach their potential.
Save Precious Time
Elevate Instruction
Personalize Learning
Support Student Well-Being
Keep Parents and Guardians in the Know
Save Precious Time
Simplify workflows like communication, attendance and tracking progress so you focus your time on individual student needs.
POPULAR FEATURES
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Announcements
Schedule routine announcements and keep your students engaged and on track.
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Attendance
Customize and easily track attendance all in one place.
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Activity Feed
Encourage two-way communication with students on the homepage by posting learning resources and important updates.
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Intelligent Agents
Automate reminders and provide helpful nudges to keep students on track.
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Portfolio
Capture student achievement as they share photos or videos of their learning.
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Class Progress
Keep students on track by viewing, comparing and analyzing class performance.
Elevate Instruction
Complement the in-class experience by offering assessments, course content, videos, or interactive activities online and tie each to learning outcomes.
POPULAR FEATURES
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Assignments
Create, edit, see submission details, view submissions, connect rubrics and more.
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Quizzes
Quickly build quizzes using varying question types and randomly select or shuffle questions from a question pool.
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Content
Adding content aligned to outcomes is a breeze. With a click, link to Google Drive, OneDrive, and more.
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Video Tools
Record lessons and provide personalized video feedback with ease.
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Gradebook
Easily set up a grading system and connect it to your learning activities.
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Digital Resources
Make it easy for teachers to enhance the in-class experience with high-quality curriculum-aligned digital content experiences, ready to go in Brightspace.
Personalize Learning
Every student has unique needs, and personalization takes time. Let Brightspace do the work so you can focus on the teaching.
POPULAR FEATURES
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Release Conditions
Create personalized learning paths by automatically enriching or remediating based on student achievement.
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Accommodations
Help students with varied needs by easily tailoring instruction and activities.
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Adaptive Learning
Create scalable, personalized experiences by providing the right content and the right questions at the right time to help each student succeed in their own way.
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Flexible Resources
Easily incorporate resources and assessment activities that use different learning modalities, from text to video and audio.
Support Student Well-Being
Help promote academic success and student well-being by supporting the development of social-emotional skills such as self-regulation, organization and responsible decision-making.
POPULAR FEATURES
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Class Materials
Give students multiple ways to access class materials. Either during in-class or after a lesson it’s a cinch to review and get extra practice.
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Work To Do
Students can see all their upcoming and overdue assessments in one place.
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Responsive Design
If a student must be away from school for a day, they can access all their class work, anytime, anywhere from any device.
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Awards
Provide positive reinforcement with badges that help students stay motivated and on track.
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Differentiated Instruction
Easily set up multiple ways to teach such as flipped classrooms or project-based learning.
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Advanced Originality Detection
Ensure originality with embedded text analysis tools that identify potential plagiarism, paraphrasing and AI-generated writing.
Keep Parents and Guardians in the Know
Improve communication between teachers, parents and guardians by offering families a window into the classroom.
POPULAR FEATURES
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Notifications
Send parents and guardians notifications for quizzes and assignments with upcoming due dates.
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Work To Do Widget
View upcoming and overdue work, grades, shared Portfolio items, and the classroom activity feed.
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Multiple Students
For homes with multiple students in the same school district, make parents’ and guardians’ lives easier with a single login.
Encouraging Social-Emotional Learning in a Blended Learning Environment
Student success goes beyond the school bell. Effective blended learning environments also support the social-emotional needs of students. It’s easier than you think. With D2L Brightspace, teachers can weave SEL seamlessly into their classrooms.
Why Brightspace?
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Unlock New Possibilities
Help users create more impactful learning experiences with a platform packed with AI tools built to benefit everyone.
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Boost Efficiency
Access powerful tools that help speed up content creation and streamline time-consuming manual processes and tasks.
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Make Smarter Decisions
Gain insights with unmatched learning analytics so you can make informed decisions and personalize learning.
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Educate Anywhere
Deliver high-quality learning experiences anywhere, anytime, on any device.
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Reach All Learners
Deliver a learning experience that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age or ability.
The Power To Elevate Education Is Yours
Create unforgettable learning experiences with Brightspace. We have the technology, expertise and passion to help you and your learners achieve more than they ever thought possible.
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Reach everyone with equitable access for all learners.
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Teach and learn anytime, anywhere with industry-leading mobile design.
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Get 99.9% uptime and peace of mind that our platforms are almost never down.
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Connect your favourite tools to easily build the learning ecosystem of your dreams.
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Count on rock-solid security with ISO27001, ISO27018 and ISO27017 certifications to keep your data safe.
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Adopt with ease whether you’re a novice or pro. D2L platforms are easy to use and easy to learn.
Recognized for Service Excellence, Driven by Your Goals
Technology is just one part of the solution. From platform migration, course design to tailored service and everything in between, organizations like yours choose D2L for our award-winning and personalized approach to customer success, professional services and proactive support.
Partnering With Forward-Thinking School Districts Like Yours
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94%teacher retention rate
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60%or higher pass rate achieved by students
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25%time saved by teachers using Creator+
Take Learning Beyond the Classroom
Deliver impactful, engaging learning experiences with a platform built for the needs of today’s K-12 leaders, teachers and students.
I’m a huge fan of D2L Brightspace. As we grow with the product, I see a course that runs itself, where students are able to choose their own learning path and, to me, that’s the future of education.Koralina McKennaInstructional Technology Academic SpecialistAnne Arundel County Public Schools
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Blended Learning?
Blended learning is an instructional model that combines both online and offline instruction.
Blended learning doesn’t mean that a course is restructured so that the majority of it is online; instead, the in-person and online elements work together to create a richer learning experience for students.
What is hybrid learning and how does it differ from blended learning?
While the terms hybrid learning and blended learning are used interchangeably, there is a slight difference between the two. Blended learning is centered on using online instruction such as videos, discussion boards and articles to complement in-person classes. Hybrid learning uses online material as an alternative to in-person material and is meant to create a flexible learning experience where students choose their learning model based on their needs.