Parental Pals are passionate parents who believe in open minded education. Their key elements: a global perspective, playful curiosity, confidence, respect, good humoured common sense and partner families with a kindred spirit.
They see the benefits of cooperation. Here is where they meet.
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Hybrid Education
Hybrid education, family style: a powerful tool indeed !
An efficient combination:
classic learning in schools and universities
plus
families in a learning network: ... linking generations, nations, cultures, disciplines, religions, political standpoints, ...
Hybrid education is the powerful combination of studying in the academic world,
... in the virtual world of online education ...
A strategy with tradition:
There is in fact nothing novel about this concept. It’s as old as mankind itself.
The wise and the successful have always exposed their offspring to the wisdom of the world. Without confining them to local thinking and regional traditions or to one single line of approach.
The difference: today access is a question of genuine interest and the desire for exchange. And not of money and status.
and in best practice : in real life.
Hybrid Education, a selection of information sources and views on a fascinating development:
“Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning” A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies:
“Networked learning ... is a process of developing and maintaining connections with people and information, and communicating in such a way so as to support one another's learning.”
The AUSA International Education Company in Bejing defines it as a forward looking and comprehensive educational method of the 21st century. It aims to develop these strengths in students:
* Well educated and productive * Strong sense of responsibility * Multi-national and multi-cultural backgrounds * Fluency in many languages * Learned and confident * Specialized professional skills
