Blended learning - Examtime

Hello there!

The tool I found most successful at blended learning is:

Examtime

When I first found this tool I made myself an account. You can choose whether you are a teacher or a student and also which exam level you are at. I was able to fill out a profile stating my particular subjects and was then taken to the next page which showed me what the site recommended as some of the best resources for my subjects.

With this tool teachers/students can create mindmaps, quizzes, flashcards and notes. These can all be saved so you will not lose out on your work. Below is a quick one I put together earlier on in the week.

 

Students using this tool would find these items beneficial to their learning as it means they can create their own notes as well as making flashcards specific to what each student believes they need.

A disadvantage to this resource tool is that it took a while to be able to navigate around so took longer to be able to use this to any advantage. However, now that I have it figured out I look forward to using it more.

In my opinion the good easily outweighs the time spent getting used to using this tool.

The best part of this tool I found was that you can create groups to start discussions and share resources. Having this as part of the tool showed me that it is hugely helpful towards blended learning. It can be used for self-learning from a students perspective and teaching from an educators perspective.

This tool gets a thumbs up from me and I hope you check out it and find a way to use it within your classes.

Thanks for reading!

Nicola