Having now developed four blended-learning units for my modern world history course, I can say with greater confidence that the class is evolving to leverage the “rotation model.” That is defined by the Christensen Institute as
a course or subject in which students rotate on a fixed schedule or at the teacher’s discretion between learning modalities, at least one of which is online learning. Other modalities might include activities such as small-group or full-class instruction, group projects, individual tutoring, and pencil-and-paper assignments. The students learn mostly on the brick-and-mortar campus, except for any homework assignments.
I would like to build in more student choice, but that is in tension with my (perceived?) need to maintain managerial control over the learning process.