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collectively learning from others and of multiple teaching techniques such as
generating new insights and interdisciplinary images, videos, and audio created through
knowledge. Regardless of whether a law open educational resources, digital resources,
school commits to integrating reflective PDF research papers, journal papers, books,
practice systematically as a curricular e-books, case studies, etc. While
innovation, individual legal educators can implementing the Blended Learning method,
help “seed the ground” for reflective practice a lesson plan consisting of course objectives
by explicitly encouraging reflection in their and course outcomes must be shared with the
teaching to create learning environments that students before the beginning of the course
foster deep learning. This will also lead to teaching. It must be understood that the use
the development of actionable professional of technology in BL is just an enabler or
knowledge beyond black letter law and how facilitator and even offline interaction with
to bring insights from critical legal theory to students assumes equal importance.
professional practice. It is worthwhile to Multiple factors must be kept in mind by the
mention that the concept of reflection is also teacher before implementing this method.
based on the role of emotions in learning, Understanding the BL environment and its
critical and transformational aspects. ecosystem, Pedagogies supporting BL,
Instructional design for BL, Resources
BLENDED LEARNING METHOD required for BL, Student learning outcomes,

A blended learning approach comprises and offline interaction with students and ICT
multiple pedagogies of teaching such as tools for BL. Thus, the steps involved in
online as well as face-to-face learning. In designing a BL course are first, define the
this context, learning can be divided into outcome of the course, second, develop an
synchronous and asynchronous learning. The outline for the BL course and third,
former type of learning is real-time face-to- determine the level of interactivity.
face learning, whereas the latter type is Monitoring this method is also a detailed and
where students can pursue beyond their class continuous process. There must be a
hours or schedule. It involves the application manager or trainer who would analyse

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