Blended Learning: A Transformative Instructional Paradigm For Revitalizing Teaching Practices

Nowadays, the teaching and learning landscape is embracing a number of new pedagogical innovations and some of these involve the use of e-learning through Blended Learning (BL). This study attempts to assess the need of blended learning as an instructional paradigm to rejuvenate teaching. In this connection, it is substantial that innovative pedagogical approach must be embraced in the classrooms. Teaching classes could be completely combined together by using numerous synchronous and asynchronous gadgets. The way of fully integrating technologies could be helpful to increase styles of communication, mentor-learner engagement, learner satisfaction, academic motivation and performance of students. This study suggests that instructors could use blended learning pedagogy because students shifted to e-learning as an alternate to in-person classroom because of rising usage of smart phones because of anytime and anywhere class.