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Creating Hybrid Courses
2011 Annual ConferenceKassia Dellabough,PhD LERN Senior Consultant
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Online and Hybrid are Hot• They will grow even more in the future because
of generational demand and…• Gas prices, time schedule flexibility, and time
demands are big motivators.• Long term, online and hybrid courses give you a
much bigger market potential.• Long term, online and hybrid courses will be
challenge the effectiveness of the traditional classroom
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What is a Hybrid Class?
• Hybrid classes or “blended learning” combines the best of face-to-face & on-line teaching/learning environments.
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= 21st Century Learner
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Teaching & Learning Trends
"Hybrid instruction is the single greatest unrecognized trend in higher education today."—Graham Spanier, President of Penn State University
'Hybrid' courses show promise One educator demonstrates that blending face-to-face and online instruction can lead to better student grades and understanding - - Meris Stansbury, Assistant Editor, eSchool News
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How Do We Learn?
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Communicating Information
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Traditional Technology
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TODAY’S TECHNOLOGY
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Innovations in CommunicationChange the Way We Transfer Information
• Ball Point Pen 1945• Telegraph 1828• Radio - 1866• Television - 1930’s• Airplanes - 1903• Telephone 1870’s
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Evolution of Digital Communication
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1980 1990 1995 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
•Fax•Modem•Answering Machine
•Newsletter•BBS•Pagers
•Web•Email•PowerPoint•Voice Mail•Cell Phone
•Instant Messenger•Contact Managers
•VOIP•Wikki / Forums•Survey Monkey•Zoomerang•E-Commerce•Newsletters•Amazon •Blackberry
•PDA•RSS Feeds•Blogs•Ebay•Google•Paypal
•Podcasts•YouTube•MySpace•Web Support•CraigsList•Skype
•Digital Signage•Videophone•Tele-commuting
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MYSPACE.COM
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Best Aspects of Face-to-face
• Create a sense of learning community• Demonstrate and test hands-on skills• Field questions/problems efficiently• Most older faculty & students more
comfortable • Potential dynamic exchange• Ability to “read” body language
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Best Aspects of On-line
• Flexibility for students with busy schedules• Serves students at a distance• Opportunity for all students to participate
equally – potential to self-pace• Documents and archives dialogue• Facilitates breakout group meetings• Immediate access to information on a global level
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Drawbacks of Face-to-face
• Extroverted students participate most• No documentation of discussions• Requires students to attend in specific
location at specific time• Limited technology/media access• Space limits size of class & interaction• Students must pace with the median learner
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Drawbacks of on-line
• Student and faculty access and ability to use technology effectively
• Communicating the course structure & requirements clearly – potential confusion
• Still heavily based on written documentation• Selecting the best courseware/cost• Keeping current with technology advances• Access to tech support
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Building a New Hybrid Curriculum
• Review current curriculum and evaluate components;– Need face-to-face feedback/review/testing?– Is the audience geographically distant?– Potential for asynchronous discussion threads?– What media can deliver the information better?– Can collaboration be facilitated on-line– How can the curriculum be enhanced with students
dispersed geographically?– How can technology enhance/improve content?
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Basic Preparation
• ADA compliance• Clear course overview & introduction• Faculty & assistants bio/contact info• Learning objectives – course units• Assessment process & learner interaction
expectations• Resources 24/7• Calendar of deadlines• Course technology support 24/7
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Process
• Encourage contact between students and faculty
• Design interactive processes among students• Faculty must manage time efficiently• Give prompt feedback• Create systematic prompts
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Technology
From http://www.slideshare.net/soul4real/building-community-in-onlinehybrid-courses-through-web-20-tools
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Social Networking: Creating Connection/Learning Community
http://www.slideshare.net/soul4real/building-community-in-onlinehybrid-courses-through-web-20-tools
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Key Strategies for Success
• Clear communication process• Utilize the best of both formats• Develop curriculum by units• Keep faculty updated & supported• Tap students knowledge and
experience• Avoid “bells & whistles” if they
serve no clear purpose
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What Are Courseware Options?
• LERN’s own YouGotClass – simple & affordable!
• Blackboard (WebCT), Ed2Go -• Web 2.0 – wikis, blogs, etc.• Custom Blogs/Wordpress etc.
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Resources from LERN
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YouGotClassroom
If you want online classrooms for your program contact us in the trade show YouGotClassroom Exhibit
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Basics of On-line Course sites
Your students (and teachers) will start at a web page and log in with a username and password.
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Who is Your Audience?
• Busy professionals• Generation X or Generation Y – any setting• Geographically dispersed
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Do Faculty Have Support/Resources?
• Faculty need– Peers who are already teaching on-line as mentors– On-going support to learn best practices for on-
line teaching & access to technology– Training & updates with evolving technology– Incentives to move curriculum on-line
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Testing & Evaluation
• Regardless of venue, tests can be created and graded on-line saving instructor’s time.
• Videos can be used to demonstrate skills and techniques – both as a teaching tool and evaluation.
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Accountability?
• If a student is going to cheat – they can equally cheat in both formats
• Digital files are easier to trace for copyright issues and plagiarism
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Resources: BOOKS
• Teaching On-line - Bill Draves
• Introduction to Hybrid Coursesby Carla Garnham and Robert Kaleta, UW-Milwaukee
• Approximately "Real World" Learning with the Hybrid Model by Rachel Spilka, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Resources: BOOKS
• Reflections on Teaching a Large Enrollment Course Using a Hybrid Formatby John (Jack) Johnson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Inside Outside, Upside Downside: Strategies for Connecting Online and Face-to-Face Instruction in Hybrid Courses by Peter Sands, UW-Milwaukee
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Resources: web links
• LERN http://www.teachingonthenet.org/• "Hybrid Teaching Seeks to End the Divide Between Traditional
and Online instruction."http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i28/28a03301.htm
• Hybrid Online Courses & Strategies for Collaborationhttp://www.mala.bc.ca/~soules/hybrid.htm
• http://www.tltgroup.org/flashlight/Handbook/hybrid_courses.htm
• UW System Hybrid Course Project www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_library/.../01_41.pdf
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OTHER Resources
• TED – “Ideas Worth Spreading” Ted.com• Second Life Virtual World – Secondlife.com• Eric Educational Resource Information Center
http://eric.ed.gov • Apple iTunesU
http://www.apple.com/education/mobile-learning/
