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BLENDED LEARNING Recipes for Success 1

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What is blended learning? 2

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3 Face-to- Face Learning Supervised Online Activities Blended Learning The short answer

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4 The long answer

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% CONTENT DELIVERED ONLINE TYPE OF COURSEDESCRIPTION OF COURSE 0%TraditionalContent is delivered face-to-face 1 to 29%Web-Facilitated Course uses web-based technology to facilitate a face-to-face course (may post the syllabus, schedule and a few resources online) 30-79%BLENDED / HYBRID Face-to-face meetings are reduced (most blended courses replace 25%-50% of classroom time with online activities); discussions and some lectures typically take place online 80+%Online Almost all course content is delivered online 5

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6 In essence

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A Sample Blended Course 8 Face to Face Activities Course introduction Collaborative small-group work Advanced discussions Project presentations Guest speakers Q&A sessions Demonstrations & performances Lab work Role play & debates Online Activities Syllabus and course schedule Announcements, email Lectures (home-grown, YouTube, Ted Ed, Khan Academy) Quizzes Exam prep & lesson prep Web resources, readings, docs Blogs, wikis, discussion boards Multimedia exercises Social networking (fb, twitter) Virtual field trip Office hours

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Benefits More active learning More flexible scheduling More convenience Review concepts and lectures Stay in closer contact with fellow students and instructors Share digital content Enhance control over pacing Maximize resources for learning gain 9

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How do I blend? 12

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Blending Learning Scheme 14 PhaseWhenWhereWhat 1Before classOnline Low-level learning (pre-class assignment initiates feedback; ask students to respond to a passage, a video, audio, a chart or a rubric; instructor evaluates knowledge or skill and incorporates this into mid-level learning) 2In classFace-to-face Mid-level learning (in-class dialogue builds upon what students conveyed in phase 1; emphasize student engagement and building on facts; could have a Socratic discussion, a lab, a lecture) 3After classOnline Mid-level to high-level learning (in this post- class follow-up, students demonstrate knowledge of work covered in phases 1-2)

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Macro Structures for Blending 1.A course normally meets f2f four hrs 1x/wk: reduce each class by 1-2 hours (25-50%); but require students to complete assignments online 1-2 hours/wk 2.A course ordinarily meets M & W: blend to meet M & W in weeks 1, 2, 11, but meet on W only during weeks 3- 10; all other activities online 3.For a practicum or capstone course, weeks 1-4, 10-11 could be f2f; weeks 5-9 devoted to online activities 15

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Examples of Online Activities Discussions Online journals Wikis (group documents) Virtual field trips Lab exercises Simulations Videos Podcasts Audio and video conferencing Presentations Lectures Blogs 16

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Start with a Course Blueprint 17

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1.Think about a course you teach and its learning objectives/outcomes. 2.Is there an objective or outcome that needs shoring up, undergirding or improving? An assignment you want to tweak? 3.What strategies for change have you considered employing? 4.Discuss with the person next to you. ThinkPairShare Planning for Blended Learning 18

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Flipping the Classroom 19

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20 Lectures in class Lectures at home

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Break (10 minutes) 23

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Lecture Capture 24

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Jill Zimmerman: Panopto Using Panopto for capturing her CS 224 lectures to share with students for viewing and reviewing 26

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Alice Miller: Demos 1. Panopto 2. WebEx 3. Screencast-o-matic 27

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Super Resources 28

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31 3,200 videos3,200 videos; 2,000 tutorials

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34 The iTunes U app gives you access to complete courses from leading universities and other schools plus the worlds largest digital catalog of free education content right on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Whether youre majoring in molecular biology at a university, taking Spanish in high school, or just interested in European history, you now have a valuable tool to help you learn anytime, anywhere.

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35 https://www.coursera.org/ Coursera is my university. Im taking so many great courses there that I never got the opportunity to before! Just finished the Coursera Machine Learning course by Stanford University! Excellent course and have used stuff in the real world already! Just finished my coursera Machine Learning class. Professor Andrew Ng taught with the wisdom only a true expert can have. Highly recommended!

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Top 100 Tools for Learning 2014 C ENTRE FOR L EARNING & P ERFORMANCE T ECHNOLOGIES From the votes of 1,038 learning professionals from 61 countries worldwide voting for their favorite tools in these categories: Social networks Blogging Wiki tools Photo-sharing Animation tools Audio tools Video creation/hosting Screen capture Document creation Presentation creation Conferencing Polling & surveys Many more! http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/ 38

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Designing My Blended Lesson Learning objective: Lesson design: Technology tools needed: 39 PhaseWhenWhereWhat 1Before classOnline Low-level learning (students to respond to a passage, a video, audio, a chart or a rubric 2In class Face-to- face Mid-level learning (emphasize student engagement and building on facts, like a lab, a discussion) 3After classOnline Mid-level to high-level learning (students demo knowledge of work covered in phases 1-2)

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Summary 40

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1.What do I want my students to experience and learn? 2.How can I make the experiences and the learning more active and engaging - by using available resources? 41

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42 Keep it simple at first

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Recipe for Success 1.Start with learning goals 2.Create ways for students to learn before class 3.Create ways for students to learn in class 4.Create ways for students to learn after class 5.Use multiple forms of communication 6.Encourage collaboration 7.Utilize online resources 8.Utilize both low and high stakes grading 9.Seek assistance from professionals 10.Stay organized 43

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Faculty Concerns Is blended learning a viable mode for me and my subject? What will be different? How will I connect with students? Will I be successful? How much work is needed? Do I have the necessary skills? What kind of training will I need? Will I receive assistance? Do I have the right hardware and software? Will I be fairly compensated? Will the institution be behind me? Will I be happy and satisfied? 44

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Online Learning in the U.S. 1 in 3 higher education students takes at least one course online (33.5% - 7.1 M) Online enrollments have been the predominant source of enrollment increases in higher ed for the last decade 70.8% of chief academic leaders report that online learning is critical to their long-term strategy (a new high) http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/read/survey-reports-2014/ http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/class_differences 45

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E-v-e-r-y course at Goucher gets a website each term

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Enjoy blended learning 48

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