Presented by

Carol PackardSteve Lasley

Designing Blended Learning Strategies

• Introduction to Blended Learning:

• Available tools

• Current examples

• Discussion of Challenges

Big City Medical Education. Small town living.

Agenda

• Describe basic model of blended Learning• List the percentage of knowledge retention

based on various methods of instruction

• Identify instructional tools to enable students’ active learning.

• Describe examples of integrating several methods of instruction to teach to learning objectives

Big City Medical Education. Small town living.

Learning Objectives

Blended Learning Approach

• Providing different methods of instruction/learning• To encourage active learning that continues

outside of the lecture hall, classroom or lab.• To encourage students to arrive in class well

prepared to apply knowledge.

Blended learning overview

Learning Event

What should a student know/able to do prior to the learning event?

Student demonstration of:

• Reflection

• Integration,

• Application

Retention

Dale, E. 1969 Audio-visual methods in teaching. Dryden Press, NY

Lord, T. 2007, Revisiting the Cone of Learning

Nine Events of Instruction*Gagne, 1985

derived from a cognitive information processing model of learning

 

* Implementation chart available on Faculty Development page.

Learning/Teaching Tools

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Pharmacology CourseBlended Learning Examples

using Blackboard

• Self-assessments

• Student forum assignments

• Research article critique

• Clinical case assignment

New “Rules” Roles

Faculty role: • guide students towards the

knowledge and skills required for a specific learning objective

• Facilitate the blending or integration of information, skills towards problem solving

• Provide feedback to students

Student role:• Identify problems, questions• Know where and how to find

knowledge to answer solve problems, ask/answer questions

• Integrate knowledge from

various places

Challenges???