Best Practices in Blended Learning

BEST PRACTICES IN BLENDED LEARNINGTeresa PotterUrsuline College Fall 2014

OBJECTIVES Define Blended Learning Describe where blended learning fits on the synchronous to asynchronous spectrum

Use Backwards Design to make technology decisions Apply the TPACK model to your course 

(MY HIDDEN AGENDA)Approaching teaching and learning with technology in terms of these best practices will help you:

Have a greater impact on student learning

Reduce the amount of time you need to spend learning new technologies skills

Decrease the amount of time you spend on tasks outside of teaching

Reduce anxiety about how many tech tools there are and how behind you feel

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BEST PRACTICES IN BLENDED LEARNING1. Clearly define goals before you start thinking

about technology tools

2. Utilize Bloom’s Revisited Taxonomy and Digital Taxonomy to set goals

3. Use Backwards Design to determine needs

4. Use TPACK to determine what you are trying to do better with technology

WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING?

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F2F Blended Hybrid Online

Synchronous Asynchronous

THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE PROFESSOR Technology allows new possibilities for teaching and learning

Tech tools allow for a shared workload

University is no longer the gatekeeper to knowledge

No longer does the professor need to be the sage on the stage

BLENDED LEARNING IS ABOUT POSSIBILITIES

Sage on the Stage

Guide on the Side

Ghost in the wings

Something Else…

Mazzolini, M., & Maddison, S. (2003). Sage, guide or ghost? The effect of instructor intervention on student participation in online discussion forums. Computers & Education, 40(3), 237-253.

HOW DO YOU DECIDE?

Technology

PedagogyContent

TPACKMishra, P., & Koehler, M. J. (2006). Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A framework for teacher knowledge. Teachers College Record, 108(6), 1017-1054. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2006.00684.x.

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BACKWARDS DESIGN

BLOOM’S TAXONOMY

How can technology help you do more than you could do without

tech?

USE TECHNOLOGY TO DO MORE THAN YOU COULD DO WITHOUT

HOW DOES TPACK APPLY IN YOUR COURSE?

Deliver Content

•Flipped classroom •Lecture Capture •Students research and curate content •Webinars, live and recorded •Online office hours •Library videos •Webquests •Open Education Resources •Publisher content

Create Interaction and Engagement

Opportunities •Discussion boards•Remote group projects•Online animations •Online simulations•eLearning modules•Facilitated discussion boards •Webquests•Multimedia projects •Game based learning •Multimedia case studies

Assess Student Learning

•Summative assessments•Self-assessments •Formative assessments •Auto-graded quizzes •Feedback delivered through tech tools •Peer editing and feedback •Publisher test banks •Randomized quizzes •Essay grading with rich feedback

WHAT WE DO IN OUR CLASSES

HOW CAN YOU USE THE TPACK MODEL TO MAKE ONE IMPROVEMENT IN YOUR TEACHING AND LEARNING PRACTICE?