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Blended instructional strategiesPatricia McGee, Ph.D.The
University of Texas at San Antonio
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AgendaStarting with ChallengesProgrammatic StrategiesWhat works:
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3Discussion: Most Challenging?Organization and time
management?Communicating? Teaching and online
experience?Logistics?Keeping track?Technical skills?You as
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4Blended Pedagogical ChallengesCreating community in distributed
classroomsMonitoring and facilitating across locationsKeeping
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Challenges that are pedagogical are those which require
oversight on the part of the instructor and require intentional
actions or designs to be successful5Blended Structuring
ChallengesNot planning entire course before implementationBuilding
in flexibilityCreating a course and a halfGetting lost in
location
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Structural challenges relate to the design of how the course is
put together.6Programmatic strategies#Patricia McGee - This work is
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Alignment & ConsistencyAssignments, activities &
assessmentProfessional standards & experiencesStructured events
& activities
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Babson College, FastTrack MBAPartnership with
IBMOrganization:50% F2F30% online team collaboration20% viewing
content-rich DVD-based lectures and presentationsTools: Blackboard,
Elluminate, blogs, wikis, Turnitin plagiarism deterrent, and
Brownstone assessment toolsFaculty participation is publicly
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ISU, School LawWeekly, real time, problem-based chats per
learning teamTeam response sent to instructor by 6 PMIndividual
responses sent to instructor by 9 AM next dayDiscussions over
readingsOnline foundation informationIn Class complex,
ill-structuredDecision-making and problem solvingAnnotated web
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George Mason U., ClassroomPlus MBAPartnership with Northrop
GrummanCohort meets 4 times a yearDiscussion and
case-basedOrganization: 50% F2F and 50% onlineTools: Webex,
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What works: Best practices
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Aligning your objectives with3 AsActivityAssignmentAssessment
(formal, informal)ExampleIn class: students bring examples (news,
experience, research) of 21st century learnersOut of class: teams
complete webquestIn class: Peer and instructor grade of
findings
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In the Classroom: Formal StrategiesInstructor-led
activitiesWorkshop formats or hands-on labsOrganized coaching
and/or mentoringOn the job training Modified lecture (10-15
min)Coaching/Mentoring Debate Breakfast with colleaguesActive
learning Group Work Listen, read, write, reflect Problem-solving
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In the Classroom: Informal StrategiesCollegial connectionsWork
teams Peer role modeling Just-in-need scaffolding
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Activity: Where is the blend?Go to wikiSelect one of the 3
course overviews linkedWhat happens in classroom and online?How do
you describe the instructional approach?For what courses might the
approach be used?
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Active Learning: ProcessesDescriptionA focus on practice through
isolated or progressive activities (typically completed by the
individual rather than a group) that culminate in a performance or
an objective assessment. ExamplesAudio
recordingsBrainstorming,Document analysisConcept
mappingFieldworkGamingPeer reviewProblem solvingListen, read,
write, reflect,Self-testing exercisesSimulations Synchronous
discussions Tutorials
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Active Learning: ProductsDescriptionAssignments and activities
support the development of a well-defined product that documents
and illustrates the learners mastery of course content.
ExamplesPeer reviews Art/design projects Essays Case
briefsPodcasting
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Active Learning: Projects DescriptionAssignments and activities
support an ongoing step-by-step set of activities and assignments
with benchmarks so students know they have accomplished
objectives.Projects are cumulative in that they require completion
of assignments over time. Unlike products, projects involve more
than an end result. ExamplesDebates Group reports Case studies
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Active Learning Requires that..StudentsReflect upon their ideas
and how they are using themSelf-assess their
understandingParticipate/contribute to knowledge buildingActively
think, gather information & problem solve
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Schedule-based TemplatesRevisit past learning (last week,
summary) Integrate current content (analysis, interpretation,
translation for classmates, creating transparency)Foreshadow next
step (upcoming content; thoughtful reading and summary, aimed at
student) Fulkerth, R. (2009) 1st day online: video lecture-
students submit questions online through forum2nd day in class: lab
questions addressed(Lopez-Perez, Perez-Lopez, &
Rodriguez-Ariza)Groups work together then post response to topic
every three weeks onlinePresent findings in class (Geer, 2009)
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Student ActivityReview related websites in classOnline learning
activityDirected viewing in class (e.g. prepare a defense,
critique, etc.)NO lectures (Aycock, 2012)
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Course LayeringFrontloadingStudents are prepared to discuss and
work through course content in face-to-face class meetings.Content
is presented online. BackloadingFace-to-face meetings are used to
introduce content and place it in context for the online
work.Students complete assignments before the next class
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Blended LayeringPart 1 - Introduce case (5 roles and 5 teams not
assigned a role) and basic concepts (in class)Part 2- Elaborate on
core content w/ opportunity for investigation (online in private
group discussions)Part 3- Mediate conflicts of investigation; role
play but preparation online (in class)(Glazer, 2012)
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Activity: How can we improve?Select a blended course syllabi in
wiki linksDetermine the pedagogical approach to the course
referencing Pedagogical Frameworks handout in wikiMake a
recommendation for how the course could focus more on Active
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