BLENDED LEARNING IN EDUCATION Ruth Gill and Fiona Hall 22 nd June 2015.

BLENDED LEARNING IN EDUCATION

Ruth Gill and Fiona Hall22nd June 2015

CONTEXT

• UG students• Level 5 early childhood education• Module relating to child development

leading to assessment of practice portfolio

BLENDED LEARNING STRUCTUREIntroduction

• Aims• Expectations• Assessment/Feedback [5 minutes]

Task 1• Preparatory reading/media

clip [5-15 minutes]

• Task 2 (groups)• Define the theme • Set instructions (time scale

and posts) [30 minutes]• Further instructions (read

another post and comment)

[30 minutes]• Reflection [30 minutes]

Access tutor feedback

ACTIVITY - to experience creative play

• Providing classroom based experience to implement in practice

• Carousel system

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT…• How can the materials be used?• How does this enhance child development?• How do your own reactions to experiences shape those of

the children?• Consider how you want materials to be used?• How much choice and independence is given to children?• How long should children be enabled to play with materials?• What theory links to the play you have experienced?• Write a short summary of two activities and what you

have gained from these and will now implement in placement.

Post these summaries on the module discussion board according to your group allocation. Read the posts within your group and comment on one person’s post.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Student attended placement to experience the creative play

experience

AMENDMENTS TO THE INITIAL STRUCTURE FOR BLENDED LEARNING

• Additional journal set on creative play part way through the block placement

(originally set as task 1 for pre-group work)

OUTCOMES

• Participation – 100% from 7 groups, 75% from 4 groups

• Engagement - majority engaged as per the task set; minority minimal and surface approach to the task

This is not the end…

BLENDED LEARNING STRUCTUREIntroduction

• Aims• Expectations• Assessment/Feedback [5 minutes]

Task 1• Preparatory reading/media

clip [5-15 minutes]

• Task 2 (groups)• Define the theme • Set instructions (time scale

and posts) [30 minutes]• Further instructions (read

another post and comment)

[30 minutes]• Reflection [30 minutes]

Access tutor [email protected]

[email protected]