Embracing a New Paradigm: Designing Blended Instruction at the University of Houston Presented by: Linda Davis, Ed.D., Director of Instructional Design and Technology, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) Michael Chamberlain, Instructional Designer (CLASS) Madhuri Kumar, Instructional Designer (Bauer College of Business)
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Embracing a New Paradigm:Designing Blended Instruction at the
University of Houston
Presented by:
Linda Davis, Ed.D., Director of Instructional Design and Technology, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS)
Michael Chamberlain, Instructional Designer (CLASS)
Madhuri Kumar, Instructional Designer (Bauer College of Business)
Course Redesign
• Mike –University of Houston: Campus Profile• Linda-Chinese Language and Culture• Mike-History of Art 1• Madhuri-Business Law and Ethics
*UH Cards
• Hybrid Definition• 4 courses in the Spring ‘03• 22 course in Fall ‘04
An aggressive initiative in hybrid (blended) conversion
•Upper division core requirement for business majors (3000/4000 level)
•Strategic decision for Hybrid instruction
•Pilots in Fall ’04/Spring ‘05
•Instructional Design Process
•Initial meetings with faculty for needs assessment
•“Going Hybrid” workshop & “COW”
•Exploration of discipline problems from a new vantage point
•SWOT analysis
•Technology trainings
•Instructional plans
•Course development
Business Law & EthicsThis course examines basic commercial laws surrounding business
transactions and the ethical aspects of organizational decision-making within these contexts.
Objectives of the course are:
• Provide students with a basic understanding of business law so that students will be able to recognize potential legal issues as they arise in the business environment.
• Provide students with the opportunity to develop an extremely valuable skill of effectively and efficiently analyzing the potential legal consequences and ethical issues of a variety of business transactions (and recording such analysis succinctly in a memo).
Business Law & Ethics
Leverage for opportunities offered by technology:
•to spend class time differently (e.g. setting context for material presented out of class, on-line rather than presenting and reviewing the material in class lectures.)
•to affect a change in how students prepare for class (e.g. provide more opportunities for self-assessment, practice and review)
Leverage for opportunities offered by technology:
•Design for multiple learning styles
Business Law & Ethics
Learning Style Preference for information acquisition
Visual/Verbal Prefers to read information
Visual/Nonverbal Uses graphics or diagrams to represent information
Preference for receiving & internalizing information
Type 1 (concrete, reflective)
Needs a personal connection to course material
Type 2 (abstract,
reflective) Needs time for reflection
Type 3 (abstract,
active) Needs opportunities to work on tasks which provide guided practice and feedback
Type 4 (concrete,
active) Needs to apply course material to new situations and solve real world problems
Leverage for opportunities offered by technology:
•Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education
By Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson
Business Law & Ethics
• Encourages contacts between students and faculty. • Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. • Uses active learning techniques. • Gives prompt feedback. • Emphasizes time on task. • Communicates high expectations. • Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.