Instructional Delivery Methods & Tools JHU/SOE Center for Technology in Education Chadia Abras PhD
Feb 15, 2016
Instructional Delivery
Methods & ToolsJHU/SOE
Center for Technology in EducationChadia Abras PhD
OverviewModels
Blended & Online
Strategies
Audience
Delivery Systems
LMS / CMS / LCMS
Future
Cloud Computing / Mobile Technology
Course Delivery Method
Blended & Augmented LearningDefinition accepted today (Sloan-C Blended Learning Workshop)
A Blended Course is the integration of online with face-to-face instruction in a planned, pedagogically valuable manner; and not just a combination (addition) of online with face-to-face but a trade-off (replacement) of face-to-face time with online activity (or vice versa).
Why Blend?To assist students
AccessImprove learningInformation fluency
To support facultyTraining and developmentSupplement and improve teaching with
technologyTo maximize facilities
Recapture classroom space
Online LearningDefinition accepted today (Simonson et. Al. 2006, Schlosser &
Simonson, 2002):
Institution–based formal educationlearning group is separated
Time Space
Where interactive telecommunications are used to connect learners, resources, and instructors
Concepts of the Definition
Institution-based ≠ self-studySeparation: time, place, & intellectualInteractive telecommunications:
synchronous or asynchronousconnecting
resources learners instructors
If any of the above concepts are missing, then the event is something different than Distance Education
Best PracticesTaken from
USDLAWCETSloan-COwn research
FrameworkCollaborativeConstructivistLearner-CenteredIterative
Face-To-Face
AffordancesSpontaneous
Teacher-centered
Rich Context
Hands-on
Temporal Scope & Sequence
ConstraintsEphemeral
Voices may be lost
Time & Space Constraints
Less Reflective
No Individual Detour
Online
AffordancesReflective
Permanent
Polyvocal
Non-linear
Access Anytime Anywhere
ConstraintsHard for Skill Learning
and Negotiating
Less Spontaneous
Less Authoritative
Requires Skills to navigate
Disembodied
Millennial GenerationWho is your audience?
Generation born 1980-2001Raised using technologyGaming as part of daily lifeLearn in bits and bytesShift in learning needs and modesShift in teaching styles
Multiple Instructional Strategies
Learning Contracts: online conferencing.
Lecture: Video casting tools
Discussion: Voice Boards
Mentorship: Voice Boards, Voice Emails
Small Group Work: synchronous meetings
Collaborative Learning: online conferencing
Case Study: conferencing groups
Delivery Systems• Learning Management Systems (LMS)• Content Management Systems (CMS)• Learning Content Management
Systems (LCMS)
Learning Management Systems
Content Management Systems
Learning Content Management Systems
Mobile Technology