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Walk in an Instructional Designer’s Shoes:

Designing Hybrid Courses

Bill Egan Instructional Designer

Penn State Learning Design

@WilliamAEgan #blended95397

Agenda •  Review Hybrid •  Hybrid Course Development Process

– Project Management – Lesson/Content Development Strategies – Hybrid Assessment Strategy

•  Faculty Feedback •  Hybrid Resources

What is Hybrid? •  Hybrid: Courses that combine Web and

traditional face-to-face classroom instruction and are organized to reduce or replace the number of required face-to-face class sessions in order to improve effectiveness and flexibility. (Penn State University, 2014)

Hybrid Fears! •  Nil Ergin, Ph.D. •  Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering

Introduction to the Hybrid Course Design Process

•  Project Management –  Initial Author Meeting

•  Hybrid Course Redesign, Lesson Development, & Instructional Strategies

•  Hybrid Assessment Strategies

Initial Author Meeting •  Hold about 20 weeks or 1 semester from

course launch •  Define Roles (ID and SME) •  Define/Manage Expectations •  Establish a clear deliverable •  Develop milestones and benchmarks •  Begin to plan (course outline) •  PROJECT MANAGEMENT!

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Joanna DeFranco, Ph.D.

•  Assistant Professor of Software and Systems Engineering

•  Penn State Great Valley, School of Graduate and Professional Studies

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Project Summary •  Design a 7-week accelerated hybrid

course – F2F class meeting, 1 night/week (3 hours) – Adult Learners and Working Professionals

•  Taught previously in the online and face-to-face environments

•  Hesitant time commitment

Project Management

Four types of Hybrid Course Development

•  Four types of Hybrid Course Development – F2F to Hybrid – Online to Hybrid – F2F/Online to Hybrid – From Scratch!

Guiding Thought...

You’re teaching an online course with the

luxury of meeting with students face-to-face!

HYBRID DESIGN STRATEGY

Hybrid Design: Before, During, & After

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Hybrid Ping Pong Analogy

(Ely & Pipitone, 2013)

Establish Development Details

•  Course Outline – Weekly Timeframes/Course Layout – Course Schedule – Due Dates – Holidays and Closures (have a backup plan)

•  Be mindful of repeat courses!

Course Layout/Weekly Schedule Course Layout/Weekly Schedule

Course Outline Template Lesson 1 Hybrid Development...

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Week 1/Lesson 1 •  Activities

– Class Introductions (F2F and online)

– Review Course/Syllabus (F2F and online)

– Lecture (F2F)

– Online Content (Online)

– Readings (F2F and Online)

– Discussion Forum (Online)

– Lesson 1 Homework (F2F and Online)

– Weekly Course Project Assignment (F2F and Online)

Week 1/Lesson 1 Activities •  Class Introductions •  Discussion Forum •  Review Course/Syllabus •  Lecture •  Online Content •  Readings •  Lesson 1 Homework •  Weekly Course Project

Assignment

Hybrid Redesign •  Before Class

–  Readings –  Online Content

•  During Class –  Class Introductions –  Review Course/Syllabus –  CFU Lesson Content –  Course Project

•  After Class –  Lesson 1 Homework –  Course Project –  Lesson 1 Extension Forum

Lesson 4 Hybrid Development... Week 4/Lesson 4 •  Activities

– Readings (F2F and Online)

– Lecture (F2F)

– Online Content (online)

– Lesson 4 Homework (F2F and Online)

– Weekly Course Project Assignment (F2F and Online) – Discussion Forum (Online)

– Case Study (F2F and Online)

– Presentations (F2F)

Week 4/Lesson 4 Activities •  Readings •  Lecture •  Online Content •  Lesson 4 Homework •  Weekly Course Project

Assignment •  Discussion Forum •  Case Study •  Presentation

Hybrid Redesign •  Before Class

–  Readings –  Online Content –  Discussion Forum

•  During Class –  Lecture* –  Case Study –  Presentation –  Course Project

•  After Class –  Lesson 4 Homework –  Course Project –  Lesson 4 Extension Forum

Hybrid Redesign and Instructional Strategies

•  Align learning objectives •  Let the content dictate delivery •  Consider multimedia best practices (flipped

approach) •  Accessibility •  Maximize in-class collaboration/engagement •  Flexibility

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Hybrid Course Review Hybrid Course Review

Hybrid Course Review Hybrid Course Review

Hybrid Course Review Hybrid Assessment Strategies •  Assessments help drive instruction in any course

design model – Align with learning objectives

•  Evaluate the value of formal/traditional assessments (midterms, finals, quizzes, etc.)

•  Maximize in-class engagement! –  Authentic Assessments

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How was teaching in the hybrid environment different?

Hybrid Conclusions: Does hybrid learning have a place in education?

Hybrid Advice from Faculty... PSU Design Resources •  Penn State World Campus Learning

Design – http://learningdesign.psu.edu/

•  PSU Hybrid Learning Site

– sites.psu.edu/hybridlearning/

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