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Blended Redesign Workshop
Center for Excellence in Learning and TeachingSue Hines & Bob Andersen
Saint Mary’s University of MN2015
In this 2-hour session you will • Discover the unique qualities of a blended
course• Reflect on your instructional design process• Begin redesigning your course to a blended
course• Understand how to communicate your
blended course design in a syllabus
In the next 2-hour session, you will
• Begin to identify learning technologies that best fit your blended course
• Apply basic Blackboard practices to design and deliver your blended course
ActivityGet each rider on a horse.
Oftentimes when we are learning to redesign our courses it can feel similar– A little frustrating– A little confusing– But once you do it….it’s fun!– And you might want to share it with others
Blended Learning
What do you think it is?
What do the experts say? Blended learning is an instructional delivery approach where
traditional face-2-face instruction&
online instruction
is combined.
It’s blended in such a way that
each format is made better and
enhanced by the presence of the
other
Why?Because in-class instruction time
And replaced with
is reduced
online learning
Ways to Think About Blended Learning
• Synchronous and Asynchronous• Instructor-led and Self-directed • Live & Collaborative and Self-paced & Individual• Deliberate and Experiential• Passive learning and Active learning
Determining the “Blend”
• The f2f and online blended structure is determined for you.
• But how you design the f2f and online learning experience is up to you.
• There is no one set way to do it.It’s your choice
However, it’s not simply
• Bolting on online work to the existing course• Plugging in online discussion during “off weeks”• Using the online week for homework time• Adding technology to face-to-face learning• Converting face-to-face instruction to an online
environment
Instead, blended courses
• Are redesigned, • Have a rhythm,• Provide a integrated, unified online and face-
to-face learning experience, and• Consider the advantages of the face-to-face
and online learning environment
F2F
Online
Presentation In-class task
iPresent on iPads
i-Movie
Multi-media Prezi
Narrated Powerpoint
Delivery mode suggestions:
In-Class / Face to Face• Course introduction• Collaborative processing• Complex dialogues• Project presentations• Question / answer sessions• Demonstrations• Practice and debrief• Debates• Role Plays• Peer reviewing
Out of class / online• Course content (various forms)• Preparatory learning• Quizzing• Videos • Contemplative discussion• Reflective work• Resource listing/sharing• Collaborative products• Inquiry-based activities
Blended Rhythm
OUT OF CLASS
IN CLASS
Step 1. Draw your rhythm (i.e. your face-to-face and online blend)
Think about your integrated blended design
• What do I want my students to accomplish in my course?• What do I want my students to accomplish each session?
• What is the best blend, given my blended “rhythm”– What is best learned online?– What is best learned face-to-face?
• What teaching methods are the best fit?
Guiding Questions:
Determining learning goals & teaching methods
• Think of one class session where you taught students to DO something new (i.e. mental task)
• On the backside of a post-it note write the mental task • On front side write your “go-to” method for teaching it • Exchange notes with table mate• Match the teaching method to the thinking level on
Bloom’s taxonomy• Pass it back to the “owner” • Does your method match your mental task?
Mental task“Go-to” teaching method
Oftentimes we select teaching methods that are not the best fit for themental actions (skills) we’re trying to teach
Teaching
Method Mental task
Decoding the Disciplines by Middendorf & Pace 2004
And oftentimes we teach a mental action without
considering the various cognitive levels
Create
Understand
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate
Know
Decoding the Disciplines by Middendorf & Pace 2004
Bloom’s Basement
The first 3 are
hierarchical & essential
1
2
3
The top 3 are higher order thinking skills and NOT hierarchical
Each thinking level has its own teaching method
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Click on terms to access links to teaching methods
Activity
• Jot down your mental action, again, on the provided card
• Rephrase it at 3 different Bloom’s taxonomy levels
Example: Critique a company’s marketing strategy Remember 1. Identify the 3 most common marketing strategies. Understand 2. Describe the 3 most common marketing strategies. Apply 3. Detect marketing strategies used for advertised products.
• Exchange cards with a tablemate• Select a teaching method for each level • Write your suggested methods on the back of the
card • Pass it back
Shop for teaching methods
Step 2. Establish a learning goal for each learning module
Course Title:Student Learning Objectives:
F2f or online?
Topical course content Learning goal SLOs being taught
Module 1
What are students expected to be able to DO by the end of the module?
Try to link the goal to the graded assignments
Module 2
Module 3
What is the course content to be taught for this week?
Give it a title
Which SLOs are being met?
3. Create an instructional plan for each session (i.e. Teaching Methods)
Module #:Learning Goal/s:Online or F2F?:Incremental Mental Tasks
Learning activity(i.e. method)
Description Length of time
What are the incremental mental tasks needed to accomplish the learning goal?
What is the learning activity foreach mental task?
What does each activity involve?
Describe it so you can duplicate it in the future
How long does each activity take?
Think of Bloom’s Taxonomy
4. Determine the instructional materials
Module #:Learning Goal/s:Online or F2F?:Incremental Mental Tasks
Learning activity(i.e. method)
Description Length of time Materials Needed
What are the incremental mental tasks needed to accomplish the learning goal?
What is the learning activity foreach mental task?
What does each activity involve?
Describe it so you can duplicate it in the future
How long does each activity take?
What instructional technology is needed?
What content materials?
Think of Bloom’s Taxonomy What physical
materials?
The instructional designing process is key
• Approach the process as a course “redesign” opposed to “conversion”
• Realize that it takes time and effort
• Designing a blended course is best accomplished with an instructional designer and SME.– Bob & Sue; and you
Indicators of effective blended course:
Clear expectations Student expectations for participation and criteria for academic success is clearly stated and understood. Directions for weekly activities is key!
Instructor as facilitator The instructor moves from distributor of knowledge to facilitator of learning.
Students as self-directed learners Instructor orients students to the “blended design” of the course. Success = Being responsible for your learning.
A community of learners The instructor and student work together to co-create the learning experience.
Integrated learning experience The learning experience represents an well-crafted integration of reading, online/out-of-class learning, and in-class activities to achieve the course learning
Delivering a Blended Course5-step approach
1. Diagram the f2f and online “rhythm”2. Establish learning goal/s for each learning module 3. Create an instructional plan for each module4. Construct the learning modules in Blackboard®5. Communicate your course design in a syllabus6. Post your syllabus-in-progress on our Blended Bb
course site7. Regular feedback will be provided 8. The final syllabus draft goes to your program director
Want to see an example?
See the Blended Course Example handout
Blended
Instructional Plan Blended
Want to learn about online learning technologies?
Take it away……..…Bob!