There is a significant trend towards blended learning across the globe because of its potential to increase learning effectiveness and flexibility for the learner. In a blended and flipped course, teaching methods and learning activities for the face-to-face and online components need to be considered.
5. Agenda
What? Why? Why now?1
How? What are
the steps? Design?2
How technology can
facilitate?3
Sharing my own blend4
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Blend your own course5
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What are the common challenges
you face in your classroom?
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Group activity (5 min)
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Think of one small change you can make but
will have significant impact on your class?
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Group activity (5 min)
15. How do I make
this course more
exciting…?
interesting
engaging
fun
Yet
effective
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• Class periods are too short
• Not enough time for
questioning& reflecting
• Not enough time for
interaction & discussion
• Less opportunity for active
learning
Shortcomings of traditional classroom
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“pedagogical approach that combines
the effectiveness and socialization
opportunities of the classroom with the
technologically enhanced active learning
possibilities of the online environment.”
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERB0407.pdf
Dziuban et al. (2004)*
BLENDED LEARNING
27. BLENDED LEARNING LEVELS
ACTIVITY
Activity-level blending occurs when a learning
activity contains both face-to-face and computer-mediated
elements.
COURSE
Course-level blending is a combination of distinct
face-to-face and computer-mediated activities.
PROGRAM
Program-level blending occurs when participants
choose a mix between courses that have face-to-face
courses and online courses or in which the combination
between the two is prescribed by the program.
ACTION
INSTITUTIONAL
Institutional-level blending occurs when there is a
institutional-level commitment to blending face-to-face
and computer-mediated instruction, and in which they
create or endorse models at an institutional level.
30. Flexible in : Learning modes; learning space;
assessment
FLEXIBLE ENVIRONMENT
LEARNING CULTURE
Learner-centered approach that create rich learning
opportunities & experiences.
INTENTIONAL CONTENT
Design content that will promote active learning and
engagement of students, integrating knowledge, skills
and values seamlessly.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR
Constantly striving to enhance his/her knowledge,
skills and practice; highly committed to deliver the
best learning experience for his/her students.
4Pillarsof FlippedLearning
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31. 3 EssentialElementsof blendedlearning
ENGAGE
INTERACT
ACTION
Design appropriate learning activities that
would engage students at various levels
of cognitive domain of Bloom Taxonomy.
Design appropriate learning activities that
would encourage students to interact
with their peers.
Design appropriate learning activities that
would allow the students to DO and
CREATE tangible output.
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10 Guiding Principles to Learning
1. Focus on Outcomes
2. Interaction
3. Redesign
4. Integration
5. Keep It Simple Starting (KISS)
6. Allocate Sufficient Time
7. Collegial Process
8. Organization
9. Student Expectations
10.Convenience,Convenience,Convenience
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33. Designingflipped classroom with
Backward Design
What will the
students know,
understand and
will be able to do?
IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
DETERMINE
ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE OF
LEARNING
PLAN LEARNING
EXPERIENCE &
INSTRUCTION
How will the
students know
when they have
reached the
goals?
What do I need to
do in the classroom
to prepare them for
the assessment?
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52. They are attracted to
their work
They take visible delight
in accomplishing their
work
They persist in their work
despite challenges and
obstacles
How do you know the students are engaged?
54. FOUR important questions that teachers must ask themselves in order
to score the level of engagement in their classrooms.
Under what
conditions are
students most likely
to feel that they can
be successful?
When are students
most likely to become
curious?
How can we help
students satisfy their
natural drive toward
self-expression?
How can we motivate
students to learn by using
their natural desire to
create and foster good
peer relationships?
SCORe
S C O Re
the need for
mastery
the need for
understanding
the need for
self-expression
the need for
involvement
with others