Presented at Keystone AEA's TIC Conference, 6/17/15. This presentation overviews the supports AEA PD Online provides for Iowa schools so that they can implement blended learning locally.

1. BLENDED LEARNING
Supports
TIC – 6/17/15
Evan Abbey – eabbey@aeapdonline.org
Melissa Wicklund –
mwicklund@aeapdonline.org

2. SUPPORT #1:
Getting everyone
on the same
page

3. What does “blending” mean?
Why blend?
What age is it best for?
Do we have all teachers blend?
How do we support our “high
fliers” or “lone wolves”?

4. Prisoners of Time
“Traditional schools make time the
constant and learning the variable. This is
exactly backwards of how it needs to be.
New models of education should make
learning the constant, and time the
variable.”

5. Blended Learning: Spectrum of DefinitionsFace-To-Face
Online
Place to Access
Files & Links
Digital Dropbox
Self-Guided
Lessons
Classroom
Discussion
Board
Flex Model
Online Lab 2-Day ModelRotational
Model
Flipped
Classroom
Model
Fully Online
Supplemental
Model
Replacement
Model
Emporium
Model

6. In groups… which of the components of a classroom
should be face-to-face, and which should be online?
Quizzes
Course Introduction/Expectations
Project Presentations
Announcements
Teacher to Student Communication
Student to Teacher Communication
Multimedia Content
Written Content
Lab Work
Student Discussions
Collaborative Group Work
Preparing for Tests, Homework Help
Q & A Sessions
Internet Research

7. Typical Starting Point
Quizzes
Course Introduction/Expectations
Project Presentations
Announcements
*Teacher to Student Communication
*Student to Teacher Communication
Multimedia Content
Written Content
Lab Work
Student Discussions
Collaborative Group Work
Preparing for Tests, Homework Help
Q & A Sessions
Internet Research
Face-To-Face Online

8. SUPPORT #2:
A blended learning
platform

11. SUPPORT #3:
Rapid E-curriculum
Development

16. SUPPORT #4:
Ongoing Tech
Support

17. support@aeapdonline.org
Power-user access (plus
Evan on speed-dial)
Local administration
Google integration
Onsite orientation
Teacher-help area

18. SUPPORT #5:
Moving towards
best practice

20. Full-Featured Quizzes

21. Different Forum Types

23. Filters & Repositories

26. SUPPORT #6:
Professional
Development

29. Program Director
Evan Abbey –
eabbey@aeapdonline.org
Instructional Designer
Melissa Wicklund
mwicklund@aeapdonline.org
Instructional Designer
Denise Krefting
dkrefting@aeapdonline.org
• Local Vision
• Help build your own
infrastructure
• Rapid e-curriculum
development
• Ongoing tech support
• Working towards best practice
• Provides professional
development (MOLLIE/OLLIE)
http://moodle.aeak12online.org
support@aeapdonline.org