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Michael Kimmig

Learning and Education 2.0 - Not only Blended Learning... - 3 views

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  • Michael Kimmig on 12 May 14
     
    This is my Board "Learning and Education 2.0" on Pinterest. It has pins on various information, articles, links on Online Education, Online courses, MOOCs, etc.
James Kerr

THE Journal - 1 views

thejournal.com/...ir-educational-experience.aspx

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  • James Kerr on 27 Apr 14
     
    Distance Education | Spotlight Using Online and Blended Learning To Help Students Design Their Educational Experience For Julie Young, who recently announced her retirement as president and CEO of Florida Virtual School (FLVS), the journey to online and blended learning began with her organization's mission: "To deliver high-quality technology-based education that provides the skills and knowledge students need for success."
Cathleen Cuppett

Assessing online faculty: more than student surveys and design rubrics Anthony A. Pina ... - 0 views

go.galegroup.com/...i.do

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  • Cathleen Cuppett on 28 Mar 17
     
    Increasingly, faculty who teach an online course may not be the ones who actually designed the course. Thus, current measurements, especially those that focus on course design and innovation, are not appropriate tools for assessing these faculty members. Instead, the authors assert: "We must look at the actions performed by the instructors within the course." The objective of the authors' study was "to identify a set of criteria that would yield objective data easily examined by supervisors and peers during an online course observation and serve as a balance to the more subjective data gathered from student surveys." The authors identified six questions to be used as a starting point for evaluating online instructors. These questions are copied below verbatim: Has the instructor logged in at least an average of every other day? Has the instructor posted a biography of at least a paragraph, in addition to contact info? Has the instructor posted announcements at least weekly? Is there evidence that the instructor answers student inquiries in two days or less? Does the instructor participate in discussion forums where appropriate? Does the instructor provide feedback on assignments? This article is an excellent resource because it clearly delineates between design and instruction. It also provides the six very concrete questions to use when evaluating instructors.
Dagmar Machutta

Sharing Best Practices in Professional Development for Successful Online Teachers - 7 views

www.emergingedtech.com/...al-development-online-teachers

shared by Dagmar Machutta on 15 May 14 - No Cached
  • Dagmar Machutta on 15 May 14
     
    " ...a number of educators living in the world of online learning who took some time out to share these thoughts on practices and challenges associated with creating and conducting compelling online courses and course content."
leslieindurango

Efficiency versus Quality in Online Course Design - 30 views

This is extremely topical as an institution in my state (Colorado) just got placed on prohibition with the Higher Learning Commission because the quality of their online programs were problematic. ...

started by Sherri Lancton on 30 Mar 15 3 follow-ups, last by leslieindurango on 22 Mar 16
t_ooms

Online assessment taxonomy - 2 views

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started by t_ooms on 15 Mar 16 no follow-up yet
dr_bzen

BlendKit Course: BlendKit Reader: Chapter 2 | Blended Learning Toolkit - 5 views

blended.online.ucf.edu/urse-blendkit-reader-chapter-2

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  • High impact activities increase learner engagement and result in greater success in learning.
    • Robin Thompson
      Robin Thompson on 07 Mar 16
       
      What are high impact activities?
    • dr_bzen
      dr_bzen on 08 Mar 17
       
      In my reading of this sentence, these activities are related to collaborative learning situations.
  • link the best technological solutions for teaching and learning with the best human resources…. encourag[ing] the development of highly interactive and collaborative activities that can be accomplished only by a faculty member in a mediated setting.
  • e second relates to the rapid decentralization and distribution of most of society’s channels of communication – newspapers, television, radio, and, more recently, academic publishing – and raises concerns of how learners are to make sense of information in a field that is fragmented and distributed, rather than well organized and coherent (such as information found in a traditional textbook).
    • Robin Thompson
      Robin Thompson on 07 Mar 16
       
      Very valid concern!
    • dr_bzen
      dr_bzen on 08 Mar 17
       
      I have been working on creating a feedly site where students are directed to go for information.
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  • Students are able to read each other’s work and gain insight from both instructor and their fellow students.
    • Robin Thompson
      Robin Thompson on 07 Mar 16
       
      This is what we are doing in our discussion posts for this course.  
    • dr_bzen
      dr_bzen on 08 Mar 17
       
      So very true! Its interesting the anxiety I feel when I read this model. Even with my desire to turn this learning over to students, a part of me wants to hold onto control.
  • only asynchronous forms of communication can cause students, and even instructors, to feel disconnected
  • Blended learning, in all its various representations, has as its fundamental premise a simple idea: link the best technological solutions for teaching and learning with the best human resources…. encourag[ing] the development of highly interactive and collaborative activities that can be accomplished only by a faculty member in a mediated setting. (p. 332)
    • dr_bzen
      dr_bzen on 08 Mar 17
       
      I've seen this dynamic happen in my classes when I don't give enough structure to an activity.
  • disruptive strategies
    • dr_bzen
      dr_bzen on 08 Mar 17
       
      What does this mean in this context?
  • often fall into conflict on principles of minimal or guided instruction and instructivism or constructivism
  • Atelier Learning
  • Helping students to gain the skills they require to construct these networks for learning, evaluating their effectiveness, and working within a fluid structure is a massive change in how the dynamics of classrooms are usually structured.
  • Curtis Bonk (2007) presents a model where the educator is a concierge directing learners to resources or learning opportunities that they may not be aware of. The concierge serves to provide a form of soft guidance – at times incorporating traditional lectures and in other instances permitting learners to explore on their own. Bonk states:
    • dr_bzen
      dr_bzen on 08 Mar 17
       
      This is the model I see myself gravitating toward -- though without knowing it was actually a model. I wonder what about my background learning/teaching has drawn me to see this as a way of doing blended learning.
  • While learners are free to explore, they encounter displays, concepts, and artifacts representative of the discipline. Their freedom to explore is unbounded. But when they engage with subject matter, the key concepts of a discipline are transparently reflected through the curatorial actions of the teacher.
    • dr_bzen
      dr_bzen on 08 Mar 17
       
      Is the difference between this and concierge that the instructor sets up the frame in which the learning happens?
  • media to articulate ideas or thoughts”
  • When you design your own online course environment, keep interaction in the front of your mind.
  • Create a threaded discussion or wiki assignment,  asking students to review the syllabus and then to write one or two things that they would like to get out of the course, how the material could be made more meaningful to them or for their goals, and even their preliminary opinions about some of the main course themes or topics.
  • Again, it will not require a huge effort to create one general threaded discussion to let students tell you about the applicability of the materials to their lives or studies or to express their opinions about different aspects of the content itself.
  • The assignment can also enable other student techno expressions, such as photos, brief descriptions of where they are from, or even a sense of “in the moment” place (e.g., “From my computer, I can see the pine tree in my yard through the San Francisco fog each morning”).
  • The first classroom meeting is face-to-face. At this meeting, we ask students to use pastel pencils and construction paper to draw a symbolic representation of how they see the educational process.
  • If you have a choice, we recommend designing a hybrid course over a fully online course. 
  • There are a number of potential audiences to whom students could express themselves: to the instructor, to an expert in the field, to a small group of peers, to the entire class, to prospective employers, and to the public.
  • A special education credential  student writing a reflective weblog entry about a classroom observation only for the supervising faculty member might use different language than for the public at large. These types of experiences will prepare the students not only for future coursework but also for job interviews.
  • VODcasts
  • Before, the assignment, write clear instructions, including information about your policies on academic integrity and plagiarism. Provide examples of prior students’ work.
  • If this is the first group to do this type of assignment, go through the assignment yourself to create a model of what you consider to be good work. Let students know what could happen to their work if someone else were able to change it.
  • sefaye on 03 Apr 17
     
    I had the same thing happen to me: I was using a model without knowing it was a model! I'm glad I now have vocabulary to describe my work in the classroom.
earthres00

Interview: Kevin Carey, Author Of 'The End Of College' : NPR Ed : NPR - 1 views

www.npr.org/...what-free-higher-ed-looks-like

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  • earthres00 on 05 Mar 15
     
    This is an audio interview about online learning, mostly focusing on MOOCs. An interesting point of view regarding the availability and egalitarian nature of MOOCs as opposed to education provided through expensive universities. Although this is not exactly blended learning, as it focuses on totally online courses, I though it would be an interesting addition to the discourse.
Michael Kimmig

37 Blended Learning Resources You Can Use Tomorrow - 10 views

www.teachthought.com/...resources-you-can-use-tomorrow

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  • Michael Kimmig on 14 May 14
     
    "Remixing the curriculum - compiling resources from a variety of sources such as free online texts, proprietary information from publishers, and self-created media such as podcasts - is starting to push its way into K-12 and higher education. Get ahead of the curve with these tips for remixing your own online course materials."
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  • perpetuallearner on 16 May 14
     
    Fabulous, thank you for this link. I find that the more we learn in BlendKit, the more I feel that I need to learn. Having a starting list of resources is priceless.
  • perpetuallearner on 16 May 14
     
    Fabulous! Thank you for this. I find that the more we learn in BlendKit, the more I feel that I need to learn. Having a list of resources to start with is priceless.
  • Ana Cristina Pratas on 18 May 14
     
    Was surprised not to see Padlet included; depending on objective, it's a simple way to get feedback, brainstorm or for students to add content/opinion in a course (2 layouts: sticky note or horizontal which enables more text and so becomes easy to read;) great for sharing multi-media as well.
Carmen Bou-Crick

Quality Matters - 10 views

I would recommend that you try subscribing/registering to EDUCAUSE (I did not have to pay anything). They are already sending me additional information about new webinars on blended learning (one ...

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started by K Creagh on 24 Mar 15 4 follow-ups, last by Carmen Bou-Crick on 25 Mar 15
Kelvin Thompson

A Glossary to DEMYSTIFY the jargon of the online world | The Edublogger - 3 views

theedublogger.com/...the-jargon-of-the-online-world

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  • Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) are all about using web tools such as blogs, wiki, twitter, facebook to create connection with others which extend our learning, increases our reflection while enabling us to learn together as part of a global community.
  • The purpose of tagging is to help make it easier for the content to be easily found.
  • Blogs, wikis, podcasting, video sharing websites (e.g. YouTube and Vimeo), photosharing websites (e.g. Flickr and Picasa), social networking sites (e.g. FaceBook, Twitter) are all examples of Web 2.0 technologies.
  • Kelvin Thompson on 24 Sep 12
     
    Lengthy, substantive piece on blogging for educators, starting from "what is a blog," continuing through Web2.0 tools, and ending with Personal Learning Networks. Something for everyone here.
Dagmar Machutta

How Technology Enables Blended Learning | EdTech Magazine - 2 views

www.edtechmagazine.com/...ology-enables-blended-learning

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  • Dagmar Machutta on 25 Apr 14
     
    "School districts are flipping education on its head with mobile and online teaching tools" by WYLIE WONG
Amy Roche

Managing Your Online Course - 4 views

facdev.e-education.psu.edu/...manage

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shared by Amy Roche on 04 May 14 - No Cached
  • Amy Roche on 04 May 14
     
    Example checklist of what an instructor should do prior to the start of an online course, as well as, different ways to interact with student at several key areas throughout the course. This is a concept that has been applied at many places in the past few years and can be applied to both hybrid / blended or online courses.
Beth Kiggins

Faculty Self Assessment for Online Teaching - Web Learning @ Penn State - 2 views

weblearning.psu.edu/...faculty-self-assessment

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  • Beth Kiggins on 14 Jul 11
     
    The faculty engagement subcommittee has developed a faculty self-assessment for online teaching. Check it out! Over the past year, the faculty Engagement subcommittee has worked on a faculty self-asssesment for online teaching. Carol McQuiggan, an instructional designer at Penn State Harrisburg who manged the process, presented the faculty survey and its results at the SLOAN-C conference in Orlando in November of 2008.
  • Amy Roche on 28 Apr 14
     
    Thanks for sharing this resource Beth! Last year I worked with Carol and two other colleagues to revise/update the content of the tool. The main goal was to align it with the Competencies for Online Teaching (https://www.e-education.psu.edu/files/OnlineTeachingCompetencies_FacEngagementSubcommittee.pdf). In addition, we presented the updated version at SLOAN-C in October to solicit feedback. We implemented some of the changes and are putting other suggestions "on hold" as we investigate a different platform to move the tool to in order to address accessibility issues.
lauraoverstreet

Hybridity - 1 views

www.digitalpedagogylab.com/...y-pt-2-what-is-hybrid-pedagogy

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  • lauraoverstreet on 09 Apr 17
     
    While considering quality and blended learning, take a moment to review this expanded definition of hybridity. It goes beyond whether learning occurs in the classroom or online and assumes that we consider online learning in the class and physical presence online. This article includes many other ways we blend in education.
Mary-Kate Najarian

Eight Roles of an Effective Online Instructor - 4 views

www.facultyfocus.com/...of-an-effective-online-teacher

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  • Mary-Kate Najarian on 14 May 14
     
    Even though this MOOC is based on Hybrid/ Blended courses, it is still important that the instructor/teacher engage in the learning in and out of the classroom. Here is some ways to do this...
Christina Crawford

7 Learning Design Principles for Online Classrooms - Full Tilt Ahead: Education Technol... - 10 views

www.fulltiltahead.com/...learning-design-principles

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shared by Christina Crawford on 23 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Christina Crawford on 23 Mar 15
     
    7 learning design principles that can help anyone make smart decisions when designing and creating online learning courses
Marcus O'Donnell

Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture for Higher Education - 0 views

usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/...l-picture-for-higher-education

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shared by Marcus O'Donnell on 17 May 14 - No Cached
  • Marcus O'Donnell on 17 May 14
     
    Excellent summary of some of the online commentary and a great synthesis model for activity design that goes beyond simple lecture flipping
Rob Straby

How to Design & Teach an Online Course Using a Backwards Design Approach - 2 views

www.youtube.com/watch

blended learning blendkit2014 education pedogogy

shared by Rob Straby on 29 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Rob Straby on 29 Apr 14
     
    This presentation from Donna Ziegenfuss of the University of Utah's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence demonstrates a model and process used in a graduate-level online course based on Dee Fink's approach to 'backwards planning".
  • Paula Michniewicz on 29 Apr 14
     
    Thank you for sharing this and the Fink document below. Donna presented at our Instructional Design summit. I use Fink worksheets with many faculty I work with here at SLCC.
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