Slide 1 : Blended Learning
As a Curriculum
Design Strategy Marie Hesse
Román Sarmiento
Objectives : Objectives Describe the curricular and emotional benefits of blended learning
Describe the guiding principles underlying the design of blended curricula
Describe a portfolio of strategies for designing blended curricula
Describe an in-depth example of blended curriculum
What is Blended Learning? : What is Blended Learning? Integrates learning programs in different formats to achieve a common goal.
Often classroom and online programs
Two or more types of e-learning
Two or more types of off-line learning
Blend material presented from the traditional classroom, live virtual classroom, and asynchronous instruction
Curricular Benefits of Blended Learning : Curricular Benefits of Blended Learning Split off prerequisite material from the rest of course
Low order thinking skill concepts can be learned independently online
Content can be tailored to the unique needs of learners
Reduce training time and minimize time away from the job for training
eLearning Guild Study (2003) : eLearning Guild Study (2003) 76% More effective than classroom alone
73.6% Higher learner value and impact than non-blended approaches
68.6% Learners like it
Personal Benefits : Personal Benefits Instructors focused on meaningful ways to blend the learning experience, appropriately integrating computers where they make sense and classroom experience to teach other content
Guiding Principles Underlying the Design of a Blended Curriculum : Guiding Principles Underlying the Design of a Blended Curriculum The role of blending in the overall learning strategy
The purpose of a curriculum in general
The competency and skills to be developed through the particular curriculum featuring blended learning
Strategy : Strategy Who intended learners are
The reason for their participation
The way learning will be provided
The way learning will be supported
The reason for using learning technology to support this effort
How efforts to move content online will be supported
How success will be measured
List of resources committed to this endeavor
Slide 9 : A Portfolio of Strategies for Creating a Blended Curriculum “Once the competencies and skills to be developed through a curriculum are identified, designers figure out how to individual pieces of the curriculum will be presented and how to pull the pieces into a cohesive whole.”
Slide 10 : A Portfolio of Strategies for Creating a Blended Curriculum Competencies &
skills Format Course
Demonstrations
Cue cards
Tutorials
Tips of the day
And wizards Medium Complexity of the content
Nature of the subject matter
Choosing a Format Based on the Complexity of the Content : Choosing a Format Based on the Complexity of the Content Lower-Order Skills Higher-Order Skills
Choosing a Format Based on the Complexity of the Content : Choosing a Format Based on the Complexity of the Content Bloom’s taxonomy, a Hierarchy of Learning Objectives
Slide 13 : The Masie Model of Blended Learning
Choosing a Format Based on the Subject Matter : Choosing a Format Based on the Subject Matter Hard and soft skills
End-user training
Product training
Compliance training
Management training
Leadership development
Interpersonal skills
Basic skills training
Professional continuing education
Completing the Curriculum Design : Completing the Curriculum Design Consider the practicality of the proposed plan
Include a related plan to make sure learners complete the self-study parts of the curriculum
Explain why a blended format was chosen
Provide learners with a clear roadmap to the entire curriculum
Include a plan to validate understanding throughout the curriculum
Provide consistent support throughout the curriculum
In practice… : In practice… General description of the project Title
Publisher and producer
Brief Description About the learning goals Goals of the project
Primary learning objectives Learning issues underlying the project The numbers Technology infrastructure Delivery Medium
Media used within the learning program
Delivery platform Authoring environment Development software
Delivery platform
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