From Face-to-Face to Blended to Fully Online: The Story of Psych 101 Mark A. Laumakis, Ph.D. Lecturer, Department of Psychology Faculty in Residence, Instructional Technology Services [email_address]

May 2005: Face-to-Face Goal: increase active learning Tools to achieve this goal In class : clickers Outside of class : Discussion Board

Goal: increase active learning

Tools to achieve this goal

In class : clickers

Outside of class : Discussion Board

Clicker Activities Eventually expanded from just ConceptCheck questions to include: Attendance Demonstrations Anonymous polling Predicting outcomes Peer instruction (Mazur)

Eventually expanded from just ConceptCheck questions to include:

Attendance

Demonstrations

Anonymous polling

Predicting outcomes

Peer instruction (Mazur)

Evaluating the Face-to-Face Class Evaluated Fall 2005 innovations via the Student Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG) How much did the following aspects of the class help your learning? Rated from 1 (no help) to 5 (great help)

Evaluated Fall 2005 innovations via the Student Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG)

How much did the following aspects of the class help your learning?

Rated from 1 (no help) to 5 (great help)

SALG Data What did the data show? 3.1 2.9 Discussion Boards 4.1 4.1 ConceptCheck Questions TTH Section MWF Section Question

What did the data show?

Fall 2006: Blended Learning Evaluation Toolkit Week 7 “How’s It Going?” Online Survey In-class Observations IDEA Diagnostic Survey Student Focus Groups Departmental Course Evaluations Course Grades

Week 7 “How’s It Going?” Online Survey

In-class Observations

IDEA Diagnostic Survey

Student Focus Groups

Departmental Course Evaluations

Course Grades

Blended Learning: IDEA Diagnostic Survey Data Note: Top 10% = 63 or more 62 65 70 Fall 2006 Blended 72 68 73 Fall 2006 Traditional 71 73 Excellent course 68 69 Excellent teacher 77 77 Progress on objectives Spring 2007 Traditional Spring 2007 Blended

Blended Learning: Course Grades (Fall 2006)

Blended Learning : Course Grades (Spring 2007)

Blended Learning : Course Grades (Fall 2007)

Blended Learning : Course Grades (Spring 2008)

Blended Learning: Course Grade Summary Data

Summer 2008 Fully Online: SALG Data How much did the following aspects of the class help your learning? Rated from 1 (no help) to 5 (great help)

How much did the following aspects of the class help your learning?

Rated from 1 (no help) to 5 (great help)

Summer 2008 Fully Online: SALG Data 4.26 3.90 3.94 3.48 3.41 Quality of contact with the teacher 3.82 3.39 3.31 3.22 3.12 Working with peers outside of class/online 4.44 4.50 4.15 Archives of live online class sessions 4.36 4.01 4.10 4.04 3.96 Questions, answers, and discussions in class Fall 2007 F2F 4.20 Spring 2008 Blended Spring 2008 F2F 4.15 3.39 Live online class sessions Summer 2008 Online Fall 2007 Blended Question

Summer 2008 Fully Online: SALG Data 4.50 Introduction e-mail that explained the basics of the course 4.27 Taking the test online 3.00 Discussion Forums Summer 2008 Online Question

Summer 2008: Course Grades

Summer 2008: Community of Inquiry Survey Statements rated from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) Based on the Community of Inquiry framework’s three elements: Social Presence Cognitive Presence Teaching Presence http://communitiesofinquiry.com

Statements rated from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)

Based on the Community of Inquiry framework’s three elements:

Social Presence

Cognitive Presence

Teaching Presence

http://communitiesofinquiry.com

Community of Inquiry Model

Summer 2008: Community of Inquiry Survey 4.09 Integration 3.56 Affective Expression Student Ratings CoI Dimension 4.23 Direct Instruction 4.38 Facilitation 4.50 Design and Organization 4.38 Teaching Presence 4.10 Resolution 3.73 Exploration 3.91 Triggering Event 3.96 Cognitive Presence 3.97 Group Cohesion 4.29 Open Communication 3.94 Social Presence