Presentation designed to show more detailed information about a Poster presented by the author at the 2014 ELI Annual Meeting. The poster presents a blended learning course for a design studio, at the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes (Mexico), to highlight the importance of the relationships between the knowledge and experience of an expert, seen as the "first teacher"; the collaboration of students, pears that are considered the “second teachers” and the environment conceived by the educational infrastructure, which could be physical or virtual, calling it “the third teacher” (OWP/P Architects, et al, 2010). Therefore, blended learning is not only a mixture of learning environments, but it’s an “Educational Cocktail” (Serrato-Combe, 2008) where the “third teacher” should be a social catalyst.

1. Blended learning,
an Educational Cocktail:
social interaction in a mixture of learning environments
Alejandra Torres Landa López
PhD
New Orleans, Louisiana, February 4th, 2014

2. Content
•Purpose
•Introduction
•A blended learning course
•The third teacher:
• Physical environment
• Virtual environment
•Conclusions

3. PURPOSE
Outcomes expected of this poster session

4. OUTCOMES
 Recognize:
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the expert of a subject as the FIRST TEACHER,
the students as the SECOND TEACHER, and
the educational environment (physical or virtual) as
the THIRD TEACHER.
 Identify the importance and influence that each
teacher has in the teaching and learning process
 Learn about our blended learning course for
architecture students
 Understand how to make an "educational cocktail"
using the best qualities of all the three teachers

5. INTRODUCTION
What do we understand when we talk about learning

6. LEARNING
in an Educational
Institution, learning is
influenced by:
LEARNING
is a personal and
internal process
process that
happens
at
any time
Professor
in
any place
Pears
Environment

7. A BLENDED LEARNING COURSE
At the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes

8. BACKGROUND
 Aguascalientes, a city of
about 1, 000,000 people
 Located approx. 500 km
NW of Mexico city
 1867 Science and Technology Autonomous Institute
 1973 Autonomous University of Aguascalientes
 In 2012-2013 school year - 15,907 students:
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13,331 in bachelor programs
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388 in architecture

9. ARCHITECTURE
 Professionals in Design and Building living
spaces, sensitive to environment problems.
 Studios, Core of the Curriculum
 Integrates knowledge, skills and attitudes
 Students develop different projects
 Open discussions to offer
constructive criticism and
exchange opinions,
knowledge, techniques and
experiences.

10. Stat

11. THE THIRD TEACHER
Physical and Virtual Learning Environment

12. TEACHERS
1. FIRST TEACHER
• Expert
• Gide
• Designs a learning “road map” taking
advantages of the second and third
teacher.
1. SECOND TEACHER
• Other students, peers
• Same language, same interest
• No age gap
1. THIRD TEACHER
• Physical:
• Physical contact
• Virtual:
• Breaks physical barriers
The
Educational Cocktail
Importance of
the
SOCIAL
INTERACTION
… in a mixture of learning
environments. How the student
relates to information, teacher,
other students and the learning
environment. This last one has
to be a social catalyst in order to
favor the construction of new
knowledge.

13. THIRD TEACHERS
Virtual infrastructure …
PHYSICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
ICT
UBIQUITOUS
LEARNING
Exhibition places
Personal items storage

14. THIRD TEACHERS
VIRTUAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
ICT
UBIQUITOUS
LEARNING
Exhibition places
Personal
items storage

15. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Unmotivated
Not
interested
Inadequate furniture
Inappropriate spaces
Insufficient technology
Distracted

16. VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
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Hard to enter
Hard to move around the virtual space
They prefer Facebook

17. Is our THIRD TEACHER
(educational infrastructure)
responding to new
educational paradigms?
Is it prepared to
incorporate emerging
technology?

18. CONCLUSIONS
Learning spaces more than walls and bytes

19. LEARNING
KNOWLEDGE
FIRST
TEACHER
SECOND
TEACHER
STUDENT
LEARNING
SKILLS
ATTITUDES
THIRD
TEACHER

20. Malcol
m
Jackso Mia
n
lives
thoughts
ideas
ideas
thoughts
ideas
Mary Gorge John
Educational infrastructure
Urban
Construction
Michael Sophia Alex Daniel
Architectural
http://makeitabetterride.blogspot.mx/
Technologica
Anthony William Emily Emma
l
Documental
Physical

22. REFERENCES

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Among others

24. Images
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Autonomous University of Aguascalientes: http://www.uaa.mx
Aguascalientes map: http://portalvacaciones.com/files/2011/03/aguasmapa.jpg
Ámbito Académico, UAA: https://ambitoacademico.uaa.mx
Blogs: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c0iYDrPjhU/T0Lcswwq_DI/AAAAAAAACNs/2SOUAqdMOZs/s400/Mejor_blog.jpg
Descanso y recreación: http://webdesignledger.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/04/social_media_icons_20.jpg
Dropbox: https://www.boxcryptor.com/sites/default/files/Dropbox-Logo.png
Facebook: http://yucatan.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/face.jpg
Foros: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/fX1Ihslkh3c/UHhNQlLmBqI/AAAAAAAAAfc/JVtUNsEkL7g/s1600/37.png
Labs: http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/09/LDF12_weblab9.jpg
Moocs: http://www.territoriocreativo.es/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/jantofg_TcBlog3_MOOC_7.jpg
Portafolio: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qe7mcYoSmm4/Ts9UsmE-4LI/AAAAAAAAAS4/f6r7eDuLzE/s1600/E-portfolio_2_Flickr.jpg
Students at the AUA: http://www.uaa.mx/transparencia/estadistica/junio_2013/12poblacion_estudiantil_global_ok.pdf
Students of architecture at the AUA: http://www.uaa.mx/transparencia/estadistica/junio_2013/14poblacion_estudiantil_area_ok.pdf
Wii: http://press1start.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/wiisports1.jpg
Wikis: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/HskSksSKBIw/Ue6_7qDBxtI/AAAAAAAAMlI/rDgcH0XrErc/s200/Screen+Shot+2013-0723+at+12.39.32+PM.png
Among others

25. Thanks
Alejandra Torres Landa López
atorresl@correo.uaa.mx