Description and details on blended learning. Presentation for Stetson University graduate education students.

1. Where Technology
Meets Tradition
Johanna Riddle
Seminole Academy of Digital Learning
Seminole County Public Schools

2. Talk amongst
yourselves.
Collaborate/
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3. Direct Instruction/
Guided Discussion
What is blended
learning?

4. Blended learning
means different
things to different
people.
Combining or mixing
modes of web-based
technology: live/web
based classroom; self-
paced
instruction/streaming;
video, audio,
text/collaborative
learning to accomplish
an educational goal.
Combining any form of F2F learning
with any form of instructional
technology.
Mixing or combining
instructional
technology and actual
tasks to link learning to
life and work.
Direct Instruction/
Guided Discussion

5. Traditional
Learning/
Brick and Mortar
School
Distance Learning/
Virtual School
Whoomp! There it is!
LAB: Students move
from classroom to lab
setting.
CLASSROOM: Students
rotate between
computer and guided
instruction.
FLEX: 1:1 online
instruction with
targeted, small group
pull out .
POD: School within a
school.
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Blended
Learning

6. What are the
advantages of
blended
learning?
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Guided Discussion

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Learners develop
technology and
media fluency.
Flexibility—access to learning any time, anywhere.
Access to global resources and materials.
Access to a range of materials that meets student’s level of
instruction and interests.
Self pacing for slow or accelerated learners—reduces stress and
maximizes instruction. Individualized and effective range of
interaction between instructor and student:
F2F, email, discussion boards, chat.
Learners have the
ability to track
their own progress.
Learners learn through a variety of
activities that apply to many different
learning styles.

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“Blended learning can
improve and support the
quality of face to face
teaching.”

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What are the
disadvantages
of blended
learning?

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Feelings of isolation; minimal contact with instructors;
lack of collaboration and interaction with peers.
Difficulty in the learning curve of navigating
through the system.
Lack of student motivation.
Lags in the feedback process.
Infrastructural problems—lack of funding, personnel,
planning to e-learning process.
Learners do not know how to
learn independently. Learning
coaches do not know how to
mentor students.

12. Reflect
Reflect.
Respond.
Contribute.

13. What needs to be
considered/included in the
design of a
blended learning
model?
Direct Instruction/
Guided Discussion

15. -Khan Academy
How usable
and effective
is the
program?
How will the
learner
access
elements of
the program?
Teachers/tut
ors;
Learning
Coach
Guides;
Tutorials.
Equal
opportunity;
Academic
integrity;
cultural
diversity
Administrative;
Organizational;
Academic
Affairs;
Student
services
Combining
content to be
delivered;
identifying
objectives
LMS
server
bandwidth
hardware
software
What kind of
infrastructure
is in place?
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Guided Discussion

16. What skillset will educators
need in order to
be successful in
the blended
learning
environment?
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Guided Discussion

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Comfort with chaos--
Students will be doing
different things, at
different times, on varying
levels, and with varying
content.
Student learning data analysis
and decision making—
responding a ‘fire-hose’ of
student data.
Targeted Learning
Opportunities-Learning how
to support students who are
learning different things, at
different paces, through
different approaches.
Specialization and
teamwork—content
experts, learning
coaches, facilitators,
non-academic teachers.
Technological Prowess--ability to
communicate in a variety of media,
explore and use a range of online
tools, handle basic troubleshooting.--Horn and Staker

18. “It doesn’t matter how tech
savvy you are, as long as you are
inspired and willing to rethink
your approach to teaching.”
- Teachers Respond to Blended Learning
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Guided Discussion

19. How do blended
learning models
prepare students for
success in the 21st
century workplace?
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The most successful workers in
the 21st century workplace are:
adaptable and flexible.
able to set and meet goals independently.
savvy managers of time and projects.
fluent in technology and media formats.
committed to lifelong learning.
adept at working in a virtual, on-demand
environment, with other people who work
the same way.
able to communicate clearly, in a variety
of media and formats.
creative and critical problem solvers.
-National Institute for Professional Practice

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