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Rob Darrow, Ed.D.
February 2012
Educational Tech Conf. Stanislaus COE.

Rob’s Wiki: http://robdarrow.wikispaces.com

Introductions
 Me:Retired online school principal,
doctorate, consultant
(www.onlinelearningvisions.com),
father of a 22-year-old
 My online learning journey

 You:teachers? Administrators? K-6? 7-
12? Librarians? Other?

Textbook to Online Teaching and Learning. Rob Darrow, EdD. Rob @ onlinelearningvisions.com. Feb. 2012.

What was school like for you?
 Teaching ?
 Learning ?
 Curriculum ?


What is “blended learning?”
 Confusion about definition:
 Blended learning should be viewed as a pedagogical
approach that combines the effectiveness and socialization
opportunities of the classroom with the technologically
enhanced active learning possibilities of the online
environment,
• Dziuban, Hartman and Moskal (2004)

 Blended learning “combines face-to-face learning
with computer mediated learning.”
(Bonk and Graham, 2006. Handbook of blended learning: Global perspectives,
local designs. http://www.publicationshare.com/).


What is “blended learning?”
 Confusion about definition:
 “Blended learning is any time a student
learns at least in part at a supervised brick
and mortar location away from home and
at least in part through online delivery with
some element of student control over time,
place, path, and/or pace.”
(Horn & Staker, 2011)


Allen, I. E., Seaman, J., & Garrett, R. (2007). Blending in: The extent and promise of
blended education in the United States. Newburyport, MA: The Sloan Consortium.
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/blended06


Why does this matter?
 Thegoal is student achievement, but…if
we don’t know what “it” looks like:
 We can’t count it
 We can’t study it (researchers)
 We don’t know if it’s making a difference
 We can’t teach it to others


What does “it” look like?
Where do you fit?
 Textbook enhanced teaching and
learning
 Technology enhanced (not online)
 Web/online enhanced
 Blended
 Online


Teaching and Learning
 What is the student doing and where is
the student?
 What is the teacher doing and where is
the teacher?
 What is the content?
 Where is the content?


*Teacher vs. student control of
teaching and learning

More teacher
control  Textbook enhanced
 Technology enhanced
Shared (not online)
control
 Blended
More student
control  Online

*Teacher-centric vs. Student-centric

More teacher
centric  Textbook enhanced
Combination (not online)
 Blended
More student
centric  Online

*Control of time and pace

Set time
structure  Textbook enhanced
Some (not online)
Flexibility
 Blended
Flexible
 Online

 Textbook enhanced teaching and
learning
 Technology enhanced (not online)
 Blended
 Online


Textbook Enhanced
Teacher Student Curriculum


Textbook Enhanced
What is the student doing? What is the teacher doing?
• Sitting in a desk in a classroom • Standing in front of the classroom
• Writing on paper • Directing Learning
• Listening to teacher • Group discussions
• Talking with peers

What is the content? Where is the content?
• Textbooks • On paper
• Supplemental materials • In the classroom
• Teacher created materials • In a school library


Technology Enhanced


Technology Enhanced
• Talking with peers
• Using a shared or personal
computer
• Computer (Word, Ppt, etc.) • On a computer/digital white
• Computer Program (loaded or board / doc camera, etc.
CD-Rom)


Web/Online Enhanced


Web/Online Enhanced
• Talking with peers • Assignments/activities online
• Using a shared or personal
computer
CD-Rom) • Some Online
• Web
• Computer led (e.g.
programmed math or English.
Plato, Ed 2020)

Blended


(30% work online) Blended (30% interacting with students
• Sitting in a desk in a classroom online)
or computer lab • Standing in front of the
• Using personal computer classroom
online at home or other • Directing Learning
location • Meeting students in small
• Interacting with peers in groups (f2f and online)
person and online • Developing/assigning online
lessons
• Grading online

CD-Rom) • Online (computer led or
• Web teacher led content)
• Computer led (e.g.
programmed math or English)

Online


Online
(70% or more work online) (70% or more interacting with students
• Sitting in a desk in a classroom or online)
computer lab • Standing in front of the classroom
• Using personal computer online at • Directing Learning
home or school or other location • Meeting students in small groups (f2f
• Interacting with teacher in person and online)
and/or online • Developing/assigning online lessons
• Interacting with teacher in person • Discussion Board
and/or online • Online meetings/teaching (e.g.
Elluminate)
• Grading online

• Supplemental materials • On a computer/digital white board / doc
• Teacher created materials camera, etc.
• Computer (Word, Ppt, etc.) • Online (computer led or teacher led
• Computer Program (loaded or CD-Rom) content)
• Web
• Computer led (e.g. programmed math or
English)
• Teacher led


iNacol – Updated Quality Online Teaching
Standards – Blended Learning Continuum
**Curriculum**
Less Online More Online Mostly Online
Instruction Instruction Instruction


**Students**


**Instructional Support**

iNacol Standards for Quality Online Courses (2011).
http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/ EdD. Rob @ onlinelearningvisions.com. Feb. 2012.
Textbook to Online Teaching and Learning. Rob Darrow,

iNacol: – International Association for
K-12 Online Learning

 www.inacol.org
 Quality Standards for teaching
 Quality Standards for blended/online
learning
 Variety of ongoing reports
 Virtual School Symposium – Oct. 2012


Ca Dept of Education

 Definitions of Online Learning
 Map of Online Schools
 Revising: “Current State of Online
Learning in California”
 http://pubs.cde.ca.gov/tcsii/onlineeducatio
n/onlineeducindex.aspx


A Quiz! - Practice
 Students are told to take out their math
books and turn to p. 45 to learn about
adding fractions.


Quiz 1
 Students must create a short video to
demonstrate their learning about the
Pythagorean Theorem in their Algebra
course. Students put together the key
points, add in their voice and background
music and then upload the video to
YouTube. The web address is posted in
the assignment area for the teacher to
grade.

Quiz 2
 Students are directed by the teacher to go
to the National Geographic website to
complete the activity there about the
different continents of the world. Students
turn in the assignment digitally through the
online classroom drop box.


Quiz 3
 Students are working together on a wiki to
identify the key concepts needed to know
about when taking the Advanced
Placement U.S. History exam. The
students decide which students will focus
on different topics and then set a time
when they can meet online to review each
part of the wiki.


Quiz 4
 Students are presenting about what they
learned about the Battle of Gettysburg in
the Civil War. They have created a
PowerPoint and are advancing the slides
on the digital white board in the front of
the classroom. In addition, each student
listening has a “clicker” to answer
questions about the presentation while the
students are presenting.

Questions? Contact

Rob @ OnlineLearningVisions.com

Web:
www.OnlineLearningVisions.com

Rob’s Wiki:
http://robdarrow.wikispaces.com


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