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Building your Blended Learning Toolkit
Tips from the LearningHUB
IntroductionsGetting to know YOU!
1. What is your name? What is your role within LBS?
1. How is your program structured? What does a typical day look like for you?
1. What are your goals for today?
Workshop Outcomes
1. Identify learning goals
2. Discuss blended learning and its benefits
3. Introduce LearningHUB resources/program delivery
4. Demo our content
5. Identify challenges & discuss solutions
6. Outline best practices for service coordination
Meet the PlayersThe LearningHUB Anglophone Stream
ACE DistanceCollege Sector Committee
F@DFrancophone Stream
Good Learning AnywhereIndigenous Stream
Deaf Learn NowDeaf Stream
Contact NorthSupport Organization
Blending LearningWhat is it?
So many definitions! Ministry of Education
“Blended learning uses the tools of the provincial learning
management system (LMS) to teach and support learning in a face-to-
face class. Through blended learning, K-12 students can access high-
quality course materials, course calendars, and assignments during
and outside school hours.”
- http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/elearning/blend.html
Mohawk College
“Blended learning integrates both face-to-face learning and online
learning in the delivery of a course.
A blended course is designed to integrate face-to-face and online
activities so that they reinforce, elaborate on, and complement one
another, instead of treating the online component as an add-on or
duplicate of what is taught in the classroom.”
- https://www.mohawkcollege.ca/faq/what-blended-learning
Dr. David Rosen & Dr. Carmine Stewart
“Blended learning, sometimes known as hybrid learning, is a teaching
and learning model that has a face-to-face class or tutorial component
combined with an online learning component.”
Rosen, D. & Stewart, C. (2015). Blended Learning for the Adult Education Classroom.
From http://app.essentialed.com/resources/blended-learning-teachers-guide-
web.pdf
How Adult Educators use Blended Learning
● Experiment with easy to use websites or tablets and smartphone
apps.
● Ask students to view online instructional videos.
● Integrate a fully online instructional program with what they do in
class.
● Curate their own online repository of assignments, instruction,
practice, assessment and other learning resources.
How do you use technology in your classrooms?
http://etc.ch/uwYL
How do you use technology in your classrooms?✓ YouTube
✓ Khan Academy
✓ GCF LearnFree
✓ Apps and games
✓ Smart Boards
✓ Tablets & laptops
✓ Structured courses
ReflectionTake a moment to consider all
the ways you use technology
each day.
What would your life look like if
you didn’t have access to basic
technology?
What would your life look like if
you didn’t have the skills to use
basic technology?
Benefits of Blended Learning
1. Supports self-confidence
and self-reliance.
2. Encourages social
connections and
collaboration.
3. Provides flexibilities.
4. Helps manage systemic
inequalities.
AlphaPlus (2019). Position Paper on
Blended Learning in Adult Education.
From https://alphaplus.ca
Supports self-confidence and self-reliance.
● engages critical thinking, problem solving
and reflection
● changes power dynamics in learning
relationships between learners and
educators
● impacts self-perception
● improves digital skills no matter the content
● provides introduction to structured online
courses - builds confidence manage learning
in unfamiliar contexts
From AlphaPlus (2019).
Position Paper on Blended
Learning in Adult Education.
From https://alphaplus.ca
Encourages social connections and collaboration
● online social interactions,
information-seeking, exploration,
engaging with an online instructor
● collaboration in building a learner
plan
● building the skills to expand learning
and networks beyond the classroomFrom AlphaPlus (2019).
Position Paper on Blended
Learning in Adult Education.
From https://alphaplus.ca
Provides flexibilities
● addresses time constraints due to work and family responsibilities
● offers more choice and variety
From AlphaPlus (2019).
Position Paper on Blended
Learning in Adult Education.
From https://alphaplus.ca
Helps manage systemic inequalities
● providing access to online learning
is essential, especially when access
to internet connection may not be
available at home
● “many adult learners are at risk of
digital inequality as they already
experience social and economic
inequality related to age, income,
education, location and
immigration status.”
From AlphaPlus (2019).
Position Paper on Blended
Learning in Adult Education.
From https://alphaplus.ca
Classroom
Practitioners are
essential.
● You know the learners best
and have cultivated
relationships based on trust
and respect.
● Learners need consistent,
in-class support.
● Learners need guidance,
reassurance and a steady
point of contact.
You make the difference!
Working Together How are LBS Practitioners integrating the LearningHUB into their programs?
Benefits of LearningHUB in the classroom
1. Supplement skills being taught in class.
2. Fill a gap.
3. Classroom management.
4. Targeted training.
5. Refer when learners cannot access in-class.
What resources do we use?
Plato
Lessons with
videos and slides.
Learners listen and
read in a tutorial,
do practice
activities, then test
their skills in short
quizzes.
Plato
Lessons are available in
● science
● reading
● writing
● math
● job skills
✓ all assignments aligned to
the OALCF
✓ variety of tools
○ slide narration
○ dictionary
○ translation
○ highlighting
Short Courses
Short Courses● Courses that teach about real-life
topics of interest.
● Arranged into units of work
(usually 3-6).
● Aligned with the OALCF.
● Built-in text reader for most
courses.
Use a variety of learning
activities
✓ videos
✓ reading
✓ journal-writing
✓ quizzes
✓ short
assignments
Popular course topics
Self-esteem
Learning strategies
Goal setting
Customer
service
Conflict resolution
Nutrition
Creative writing
Computer skills
GED Practice
Live Classes
Live Classes● Taught by an instructor at a
set date and time.
● Usually 2 hours.
● Participants meet online in
Adobe Connect.
● Recordings are available.
Use a variety of learning
activities
✓ videos
✓ reading
✓ journal-writing
✓ quizzes
✓ short assignments
Try it out! Moodle
● Steps to Success
● Customer Service Essentials
● Conflict Resolution Skills & Strategies
● Conquer your Fear of Digital Technology
● Writing an Essay
● Learning Strategies for Students with LD and ADHD
Plato
● Reading strategies
● Grammar
● Paragraphs
● Math skills
● Employment skills
Registration Process
1. Registration form
2. Intake assessment
3. Select courses
4. Assigned to a
Practitioner
What do learners need?
Common challengesLet’s talk about them!
Report on Blended Learning within Ontario’s LBS Programs, 2017-2018
● Coordinating communication
● Milestones
● Expectations for learner
● Engaging learners
● Degree of skill needed
● Lower literacy levels
● Insufficient training
● Lack of time
● Lack of hardware
Kaatari, Tamara (2017). Blended Learning within Ontario’s LBS Programs 2017-2018 Survey Report. From https://e-channel.ca/sites/default/files/paragraph/blended_learning_within_lbs_report_august_2017.pdf
What are the biggest challenges you face?
http://etc.ch/pKrf
Making Referrals
Try our Blended Learner Referral Form!
What works best for you?
Coordinating SupportCommunication is the
key to success!
What strategies are working
well for you?
Have you been sharing
milestones with other
programs?
Do you have any success
stories to share?
CaMS Tips!
Check us out today!
Questions?
Thank you!
