mohawk College has made great strides on the path to developing a full spectrum of blended learning opportunities.
MohawkCollege’sAcademicPlancallsforaninnovative,flexible,technology-drivenlearning
experience.TheCentreforTeaching&Learning’s(CTL’s)blendedlearninginitiativesare
criticaltorealizingtheCollege’sfuture readyobjectives.
Mergingface-to-faceandonlinelearningopportunitiesimprovesstudentsuccesswhileraising
thecollege’sappealtorecruitmentprospects.Withimprovedaccess,studentsareinspired
tolearnontheirownterms,makingface-to-facetimemorepersonalandproductive.Online
contentoffersflexibilitybyreducingrelianceonf2flearningandincreasingonlineconnections
tocontent,peersandfaculty.
Thisreportsummarizesthefindingsofa95-questionreviewofmorethan2000Mohawkcourses
andoffersanaccuratepictureofourblendedprogress.And the news is good.
blendedlearning
MOMENTUMISbUILdING!
CTL Centre for teaching & learning
OVERALL SCORE
33%TARGET
25%
TodetermineMohawk’scurrentblendedlearning
status,CTLhasreviewedeLearncoursesfromFall
2012.Inthisreview,wemeasuredtheextentto
whichcoursesincorporatedtheessential elements
andotherindicatorsofqualityandinnovation.
Groupsoffaculty,staffandstudentsfromacrossthe
collegearecurrentlyvalidatingthemeasurement
criteria,identifyingkeyperformanceindicators
anddeterminingbestpracticesforadoption.
datacollectedfromthisreviewprovidesa
baselineofMohawk’seLearnutilizationand
blendedlearningstatus,andwillhelpmeasure
andmanagecontinualimprovement.
Mohawkcommitstothefollowingblended
learningtargetsforlecture-basedcourses:
the target
progress report
EssEnTiAL ELEMEnTs ADopTion: Top TEn pRoGRAMs
early Childhood education
manufacturing techniques
Broadcasting – radio
manufacturing engineering technician
– Automation
public relations
FarsurpassingtheMarch31,2013goalof25%blending
forlecture-basedcourses,we achieved an overall score
of 33%basedondatacollectedfromFall2012courses.
CTLishelpingfacultytoachieve
thesegoalsby:
Defining quality blended learning
through a collaborative,
inclusive process
Providing faculty with support to
implement quality teaching & learning
strategies25%BLEnDED
mar. 31, 2013
100%BLEnDED
dec. 31, 2013
EssentialElements
Overall0%
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30%
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90%
100%
Tomeetblendedlearningrequirements,allessential
elements (ees)mustbeadopted.Currentlywehave
achieved60%.Tomeetthestandard,allcoursesneed
toinclude100%ofEEs.
Theoverallmeasurementofblendedlearningis
assessedusing60+measuresofqualityandinnovation
ineLearn,inadditiontotheEssentialElements.
Here,thecollegeaverageof33%.
McKeil school of Business
Engineering, Media & Entertainment
interdisciplinarystudies
Community, Urban & Health
the target how we measure up
Breaking it downprogress reportInmeetingblendedlearningobjectives,thecrucialfirststepistoincorporateallEssentialElements
intoeachcourse.AnonlinelearningspacethatincludesalloftheEEsmeetstheminimumrequirement
forcoursesatMohawk.OnceacoursemeetsalloftheEEs,achievingfullblendedstatusisamatter
ofadoptingsomeofthesuggestedpracticesunder“Quality”and“Innovation”(seenextpage).
TheEssentialElementsadoptionscoresforeachfacultyappearbelow.
skilled Trades & Apprenticeship
68% 62% 61% 66% 60%
Concurrent disorders
health, Wellness & fitness
general Arts & science
Cardiovascular technology
diagnostic Cardiac
sonography
60% 33%
INNOVATION
QUALITY
ESSENTIALELEMENTS
January - March 2013 april - august 2013 septeMber - deceMber 2013
Assess for reAdiness
• Currentlyassessingstatusofblendedlearning
• Establishbaselinetotrackfutureprogress
• AlltoincorporateEEsforWinter/Spring
skill Building & Workshops
• CTLoffersfacultyworkshopstoimprovetheeffectivenessandoverallqualityofonlinecoursespaces
• Trainingmaterials&implementationsupportavailable
ContinuAl improvement
• Continuetoadoptblendedlearningtools/techniques
• ReviewFall2013coursesforcomparisonwiththeFall2012baseline
roadmap
What you can do todayEnhanceteachingandlearningthroughinnovativeblendedstrategies.Forexample:
• UseVoiceThreadtostimulatediscussionusingdifferentmedia
• FlipyourclassroomusingCapturerecordingssostudentscanlearnattheirownpaceandengageinactivef2flearning
ImplementqualitybestpracticestoenhancecoursedeliveryandoptimizesystemfunctionstoimproveeLearnusability.Forexample:
•Automateassessmentstoacceleratethefeedbackloop
•Useonlineassignmentsubmissiontoreducemanualprocessesandpaperuse
GetallEEsinplacenowandpreparetoaddQuality/Innovationoptions.Startby:
•AttendingEErefresherworkshopsatCTL
•ReviewingtheEEINFOsheetoneLearntofindoutwhatyou’veoverlooked
director, centre for teaching & learningKeith Monrose [email protected]
instructional technologistsAndrew Connery [email protected]
Brian Gould [email protected]
Jeff Rankine [email protected]
help deskAmy Cook [email protected]
contact For further information on blended learning initiatives at Mohawk, speak to your Dean, Associate Dean or contact CTL:
Visit the CTL website to stay posted on upcoming workshops! http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/about/teachinglearningQuality/Ctl.html
CTL Centre for teaching & learning
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