Personalized Learning
Blended LearningBlended learning is a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path or pace.
Clayton Christensen Institute
Graphic courtesy Education Elements
Graphic courtesy of Education Elements
In-Class Rotation
Flipped Classroom
Flex Academy
Potential Benefits of Blended Learning
• Personalized instruction with adaptive software
• Rich data for teachers to support students
• Growth paths for faster students
• Freeing of teachers for deeper and more meaningful learning
Potential Benefits of Blended Learning
• Personalized instruction with adaptive software
• Rich data for teachers to support students
• Growth paths for faster students
• Freeing of teachers for deeper and more meaningful learning
Challenges of Blended Learning
• Limited research yet• Many competing products • Implementations often mean a
mixture of products• Not all students can access from
home
Challenges of Blended Learning
• Full-on implementation requires rethinking of the structure of learning.
• Lots of hype around blended learning that needs to be filtered
IT Implications• Lots of devices• Lots of bandwidth• Lots of accounts• Lots of data• Lots of PD• Integration with SIS• Home access
Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world.
OER Commons
Potential Benefits of OER• Costs savings• Texts and resources stay up-to-
date• Teachers can have more direct
involvement in curriculum design
• Breadth of resources to choose from
Potential Challenges of OER• Screening and evaluating• Printing or depending on
electronic delivery• Teachers struggle to have time
to be more involved in curriculum design
• Breadth of resources to choose from
IT Implications• Lots of devices• Lots of bandwidth• Lots of accounts• Lots of data• Lots of PD• Integration with SIS• Home access• Learning management systems
Smarter Balanced Assessment
The Smarter Balanced Assessment is being developed by multi-state consortium to align to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Math.
Smarter Balanced Assessment
There are three components in the Smarter Balanced system: • Digital Library• Interim Assessments • Summative Assessments
Smarter Balanced Assessment
• The assessments are computer based, and will be adaptive
• Interim and summative tests are expected to have turnaround time in weeks, not months
Potential Challenges of SBAC• Demand for devices• Demand for bandwidth• Demand for time• Demand for support staff• Demand for professional
development
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