Blended Learning:the Best of Both Worlds

Angela Christopherchristopher.angela@gmail.com@avchristopher

 

Carmen Weavercarmen.weaver@memphis.edu@carmenweaver

  http://todaysmeet.com/blend 

• Ask questions!• Provide feedback!• Collaborate with others!

to think about ALL of the resources available...

We challenge you....

and to make the best instructional

decisions to facilitate learning.

• What is it?

• Why should I care? • I'm hooked.  Where do I start?

 

• Instructional Models• Tools & Tech• Open educational resources

Agenda

Blended Learning...

Blended Learning

What is it?

Face-to-face & Technology-based Instruction Joining Hands

What does it look like?

Blended Learning

  Why Should I Care?

Blended Learning

  It will allow you to do all of things you wanted to do... 

if you just had the time.

Why?

e are preparing our children for jobs that do not exist today.  e need life-long learners.    e need learning to be...

 what ever, when ever, & where ever

W W  W

I'm hooked.  Where do I start?

3 Models

1.  Instruction includes online resources, with limited or no requirements for students to be online

2.  Instruction with substantial required online components that extend beyond the classroom and/or school day

3. Mostly online curriculum with students meeting daily in the classroom or computer lab

Use what is already out there...

Model 1

for CONTENT • Podcasts• Videos• Expert interviews• Digital timelines• Data

 for STUDENT WORK• ePortfolios• Collaboration• Products

Open Educational Resources (OER)

What are OER? How do I find them?•     Advanced Google Search•     OER sites

Advanced Google Search

Let's Try It!

Let's Try It!

Don't recreate the wheel... Use the resources that are already out there.

 QUESTIONS?

Model 2Require Online Components...

& flip your classroom.

Direct instruction & content delivery happens at home...

 QUESTIONS?

Model 3Use a Learning Management System...

LMS = an online platform for content and student engagement

FREE Learning Management SystemsHaiku

FREE Learning Management Systems

Let's Try It!

Open Class by Pearson

An LMS is a place to house content and engage students in an online learning platform.

 QUESTIONS?

This is about learning...

•teach them HOW to learn   •ENGAGE them, let them engage   •make it MEANINGFUL   •let them be PRODUCTIVE

to think about ALL of the resources available...

We challenge you....

and to make the best instructional

decisions to facilitate learning.

AGAIN

  http://todaysmeet.com/blend 

• Ask questions!• Provide feedback!• Collaborate with others!

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Web 2.0 for Blended & Online Learning

• Group projects• Student products (video, audio, e-portfolios)

 • Differentiated instruction

 • Embed artifacts directly into a class wiki, webpage, or

learning management system (Voicethread, Wordle, Audacity, etc.)

Let's try...

Twiddla: http://www.twiddla.com/

TypeWith.me

  http://www.typewith.me/

Shared knowledge

• Wikis- Coast to Coast

• Blogs –Mrs. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog

• Social Networks- ArtEd 2.0

ToonDoo

www.toondoo.com

Let's try it!

Maps

• Google Earth – Memphis

• Mapwing – Coral Reefs

• Nike+ - Physical Education

Digital Stories

• VoiceThread – Romare Bearden

• Prezi – Landslides• Animoto –

Stockmarket

Collaboration

Let’s try it!