towards blended learning: a case study

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Towards Blended Learning: A Case Study

Petri Linna, Harri Keto, Timo MäkinenTampere University of Technology,

Pori Unit

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Finland, Pori

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CONTENTS OF PRESENTATION

• Background• CASE

– Blended learning– MOOC– Results and conclusions

Projects now and future– KASKU-project

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Background Why blended learning?• Over two years ago:

– The need to raise the number of student applicants– The need to get Pori unit economy better– The main campus demanded actions– To get better time and space support for students– Teachers’ own keen on developing things

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What did we do?1. Student marketing were permitted blended learning2. Plans were made move to blended learning

In reality• the schedule was very tight (a few months)• co-determination negotiations (lay-offs)• no deep knowledge of the blended learning• resistance to change

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After two years experiences• The raised numbers of student applicants• The Pori unit economy is better• The main campus is following our fast development• Good time and space support for students• Very good feedback from students (specially math)• Resistance to changes is disappearing• Large development project (KASKU-project)• A lot of video materials

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MOOC• Massive open online courses• Free online course• Usually thousands of students in same course.

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MOOC - expanding blended learningIn our case, there were found four ways to apply MOOCS:1. A third-party MOOC implemented standard course

directly2. MOOC replaces a standard course for international

students3. MOOC implements a course of which the content is not

completely fixed4. MOOCs or their modules are used as parts of standard

courseIn case was seen that flipped classroom and MOOC together would be promising pedagogical approaches.

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KASKU-project• Project is focused on four work packages

1. MOOCs opportunities in degree education2. Local area educational networking and video

production3. Testing new blended learning techniques and

pedagogical ways4. International exchange co-operation

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KASKU3. Testing new blended learning techniques and pedagogical ways.

Examples developing areas this moment:• ECHO 360, classroom/personal recording system• Wirecast, live editing streaming software• Electronic exam room (24/7)• Camtasia, personal recording software (activity

tasks)• Flipped classroom method

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Open compliments!

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