darrow blendedlearning.apr2012

Breaking Down Boundaries with Blended Teaching and Learning

Rob Darrow, Ed.D.

April 2012

LEAD 3.0 – San Mateo

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Textbook to Online Teaching and Learning. Rob Darrow, EdD. Rob @ onlinelearningvisions.com. Feb. 2012.

Introductions Me: Retired online school principal,

doctorate, consultant (www.onlinelearningvisions.com), father of a 22-year-old My online learning journey

You: Administrators? K-6? 7-12? teachers? Librarians? Other?

http://www.onlinelearningvisions.com/


What are current challenges of Ca education?

In addition to funding…


How does blended learning meet some of these challenges?

Time Flexibility Students take greater control of their own

learning Teachers become more than “sage on the

stage” Customize learning for students

First, let’s define blended learning…


A few realities about blended teaching and learning

Blended Learning will not save you money in the short term (maybe in the long term)

But it does provide greater access which can be considered a cost savings

Not many districts measure how many students stay in the district

It does not work well without highly trained and skilled teachers

In California, there is no ongoing funding stream for online/blended learning courses as part of ADA


California Ed Finance 101

ADA (“seat time” - 240 minutes each day)

Independent Study (student gets hours based on work and physically meets a teacher once a week).

Charter (ADA or Ind Study)

1 student in school for 1 day = 1 ADA.


What was school like for you?

Teaching ?

Learning ?

Curriculum ?


Teaching and Learning What is the student

doing and where is the student?

What is the teacher doing and where is the teacher?

What and where is the content / curriculum?


We are pretty clear

Face-to-Face Teaching

Students in classroom Teacher in classroom Interaction face-to-face,

mostly verbal, some visual

Fixed schedule of classes to attend

Prescribed curriculum based on standards / use of textbooks

Online Teaching

Students online Teacher online (minimal

face-to-face interaction) Interaction online video

conferencing, email – more visual, less verbal

Flexible schedule for work completion

Prescribed curriculum online based on standards / text


Blended teaching and learning is more than

plugging a kid into a computer

It involves …the studentthe teacher the curriculum (content)

About transforming teaching leading to a more customized approach to teaching and learning


What is Blended

Teaching and Learning?

In the context of a continuum from textbook enhanced to online teaching and learning…


From Textbook to Online Teaching

Online Teaching

Textbook EnhancedTeaching

TechnologyEnhancedTeaching

Web / Online Enhanced Teaching


Confusion about“blended learning?”

Blended learning should be viewed as a pedagogical approach that combines the effectiveness and socialization opportunities of the classroom with the technologically enhanced active learning possibilities of the online environment,

• Dziuban, Hartman and Moskal (2004)


Confusion about“blended learning?”

Blended learning “combines face-to-face learning with computer mediated learning.”

(Bonk and Graham, 2006. Handbook of blended learning: Global perspectives, local designs. http://www.publicationshare.com/).

http://www.publicationshare.com/


Another definition

“Blended learning is any time a student learns at least in part at a supervised brick and mortar location away from home and at least in part through online delivery with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace.”

(Horn & Staker, 2011)


Allen, I. E., Seaman, J., & Garrett, R. (2007). Blending in: The extent and promise of blended education in the United States. Newburyport, MA: The Sloan Consortium. http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/blended06

http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/blended06




Why does this matter?

The goal is student achievement, high school diplomas and careers, but…if we don’t know what “it” looks like: We can’t count it We can’t study it (researchers) We don’t know if it’s making a difference We can’t teach it to others



Online Teaching





What does “it” look like? Where do you fit?

Textbook enhanced teaching and learning

Technology enhanced (not online) Web/online enhanced Blended Online


What was there before textbooks?

McGuffey Reader 1841

When were the first textbooks in California?


Teaching and Learning What is the student

doing and where is the student?

What is the teacher doing and where is the teacher?

What and where is the content?


What does “it” look like?*Teacher vs. student control of

teaching and learning


Technology enhanced (not online)

Web/online enhanced Blended Online

More teacher control

Shared control

More student control


What does “it” look like?*Teacher-centric vs. Student-centric




More teacher centric

Combination

More student centric


What does “it” look like?*Control of time and pace




Set time structure

Some Flexibility

Flexible


What does “it” look like?


Technology enhanced (not online) Web/online enhanced Blended Online


Textbook Enhanced

Teacher Student Curriculum


Textbook EnhancedWhat is the student doing?• Sitting in a desk in a classroom• Writing on paper• Listening to teacher• Talking with peers

What is the teacher doing?• Standing in front of the

classroom• Directing Learning• Group discussions

What is the content?• Textbooks• Supplemental materials• Teacher created materials

Where is the content?• On paper• In the classroom• In a school library


Technology EnhancedTeacher Student Curriculum


Technology Enhanced

What is the student doing?• Sitting in a desk in a classroom• Writing on paper• Listening to teacher• Talking with peers• Using a shared or personal

computer

What is the teacher doing?• Standing in front of the classroom• Directing Learning• Group discussions

What is the content?• Textbooks• Supplemental materials• Teacher created materials• Computer (Word, Ppt, etc.)• Computer Program (loaded or

CD-Rom)

Where is the content?• On paper• In the classroom• In a school library• On a computer/digital white

board / doc camera, etc.


Web/Online EnhancedTeacher Student Curriculum


Web/Online EnhancedWhat is the student doing?• Sitting in a desk in a classroom• Writing on paper• Listening to teacher• Talking with peers• Using a shared or personal

computer

What is the teacher doing?• Standing in front of the classroom• Directing Learning• Group discussions• Assignments/activities online


CD-Rom)• Web• Computer led (e.g.

programmed math or English. Plato, Ed 2020)


board / doc camera, etc.• Some Online


BlendedTeacher Student Curriculum


BlendedWhat is the student doing? (30% work online)• Sitting in a desk in a classroom

or computer lab• Using personal computer

online at home or other location

• Interacting with peers in person and online

What is the teacher doing? (30% interacting with students online)• Standing in front of the

classroom and interacting online

• Directing Learning• Meeting students in small

groups (f2f and online)• Developing/assigning online

lessons• Grading online


CD-Rom)• Web• Computer led (e.g.

programmed math or English)


board / doc camera, etc.• Online (computer led or

teacher led content)


OnlineTeacher Student Curriculum


OnlineWhat is the student doing? (70% or more work online)• Sitting in a desk in a classroom or

computer lab• Using personal computer online at

home or school or other location• Interacting with teacher in person

and/or online• Interacting with teacher in person

and/or online

What is the teacher doing? (70% or more interacting with students online)• Standing in front of the classroom• Directing Learning• Meeting students in small groups (f2f

and online)• Developing/assigning online lessons• Discussion Board• Online meetings/teaching (e.g.

Elluminate)• Grading online

What is the content?• Textbooks• Supplemental materials• Teacher created materials• Computer (Word, Ppt, etc.)• Computer Program (loaded or CD-Rom)• Web• Computer led (e.g. programmed math or

English)• Teacher led

Where is the content?• On paper• On a computer/digital white board / doc

camera, etc.• Online (computer led or teacher led

content)


iNacol – Updated Quality Online Teaching Standards – Blended Learning Continuum

**Students**

Less Online Instruction

More Online Instruction

Mostly Online Instruction



**Curriculum**






**Instructional Support**




iNacol Standards for Quality Online Courses (2011). http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/

http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/

http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/


A quick review, then a quiz



Online Teaching





A Quiz! - Practice

Students are told to take out their math books and turn to p. 45 to learn about adding fractions.


Quiz 1

Students must create a short video to demonstrate their learning about the Pythagorean Theorem in their Algebra course. Students put together the key points, add in their voice and background music and then upload the video to YouTube. The web address is posted in the assignment area for the teacher to grade.


Quiz 2

Students are directed by the teacher to go to the National Geographic website to complete the activity there about the different continents of the world. Students turn in the assignment digitally through the online classroom drop box.


Quiz 3

Students are working together on a wiki to identify the key concepts needed to know about when taking the Advanced Placement U.S. History exam. The students decide which students will focus on different topics and then set a time when they can meet online to review each part of the wiki.


Quiz 4

Students are presenting about what they learned about the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War. They have created a PowerPoint and are advancing the slides on the digital white board in the front of the classroom. In addition, each student listening has a “clicker” to answer questions about the presentation while the students are presenting.


Resources iNacol, International Organization for K-12 Online

Learning – www.inacol.org CUE (and the eLearning SIG) – www.cue.org Keeping Pace - http://kpk12.com/ Ca eLearn Framework -

http://www.ccsesa.org/index/hotTopics.cfm Ca Dept of Ed -

http://pubs.cde.ca.gov/tcsii/onlineeducation/onlineeducindex.aspx

Online Learning Research - http://www.onlinelearningvisions.com/research

http://www.inacol.org/

http://www.cue.org/

http://kpk12.com/

http://www.ccsesa.org/index/hotTopics.cfm



http://www.onlinelearningvisions.com/research


Questions? Contact

Rob @ OnlineLearningVisions.com

Web: www.OnlineLearningVisions.com

Rob’s Wiki: http://robdarrow.wikispaces.com

http://www.OnlineLearningVisions.com/

http://robdarrow.wikispaces.com/


Online/Blended Learning Programs

Computer Assisted Computer assessment and

computer placed Complete lesson (teacher in a

box) Multiple choice test (Pass,

continue; Fail, repeat) Adult facilitated (credentialed

or classified) Education 2020 Plato Apex Learning

Teacher Lead Teacher places students Teacher at end of every course Students advance based on

teacher assessment (some may be multiple choice)

Online interaction (e.g. discussion boards, synchronous online lessons/office hours)

K-12, Inc. Florida Virtual School Connections Academy

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