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Charles R. Graham charles.graham@byu.eduu

Designing Blended Learning to Engage

Learners Online and In-Class

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Overview

1. Brief Introductions

2. What is Blended Learning?

3. What do learners think about

blended learning?

4. What does effective BL look like?

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Family and Research

BL articles available at: http://bit.ly/BL-research

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Getting to know you

What discipline areas

do you teach in?

• Sciences

• Education

• Social Sciences

• Engineering

• Fine Arts

• Business

• Law

• Humanities

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Getting to know you

Have you taught an

online or blended

learning course

before?

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What is

Blended Learning?

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Definition

Definition:

Blended learning combines face-to-face instruction with

computer-mediated (online) instruction.

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Blended Learning Spectrum

Traditional F2F

(no online

components)

Completely Online

(no F2F

components)

Technology

Enhanced

(no reduction in

F2F contact time)

Blended Learning

(reduction in F2F

contact time)

Mostly Online

(supplemental

or optional F2F

contact)

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Blended Learning Spectrum

Traditional F2F

(no online

components)

Completely Online

(no F2F

components)

Technology

Enhanced

(no reduction in

F2F contact time)

Blended Learning

(reduction in F2F

contact time)

Mostly Online

(supplemental

or optional F2F

contact)

Sometimes institutions call these blended but

often they are not considered to be blended

Image Source: Graham, C. R., Woodfield, W., & Harrison, J. B. (2013). A framework for institutional adoption and implementation of blended

learning in higher education. The Internet and Higher Education, 18(3), 4–14. doi:10.1016/j.iheduc.2012.09.003 http://bit.ly/BL-research

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Blended Learning Spectrum

Traditional F2F

(no online

components)

Completely Online

(no F2F

components)

Technology

Enhanced

(no reduction in

F2F contact time)

Blended Learning

(reduction in F2F

contact time)

Mostly Online

(supplemental

or optional F2F

contact)

Sometimes institutions call these blended but

often they are not considered to be blended

Because of the supervisory responsibility in K-12 . . . often

the online portions are done in the brick and mortar school.

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What do learners

think about blended

learning?

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Learner Preferences

ECAR 2011 - Responses from 3,000

students at 1,179 colleges and

universities provided a nationally

representative sample of students.

ECAR 2012 -195 institutions; 106,575

student responses, stratified sample of

10,000 U.S.-based respondents to

proportionally match IPEDS

undergraduate demographics.

Source: http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/ecar-national-

study-undergraduate-students-and-information-technology-2011-report

Source: http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/ecar-study-

undergraduate-students-and-information-technology-2012

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2011 ECAR survey

Source: http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/ecar-national-study-undergraduate-students-and-information-technology-2011-report

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2012 ECAR survey

Source: http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/ecar-study-undergraduate-students-and-information-technology-2012

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Engagement Winners

2012 ECAR survey

Source: http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/ecar-study-undergraduate-students-and-information-technology-2012

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What does research

say about the

effectiveness of BL?

Summary at: Graham, C. R. (2013). Emerging practice and research in

blended learning. In M. G. Moore (Ed.), Handbook of distance education (3rd ed.,

pp. 333–350). New York, NY: Routledge. http://bit.ly/BL-research

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Effectiveness Research

Barbara Means meta analysis:

• 45 very different blends

• Improved outcomes for blended

learning

• Couldn’t identify reason for

improvement

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Effectiveness Research

Current BL Research Cases (2014)

Global Examples of BL in practice

Includes literature review on BL focusing on learning effectiveness, student

and faculty satisfaction, access, and cost

effectiveness.

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What does effective

BL look like?

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Which item doesn’t belong?

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Technology itself is not bad or good …

technology = tool

value = how you use it

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What makes a

learning experience

engaging?

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Think of interaction with . . .

Student

How is the student engaging

inside and outside of class?

. . . peers and instructors . . . Content

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Purpose of BL . . .

. . . is NOT to

eliminate the human

interaction

. . . IS to maximize

the potential of the

learner-human and

the learner-content

interaction.

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What are some of the

challenges that

prevent EVERY

LEARNER from

engaging in your

classes?

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Challenges to Engagement (Six Ps)

Pacing

Participation

(active learning)

Personal

Interaction

Preparation

Place

(Authenticity)

Personalization

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Learner preparation through online quizzes

Online quizzes – flipping classroom – Accounting (watch)

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Have you had an experience like this . . .

Bethany & Math Homework

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Video Link

Math Emporium – Higher Ed

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Differing Ability Levels

Each student's ability to understand and apply the material varies.

The more students in a class, the more difficult it becomes to

scaffold individual student learning.

Pre-class self-paced instruction with feedback – Chem Tutor

(watch video)(link to Chem Tutor)(example module with practice/feedback)

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Authenticity + Access

Because instruction is confined to a specific space and time,

authentic learning activities and assessments can be difficult to

design for the classroom. Simulated environments can provide

access learning experiences that are more authentic than lecture-

based instruction.

Above: BYU’s Virtual ChemLab

(link to video)

Above: BYU’s Virtual Audiometer

(link to video) (link to CTL demo)

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Personal Interaction

Even in smaller traditional classes, it can be difficult for the

instructor to set aside time for personal one-on-one interaction

and feedback with students.

Personalized Video Feedback - Animation Class (watch)

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Participation – online discussions Time constraints in a physical classroom may make it difficult for

everyone to participate or contribute to a discussion.

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Pacing

Student self-pacing – Intro to Accounting (watch)

Especially in larger traditional classes, it is often difficult to match

your instructional pace with your individual students' ability to learn

the material.

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Scheduling Collaboration

Effective collaboration can be a catalyst for learning in a course.

Sometimes instructors avoid collaboration because it is difficult to

manage this when schedules conflict.

Group Feedback - Psychology Class (watch)

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Challenge

Passive

Transmission

oriented

Active

learning

1. Help learners to be more active

(both face-to-face and online).

2. Be creative – do what works for you

and the students.

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We need to figure out how

Future learning systems may not be differentiated as

much based on whether they blend but rather by

how they blend.

Ross, B., & Gage, K. (2006). Global perspectives on blended learning. In C. J. Bonk & C. R. Graham (Eds.), Handbook of blended learning: Global perspectives, local designs (pp. 155-168). San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer Publishing.

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Questions?

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