implications of incorporating synchronous video conferencing into blended course design

Implications of Incorporating Synchronous Video

Conferencing Into Blended Course Design

Joseph Scott, Instructional DesignerJohn Haubrick, Instructional Designer

Penn State World Campus Learning Design

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Blended Learning DefinedBlended Learning Defined

The blend of online and face-to-face delivery (percent varies ~ 30-70% online).

Our focus: Courses with synchronous sessions using some form of web- or classroom-based synchronous video conferencing technology

• Funding & Partnerships• Video Conference Technology• Faculty Development and Investment• Instructional Design and IT Support• Common Instructor Questions• Instructional Strategies

TopicsTopics

Funding & PartnershipsFunding & Partnerships

● Who will train the faculty?● Who is going to design it? ● Who is going to support it? ● How is it going to be marketed?● Where is the money coming from?

● Classroom-based○ Polycom classroom experience

● Web-based○ WebEx○ Adobe Connect○ Blackboard Collaborate

Video Conference TechnologyVideo Conference Technology

Classroom-based

Video Conference TechnologyVideo Conference Technology

WebEx

Video Conference TechnologyVideo Conference Technology

Adobe Connect

Video Conference TechnologyVideo Conference Technology

● Practical training needs ● Buy-in revising course design● Characteristics of successful instructor

Faculty Development & InvestmentFaculty Development & Investment

Design:❏ Instructional Designer assigned to every instructor ❏ Standard template for development

Support:❏ In-class support structure❏ Online support structure

Instructional Design and IT SupportInstructional Design and IT Support

Common Instructor Questions…Common Instructor Questions…

❏How do I lecture?❏How do I gauge student understanding?❏How can we still do group work?❏How do I engage from a distance?

No extensive lectures; mini-lectures Student-centered activities Key concepts

Content delivery out-of-class/online. Videos/Podcasts Articles Textbook

“How do I lecture?”“How do I lecture?”

Pre-Assessments Gathering questions Setting up scenarios & discussions

Formative Assessments Survey/Collection Form Polling

Summative Assessments Papers, tests (online), projects

“How do I gauge student understanding?”“How do I gauge student understanding?”

Communication

Presentation

Collaboration

“How can we still do group work?”“How can we still do group work?”

No winging it! Plan ahead.

Keep the students active

“How do I engage from a distance?”“How do I engage from a distance?”

Face-to-Face Class Sessions

❏ Debates❏ Presentations❏ Mini-Lectures with Interaction❏ Case Study Analysis❏ Simulation Exercises❏ Role Play❏ Games❏ Problem-based Learning

Exercise❏ Group Collaborative Project❏ Polling❏ Guest Speakers

Online/Out-of-Class

❏ Content Delivery (Text, Audio, Video)

❏ Reference Materials❏ Surveys & Gathering Questions❏ Assessments (Low Stakes)❏ Discussion (Extends/Begins

F2F)❏ Virtual Field Trips❏ Social Media❏ Group Collaborative Project❏ Virtual Labs❏ Interviews/Community

Engagement

Instructional StrategiesInstructional Strategies

Joe Scott - jis16@psu.eduJohn Haubrick - jmh491@psu.edu

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