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Image by Project Twins Blended learning Webinar 7 Introducing students to blended learning during induction May 2020 Manjiri Pujari HN Online Product Manager 1
Agenda Introductions Blended learning webinar series overview Good practice to introduce blended learning Planning blended learning induction for 2020-21 Q&A
Guest speaker: Joanne Martin, Leadership and Management Lecturer, Sunderland College Has worked for 13 years in FE institute teaching HE Business Program Lead for HE Business since 2010 Academic achievements: MBA with merit, Durham University (2017) and PGCE Has worked with UK and international students Enjoys researching and exploring use of technology in teaching and learning
Guest speaker: Professor Lutfi Al-Sharif, Dean of the School of Computing & Informatics, Al-Hussein Technical University Ph.D. in elevator traffic analysis, University of Manchester (1992) Worked with London Underground for 10 years (elevators and escalators) Co-inventor of four patents and co-author of the 2nd edition of the Elevator Traffic Handbook Youtube channel on engineering that has more than 50 000 subscribers and around 7.5 million views 30 papers published in peer reviewed journals the area of vertical transportation systems
Blended learning webinars series overview 7 webinars conducted so far between October 2019 and May 2020 Guest speakers Great opportunity to interact with peers via tutor forum on HN Global!
What would you like to learn or know more about in this webinar?
Setting the scene Relevance of blended learning in light of Covid-19 Teaching and learning strategy for next academic year Guest comments What teaching and learning strategies has your college/institution implemented to respond to the Covid-19 challenge? Audience Q&A What teaching and learning strategy implemented in response to Covid-19 has been most effective? What teaching and learning strategy implemented in response to Covid-19 has been least effective?
Good practice to introduce blended learning
Introducing blended learning Explain differences between face-to-face vs blended learning Technology and technical support Overview of online activities Terminology/glossary Accessing online resources (demo/screencast) Audience Q&A What according to you is the single most important aspect to successfully introduce blended learning? 9
Traditional vs blended learning Component Traditional (face-to-face) learning Blended learning Tutor role Tutor-led, deliver knowledge/information Facilitator, guide student learning Student role Attend class sessions, complete homework Individual and collaborative work, take responsibility for own learning Learning environment Classroom sessions, some resources posted online via VLE/LMS Class time used for interactive activities, class time divided between f-2-f and online Approach Teacher centered, passive Student focused, active In class time Mainly used for delivery Engaging in active learning activities (problem solving, group work, case studies, or presentation) Out of class time Assignments, self-study, reading and research Watching videos, reading or searching for materials, online quizzes, posting reading responses, collaborative writing tasks with wikis and blogs Guest comments What are differences you have observed in your own practice related to using classroom time since you have implemented blended learning? Source:Getting started with designing a blended learning course
Expectations about blended learning What a student expects from a tutor? I want to know if blended learning is beneficial for me? How will this affect my workload? Will my timetable change? I struggle to study online so what help is available? I don’t have a laptop, will I get one? What am I supposed to do online? If I am studying online why do I need to attend classroom sessions? Will my online participation count towards my final grade? What a tutor expects from a student? To engage online and in the classroom Complete tasks/activities/assignments before the deadline Come prepared for classroom sessions Ask for support if you are struggling with any online activities Take responsibility for own learning Adhere to netiquette Be digitally savvy by default Have access to suitable technology/resources Guest comments Please share an expectation which you think your students have not met. Please share an expectation which you think your students have met or exceeded. Audience Q&A As a tutor what student expectation/s do you find most unreasonable or difficult to manage?
Communication and collaboration Environment Student Student Student Tutor In class Group work Discussion Debates Case studies Q&A Tutorial Classroom session Workshops Online (synchronous) Group work (shared documents) Online chat Live discussions Live polls, voting Online chat Live discussions Live polls, voting Live sessions Group work (shared documents) Online discussion forums Polls Email Online discussion forums Online Q&A Announcements Online (asynchronous) Guest comments Tips to increase engagement especially for asynchronous activities Audience poll Which online synchronous activity has worked well? Which online asynchronous activity has worked well?
Planning blended learning induction for 2020-21
Key points to include in blended learning induction Purpose, relevance Agree expectations Link between online tasks, in-class activities and assessments Timetable changes Communication channels Devices, access to technology Link to article here Guest comments What information was included in blended learning induction at your college or institution? What was most useful to students? Audience Q&A Suggestions about what other information could be included in the blended learning induction for next year
Blended learning induction activities Ice breaker- using discussion forum Poll Q&A session (use shared document so each student can post 1 question related to blended learning) Create study plan for a week and share via discussion forum, comment on study plans Managing expectations session - create scenarios and get students to respond Guest comments Would you please share your experience or recommend any online activities which would be useful at the induction stage? Audience Q&A What online activities have you included in your blended learning induction in the past? Suggestions about what online activities could be useful for next academic year
Blended learning student toolkit List of key contacts and availability (on weekends/bank or public holidays) User guides -discussion boards Study plans Glossary E-resources Netiquette or code of conduct for online learning (well-being and online safety) G Guest comments Recommendations/suggestions about any other information or guidance which should be included in the blended learning toolkit for students. Audience poll: Have you or your college developed a blended learning toolkit for students? How long is it used for by students? Do you do a refresher blended learning induction session every term to share any changes/updates to blended learning practices?
Top tips for students Audience Q&A Please share your top tip for students Guest comments Please share your tip for students
Top tips for tutors Limit number of online tools or platforms Provide clear guidance Contact and connect with students Maintain online presence Student feedback HN Global resources Audience Q&A Please share your top tips for tutors who are planning to implement blended learning have implemented blended learning Guest comments Please share your top tips for tutors who are planning to implement blended learning have implemented blended learning
Discussion (HN Global Forum) For those who are planning to implement blended learning: What training and support are you planning to offer students to help them adopt blended learning successfully? For those who have already implemented blended learning: What training and support did you offer students to help them adopt blended learning successfully? Guest comments and audience Q&A
Wrapping up the webinar series
Topics covered across 7 webinars Blended learning models and concept (webinar 1) Design approaches to implement blended learning (webinar 2) HN Online (applies to Business HNC and HND) (webinar 3) Embed blended learning in SOW (webinar 4) Engage students outside the classroom (webinar 5) HN Online for Engineering (webinar 6) Introducing students to blended learning during induction (webinar 7) Recordings available here
Key takeaway What is the one thing that you will start doing or do differently as a result of the discussions during this webinar? What is the one thing you would like to implement about blended learning in the next academic year?
Audience feedback uestions? And Poll How helpful was the webinar? Would you be interested in sharing your own experience of implementing blended learning in future webinars? Did you attend more than one webinar? Which webinar/s did you find most useful? Chat What else would you like to know about blended learning? What support would you like Pearson to provide your students about blended learning? Feedback 23
Source:Getting started with designing a blended learning course Component Traditional (face-to-face) learning Blended learning Tutor role Tutor-led, deliver knowledge/information Facilitator, guide student learning Student role Attend class sessions, complete homework Individual and collaborative work, take responsibility for own learning Learning
1. Definitions of blended learning 2. Advantages and disadvantages 3. Models of blended learning 4. Examples of blended learning 5. Two online frameworks of mine Myth #1: If you read the enough research you will be able to know the impact of blended learning. 1. Improved Pedagogy More interactive instead of transmissive Authentic, real .
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included in the Recommended reading at the back of this book). The potential of blended learning is almost limitless and represents a naturally evolving process from traditional forms of learning to a personalized and focused development path. What may be interesting. Blended Learning. Blended Learning.
component of online learning. The purpose of this toolkit is to provide a set of resources for the design or redesign of a course and/or subject to embed flexible, online or blended learning activities or assessments. A definition of blended and online learning Blended learning is an approach to planning and organising teaching for student learning
the blended learning approach. The results of t test for correlated data and Sandler's A-test suggest that the blended learning produced a positive effect on the ESL learners' results. KEYWORDS ARTICLE HISTORY Blended learning, online learning, face-to-face learning, academic achievement Revised Received 3 December 2015 30 March 2016
Blended learning is a strategy that combines traditional classroom teaching and an e-learning system (Zou, 2005). Consequently, blended learning aims at combining the advantages of both face-to-face and e-learning environments (Ghahari, 2013). Hopper (2003) stated that blended courses have proven to be more effective than fully online .
Chapter 2: Online and blended learning pedagogy 16 2.1 Current use of digital technology in FE 16 2.2 Defining digital teaching and learning 18 2.2.1 Emergency remote teaching (ERT) 18 2.2.2 Blended learning 18 2.2.3 Flipped learning 19 2.3 Fundamental pedagogical principles 20 2.4 Principles for an online / blended learning pedagogy 20
with the requirements of ISO 14001:2015? 4.4 14 Has your organization has considered the knowledge and information obtained by 4.1 and 4.2 when implementing and operating it EMS? Insert your company’s name or logo. ISO 14001:2015 Audit Checklist System & Process Compliance Auditing www.iso-9001-checklist.co.uk Page 6 of 41 Audit Findings Summary Manually transfer the audit findings from the .
