Charles R. Graham charles.graham@byu.eduu

Designing Blended Learning to Engage

Learners Online and In-Class

mailto:charles.graham@byu.eduu mailto:charles.graham@byu.eduu

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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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Blended Learning Resources

Books and research articles on Blended Learning

– http://bit.ly/BL-resources

BL Research Articles

– http://bit.ly/BL-research

BL Presentations

– http://bit.ly/BL-presentations

BL Institutional Adoption Checklist

– http://bit.ly/BL-adopt-checklist

BL Video Examples

– http://bit.ly/BL-video-examples

http://bit.ly/BL-resources http://bit.ly/BL-resources http://bit.ly/BL-resources http://bit.ly/BL-resources http://bit.ly/BL-research http://bit.ly/BL-research http://bit.ly/BL-research http://bit.ly/BL-presentations http://bit.ly/BL-presentations http://bit.ly/BL-presentations http://bit.ly/BL-adopt-checklist http://bit.ly/BL-adopt-checklist http://bit.ly/BL-adopt-checklist http://bit.ly/BL-adopt-checklist http://bit.ly/BL-adopt-checklist http://bit.ly/BL-adopt-checklist http://bit.ly/BL-video-examples http://bit.ly/BL-video-examples http://bit.ly/BL-video-examples http://bit.ly/BL-video-examples http://bit.ly/BL-video-examples

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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

http://bit.ly/BL-research http://bit.ly/BL-research 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)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxQcgNLaunk

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Mastery & Personalizing - Video Link

Flipping classroom for more active learning

Student Perspectives - Video Link Problem solving in class - Video Link

Personal Interaction for struggling students

http://youtu.be/uHK_a9SuTIk http://youtu.be/uHK_a9SuTIk http://youtu.be/uHK_a9SuTIk http://youtu.be/uHK_a9SuTIk http://youtu.be/PuCVGBYfgQA http://youtu.be/PuCVGBYfgQA http://youtu.be/PuCVGBYfgQA http://youtu.be/PuCVGBYfgQA http://youtu.be/PuCVGBYfgQA http://youtu.be/6FA_hCmfsp8 http://youtu.be/6FA_hCmfsp8 http://youtu.be/6FA_hCmfsp8 http://youtu.be/6FA_hCmfsp8 http://youtu.be/6FA_hCmfsp8 http://youtu.be/y2QgtPyk_Gk

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Have you had an experience like this . . .

Bethany & Math Homework

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Student - Video Link

Teacher - Video Link

Blended Math Instruction – K-12

http://youtu.be/q7lttowsC0Y?t=11s http://youtu.be/q7lttowsC0Y?t=11s http://youtu.be/q7lttowsC0Y?t=11s http://youtu.be/q7lttowsC0Y?t=11s http://youtu.be/RoGgxrCsCEQ?t=13 http://youtu.be/RoGgxrCsCEQ?t=13 http://youtu.be/RoGgxrCsCEQ?t=13 http://youtu.be/RoGgxrCsCEQ?t=13

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Video Link

Math Emporium – Higher Ed

http://youtu.be/oRhQvOfZBpM

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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-pa