Teaching in Blended & Online Learning Environments

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Introductions

Kim Bell- Client Serviceskim.bell@e4tn.org@kibel77  

Tiffany Kelley- Instructional Supporttiffany.kelley@e4tn.org@techietiff68

Angela Christopher- Enrollmentangela.christopher@e4tn.org@avchristopherwww.AestheTECH.weebly.com/blog.html

 Agenda

• Overview of the e4TN program• Blended learning

 • Teaching online

 • Interactive Tools: Web 2.0

What is a primary reason teachers do not incorporate more differentiated

instruction?

lack of…TimeResourcesSupport

According to John Watson, online learning has become an increasingly important component of K-12 education with the growth being driven primarily by state-led online programs.

Watson, John. "Blending Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education." Promising Practices in Online Learning (2010): 18.

www.e4tn.org

Tennessee’s State Led Online Program

e4TN is a grant funded initiative that provides Tennessee teachers the opportunity to develop online Carnegie credit courses that are rigorous, engaging and aligned to Tennessee standards, to include core courses and electives such as foreign languages.

Dan LongExecutive Director - Assessment , Evaluation, Research and e-Learning dan.long@state.tn.us615.253.5031

Dr. Wendy OliverDirector, e4TN, Leadership Team423.209.8810wendy.oliver@e4tn.org

Think?If you could meet the needs of diverse learners…

• How does blended learning fit into current conceptions of online learning?

• How does blended learning help engage students and support their academic success?

• How are online learning and face-to-face instruction being combined effectively?

• Is blended learning meeting unique student needs that neither fully online nor face-to-face models can achieve?

• What digital content and curricula are being used in blended learning?

Group Work

NACOL “Blended Learning: The Convergence of

Online and Face-to-Face Education”

Standards Based Curriculum

https://www.e4tn.orgStudents and Parents

Course Catalog

Course Outline: Learning Objects and TN Standards Correlation

What does digital content look like?

https://www.e4tn.org Click “Go to Class”

Username: e4tnfacilitatorPassword: spring2011

Blended Learning in Action

Freshman AcademyPhysics

Scope and Sequence

Resources Available to TN Teachers and

Administrators…Audit Curriculum

Teaching Strategies

Blended vs. Online

Teaching: Blended vs. Online

Blended Teaching• "F2F enhancement"• F2F teaching combined

with Online Components• Student performance

better than F2F alone1

• Benefits:o flexibility o allows for better use of

time during F2Fo appeals to multiple

learning styleso current information

Online Teaching•  "F2F Alternative"•  Strictly online•  Student performance same

as F2F1

• Benefits:o  flexibilityo  review ofteno  "quiet" students inclined to

communicateo curriculum - real time

updates

Blended Teaching

"Overall, the meta-analysis found that students who took part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face to face instruction." - USDOE's "Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning"1

"Blended learning, combining the best elements of online and face-to-face education, is likely to emerge as the predominant teaching model of the future." 3

-  Promising Practices in Online Learning: Blended Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education 

Blended Teaching

• Shift from lecture to student centered learning• Use of web-based resources to supplement, add dimension

or perspectiveo videoso interactive sites o collaborationo student created products

• Teacher acts as facilitator•  Students take ownership of learning•  Best of Both Worlds

Online Teaching

• Learning Management System (LMS)• Teacher acts as Facilitator• Engaging Learning Environment • Asynchronous

o teacher and student accessing at different times• Synchronous

o teacher and student online at same time• Schedule Flexibility

           Let's login as an online teacher!   www.d2l-e4tn.org 

VOCAL

• Visible• Organized• Compassionate• Analytical• Lead by Example

Adopted from John Savery - http://www.ncolr.org/jiol/issues/pdf/9.3.2.pdf

How can online teachers engage these 21st century

students?

• Graphics• Color• Videos• Links

• Graphics & Color

Let’s try it!

• Videos

Let’s try it!

• Links

Let’s try it!

 Web 2.0

Interactive Technology

 by:  Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D.

Interactive Tools

• Interactive • User generated content• Collective knowledge

 • Youtube • Wikipedia• Google Docs • Facebook• Twitter

• Real time• Artificial Intelligence• Semantic• Intelligent search • behavioral advertising

• Bing's reference search• Google Map App (real time

driving conditions, traffic, & street views)

Web 3.0Web 2.0

TPACK

Total PACKage

Content= what we teach Pedagogy= how we teach

Technology= how to use achieve learning goals

Why?

e are preparing our children for jobs that do not exist today.  e need life-long learners.    e need to make the learning "stick."

W W W

Many tools

We NEED Life-Long Learners

Where do we start?

You do not have to be an expert.

YOUR students become the experts!

Let's try...

Twiddla: http://www.twiddla.com/

TypeWith.me

  http://www.typewith.me/

It's about learning...

•teach them HOW to learn   •ENGAGE them, let them engage   •make it MEANINGFUL   •let them be PRODUCTIVE

Shared knowledge

• Wikis- Coast to Coast

• Blogs –Mrs. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog

• Social Networks- ArtEd 2.0• Edmoto

ToonDoo

www.toondoo.com

Let's try it!

Maps

• Google Earth – Memphis

• Mapwing – Coral Reefs

• Nike+ - Physical Education

Digital Stories

• VoiceThread – Romare Bearden

• Prezi – Landslides• Animoto –

Stockmarket

Collaboration

Let’s try it!

Keep collaborating!

         Edmodo 

Gliffy -

More...

• Voki• Google Docs• Diigo and Delicious

Web 2.0 for Blended & Online Learning

• Group projects• Student products (video, audio, e-portfolios)

 • Differentiated instruction

 • Embed artifacts directly into a class wiki, webpage, or

learning management system (Voicethread, Wordle, Audacity, etc.)

Want more?

21 Things For The 21st Century Educator - The purpose of this resource is to provide "Just in Time" training through an online interface for K-12 educators based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T).

Thank you!

Find these links & more aton the conference wiki

References

1Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning    - http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf2Fast Facts about Online Learning    - http://www.inacol.org/press/docs/nacol_fast_facts.pdf3Promising Practices in Online Learning: Blended Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education    - http://www.inacol.org/research/promisingpractices/NACOL_PP-BlendedLearning-lr.pdfBe VOCAL, Characteristics of Successful Online Instructors- John R. Savery, University of Akron 

TPACK Graphic: http://tpack.org/