Blended Offerings

A plan for Vatterott College, Memphis-Dividend

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Blended general education courses:A feasible solution to challenges

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Blended general education courses:Memphis-Dividend programs

Our students

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• Limited digital skills

• Limited access to computers

• Limited access to internet

• Limited motivation to change

Blended learning:The research

• Higher student satisfaction with blended courses

• Equivalent or better learning outcomes

• Higher student engagement

• Institutional prestige

• Reasonable costs

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Blended learning:Needs

• Scheduling

• Classroom access

• Faculty

• Laptops

• Wireless access

• Technical support

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Blended learning: NeedsSchedule, faculty, classrooms • Three meetings a

term

• Use of existing available classrooms

• New instructors

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Blended learning: NeedsAccess to computers and the internet • Laptops for all

students in blended classes

• Wireless access at the college

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Blended learning: NeedsTechnical support

• 7 a.m. – 11 p.m. shared telephone technical support

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Questions??Lana Sumpter, Northcentral University

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between developmental math courses offered online, blended, and face-to-face. Journal Of Interactive Online Learning, 10(3), 128-140.

Dray, B. J., Lowenthal, P. R., Miszkiewicz, M. J., Ruiz-Primo, M., & Marczynski, K. (2011). Developing an instrument to assess student readiness for online learning: a validation study. Distance Education, 32(1), 29-47. doi:10.1080/01587919.2011.565496

Greenhow, C., Walker, J. D., & Seongdok, K. (2009). Millennial Learners and Net-Savvy Teens? Examining Internet Use among Low-Income Students. Journal Of Computing In Teacher Education, 26(2), 63-68.

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Kerr, M. S., Rynearson, K., & Kerr, M. C. (2006). Student characteristics for online learning success. Internet & Higher Education, 9(2), 91-105. doi:10.1016/j.iheduc.2006.03.002Lana Sumpter, Northcentral

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References (continued)

Luehmann, A. (2009). Accessing resources for identity development by urban students and teachers: foregrounding context. Cultural Studies Of Science Education, 4(1), 51-66. doi:10.1007/s11422-008-9139-4

Melton, B., Graf, H., & Chopak-Foss, J. (2009). Achievement and Satisfaction in Blended Learning versus Traditional General Health Course Designs. International Journal For The Scholarship Of Teaching & Learning, 3(1), 1-13.

O’Brien, D., & Scharber, C. (2008). Digital literacies go to school: Potholes and possibilities. Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52(1), 66-68.

Owen, J., & Kuan, K. (2010). Paving the Way for True Education Reform in Memphis. Tennessee Center for Policy Research. Retrieved from http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/Paving-the-Way-for-True-Education-Reform-in-Memphis.pdf

Percival, J., & Percival, N. (2009). A case of a laptop learning campus: how do technology choices affect perceptions?. ALT-J: Research In Learning Technology, 17(3), 173-186. doi:10.1080/09687760903247633

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Selwyn, N. (2011). Digitally distanced learning: A study of international distance learners’ (non)use of technology. Distance Education, 32(1), 85–99. doi: 10.1080/01587919.2011.565500

U.S. Department of Education. (n.d.) Vatterott College-Memphis. Retrieved from http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/InstAccrDetails.aspx?756e697469643d3136393333362663616d70757349643d30267264743d352f362f3230313220373a32353a313920504d

van Dijk, J. (2006). Digital divide research, achievements, and shortcomings. Poetics, 34, 221–235. doi: 10.1016/j.poetic.2006.05.004

Vatterott Career College-Memphis Dividend Drive. (n.d.) In Edu Mojo. Retrieved from http://www.edumojo.com/college/collegedetails/school/Vatterott+College+Memphis__2655+Dividend+Drive,+Memphis,+Tennessee+38132__TN__440873

Vaughan, N. (2007). Perspectives on Blended Learning in Higher Education. International Journal On E-Learning, 6(1), 81-94.

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