Course "How To Blend"

E-learning Institute

Department Course author
E-learning Technologies and Pedagogy

Margarita Dorofeeva

Scientific Degree/Position: PhD in Technical Sciences,

Department of E-learning Technologies and Pedagogy, Associate Professor,

Director of Organization and Monitoring Center, E-learning Institute

E-mail: mgrace@tpu.ru

 

Svetlana Veledinskaya

Scientific Degree/Position: PhD in Philology,

Department of E-learning Technologies and Pedagogy, Associate Professor,

Deputy Director, E-learning Institute

E-mail: sbv@tpu.ru

Course Level: Professional Development Delivery Format: Blended Learning
 

Study time allocation

 

 

Total, hrs

Delivery format

 

F2F

OLE**

Lectures

8

2

6 (A/s)***

Practical classes    

20

6

14 (A/s)

Self-study*

8

 

8 (A/s)

Total

36

 

 

* Self-study –  preparing to final assessment (development of Teaching UNIT)

** OLE – Online learning environment

*** A/s  – asynchronous

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The course is aimed to prepare faculty to develop blended courses.

Having successfully completed this course you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

 

Knowledge and Understanding

  •           blended learning model features that would best facilitate  student learning in your own course;

 

Skills

Having successfully completed this course you will be able to:

  •           develop student learning outcomes for your own courses;
  •         develop assessment plan aligned with your course SLOs;
  •           integrate f2f and online environments in your own course;
  •          organize online learning activities;         
  •       design rubrics for peer assessment;

 

Experience

Having successfully completed this course you will gain experience with the entire BL course development cycle: from the initial conception through course design and learning environment organization.

COURSE OVERVIEW

In this course we will explore the model of blended learning and dive into key issues that help teachers to move from traditional face-to-face (f2f) learning to blended learning (BL). We will study the stages of the Backward design for BL courses development, consider strategies to incorporate active learning into online, discuss active learning approaches and appropriate web 2.0 services for promoting active learning.

By the end, our goal is to prepare one of the Unit’s of your own course in a Blended format given what you have learned throughout the training.

COURSE STRUCTURE

Each week you will be asked to watch webinars, participate in f2f classes, read required readings, actively participate in discussion forums, and complete assignments. Additionally, you will complete peer assessments on some assignments.

Week 1 – Blended learning models: the secrets of effectiveness. Introduction: team building, netiquette questions

Week 2 – Designing student learning outcomes

Week 3 – Developing course assessment plan for student learning outcomes

Week 4 – Active learning strategies for online environment

Week 5 – Designing rubrics

Week 6 – Integrating face-to-face and online activities

Week 7 – Final work: Creating the Teaching Unit

KEY WORDS

E-learning process design, online learning environment, blended learning, flipped classroom

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail: mgrace@tpu.ru, sbv@tpu.ru

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