Our 1st session from ITEC 2014. Overviews different models for blended learning, as well as strategies to blend content, assessments, and collaboration.

1. BLENDED LEARNING
In Your Classroom
ITEC – Oct 13, 2014
Evan Abbey – eabbey@aeapdonline.org

2. Prisoners of Time
“Traditional schools make time the
constant and learning the variable. This is
exactly backwards of how it needs to be.
New models of education should make
learning the constant, and time the
variable.”

3. What is
Blended Learning?

4. Blended Learning: Spectrum of Definitions
Face-To-Face
Rotational Online Lab 2-Day Model
Model
Online
Place to Access
Files & Links
Digital Dropbox
Self-Guided
Lessons
Classroom
Discussion
Board
Flex Model
Flipped
Classroom
Model
Fully Online
Supplemental
Model
Replacement
Model
Emporium
Model

5. Where to start?

6. In groups… which of the components of a classroom
should be face-to-face, and which should be online?
Quizzes
Course Introduction/Expectations
Project Presentations
Announcements
Teacher to Student Communication
Student to Teacher Communication
Multimedia Content
Written Content
Lab Work
Student Discussions
Collaborative Group Work
Preparing for Tests, Homework Help
Q & A Sessions
Internet Research

7. Typical Starting Point
Face-To-Face Online
Quizzes
Written Content
Course Introduction/Expectations
Project Presentations
Announcements
*Teacher to Student Communication
*Student to Teacher Communication
Multimedia Content
Collaborative Group Work
Student Discussions
Lab Work
Preparing for Tests, Homework Help
Q & A Sessions
Internet Research

8. A Blended
Learning Platform

9. http://moodle.aeak12online.org

13. http://moodle.aeak12online.org

24. Statewide eCurriculum
•Algebra 1
•English 1
•US History Modules
•Physical Science
•Chinese 1 & 2
•Spanish 1 & 2
•Paleobiology
•Big History Project
•Reading for College Success
•Math- Preferential Voting
•Global Citizenship
•STEM: Up in Hot Air
•Digital Citizenship (5th-6th
grade)
•Cyber Bullying Unit
•Student Orientation to Online
Learning
Contributed eCurriculum
•Publications
•Honors English 11
•Contemporary Lit
•Speech
•Agronomy, Farm Marketing
•Health & Life Management
•Music 6, 7, 8
•Multi-media
•Cycles-Matter
•Chemistry

25. Blending Your
Content

33. What is Flipping
Your Classroom?

36. Blending Your
Assessment

37. Rethink Assessment

38. How would you assess these online?
• Oral speaking ability
• Compare and contrast two
different historical eras
• Writing mechanics
• Determining common
characteristics of different
elements of the periodic table
• Graphing inequalities
• Physical athletic agility &
endurance
• Vocal singing ability
– Podcasts, Screencast demonstrations, Skype
– Inspiration Web, Wiki, Interactive
Webquest
– Drafts via Google Docs, Select-response quizzes
– Online simulations, Student writing,
Online venn diagram, Videos of
student conducted labs
– Homework via Geogebra, SCRIBLINK
– Polar Fitness Monitors, Proctored
Exams, iPod+Nike, Online journal
– Record in Audacity, Garageband, or live
performance in Skype

43. Blending Your
Collaboration

48. Professional
Development

50. • Intro to the Online
Learner
• Technology for Online
Instruction
• Instructional Design
• Facilitation
• Assessment, Feedback &
Evaluation
• NEW! Teaching in a
Blended Classroom

52. Program Director
Evan Abbey –
eabbey@aeapdonline.org
Instructional Designer
Peggy Steinbronn
psteinbronn@aeapdonline.org
Instructional Designer
Denise Krefting
dkrefting@aeapdonline.org
• Provides free content & e-curriculum
• Helps build your own
infrastructure
• Provides professional
development (MOLLIE/OLLIE)
• Helps with local vision
http://moodle.aeak12online.org
http://bit.ly/aeapdonlinehandouts