Sorting It Out: Using Task-Affordance Analysis to Design Blended Courses
1. Sorting It Out: Using Task-Affordance
Analysis to Design Blended Courses
eMerge 2012
Cuyahoga Community College
3.14.2012
Corrie Bergeron, M.Ed.
Instructional Designer
Lakeland Community College
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2. Blended = Best of Both Worlds
Flexibility
Structure
Support
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6. Classroom
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Lecture, media
Live demonstration
Practice & Feedback
Group interaction
Real-time feedback
Instant remediation
Pacing control
Assessment
Direct observation
Proctored exams
7. Classroom
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Lecture, media
Live demonstration
Practice & Feedback
Group interaction
Real-time feedback
Instant remediation
Pacing control
Assessment
Direct observation
Proctored exams
8. Classroom
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Lecture, media
Live demonstration
Practice & Feedback
Group interaction
Real-time feedback
Instant remediation
Pacing control
Assessment
Direct observation
Proctored exams
9. Classroom
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Lecture, media No pause or rewind
Live demonstration Student ready to learn?
Practice & Feedback
Group interaction It’s real-time!
Real-time feedback Scheduling lab time
Shy students inhibited
Instant remediation
Pacing control
Assessment
Direct observation It’s real-time!
Proctored exams Proctors have to be vigilant.
10. Classroom
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Lecture, media No pause or rewind
Live demonstration Student ready to learn?
Practice & Feedback
Group interaction It’s real-time!
Real-time feedback Scheduling lab time
Shy students inhibited
Instant remediation
Pacing control
Assessment
Direct observation It’s real-time!
Proctored exams Proctors have to be vigilant.
11. Classroom
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Lecture, media No pause or rewind
Live demonstration Student ready to learn?
Practice & Feedback
Group interaction It’s real-time!
Real-time feedback Scheduling lab time
Shy students inhibited
Instant remediation
Pacing control
Assessment
Direct observation It’s real-time!
Proctored exams Proctors have to be vigilant.
12. Online
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Practice & Feedback
Assessment
13. Online
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Lecture, media, demo
Pause, rewind, replay!
Search!
Practice & Feedback
Asynchronous
Unlimited practice
Unlimited feedback & remediation
Assessment
Indirect observation
Auto-graded quizzes
Open EVERYTHING!
16. Online
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Lecture, media, demo
Pause, rewind, replay! Asynchronous
Limited live interaction
Search!
Practice & Feedback
Asynchronous Ditto the above
Unlimited practice, instant
feedback & remediation
Assessment
Indirect observation Ditto the above
Auto-graded quizzes Open EVERYTHING!
Open EVERYTHING!
17. Online
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Lecture, media, demo
Pause, rewind, replay! Asynchronous
Limited live interaction
Search!
Practice & Feedback
Asynchronous Ditto the above
Unlimited practice, instant
feedback & remediation
Assessment
Indirect observation Ditto the above
Auto-graded quizzes Open EVERYTHING!
Open EVERYTHING!
18. Online
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Lecture, media, demo
Pause, rewind, replay! Asynchronous
Limited live interaction
Search!
Practice & Feedback
Asynchronous Ditto the above
Unlimited practice, instant
feedback & remediation
Assessment
Indirect observation Ditto the above
Auto-graded quizzes Open EVERYTHING!
Open EVERYTHING!
19. Classroom
Affordances Constraints
Content delivery
Lecture, media No pause or rewind
Live demonstration Student ready to learn?
Practice & Feedback
Group interaction It’s real-time!
Real-time feedback Scheduling lab time
Shy students inhibited
Instant remediation
Pacing control
Assessment
Direct observation It’s real-time!
Proctored exams Proctors have to be vigilant.
20. Unique Affordances
Classroom Online
Content delivery
Live demonstration Pause, rewind, replay, search
Practice & Feedback
Real-time feedback Unlimited practice, instant
Instant remediation feedback & remediation
Assessment
Direct observation
Open EVERYTHING!
Proctored exams
21. Unique Constraints
Classroom Online
Content delivery
Student readiness Limited real-time interaction
Practice & Feedback
Scheduling labs
Shy students sit out Limited real-time interaction
Assessment
Student readiness
Time limits Open EVERYTHING!
22. The Structure of Knowledge
Facts
Procedures
Concepts
Problems
Principles / Systems
23. The Structure of Knowledge
Facts
Procedures
Chains
Networks
Concepts Problems
Principles / Systems
24. The Structure of Knowledge
Facts
Procedures
Chains
Networks
Concepts Problems
Parts-of
Kinds-of
Principles / Systems
25. The Structure of Knowledge
Facts
Procedures
Chains
Networks
Concepts
Parts-of Problems
Kinds-of
Principles / Systems
Cause / Effect
Failure modes
26. The Structure of Knowledge
Facts
Procedures
Chains
Rote procedures
Networks
Meta procedures
Concepts
Problems
Parts-of
Kinds-of
Principles / Systems
Cause / Effect
Failure modes
27. The Structure of Knowledge
Facts
Procedures
Chains
Rote procedures
Networks
Meta procedures
Concepts
Problems
Parts-of
Well-structured
Kinds-of
Moderately-structured
Poorly-structured
Principles / Systems
Cause / Effect
Failure modes