Essentials for Blended Learning, 2nd Edition: A Standards-Based Guide (Essentials of Online Learning)

✍ Scribed by Jared Stein, Charles R. Graham

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 215
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Essentials for Blended Learning provides a practical, streamlined approach for creating effective learning experiences by blending online activities and the best of face-to-face teaching. Effective blended learning requires rethinking of teaching practices and a redesign of course structure. Suitable for instructors in any content area, this book simplifies these difficult challenges without neglecting important opportunities to transform teaching. The revised second edition is more streamlined and easier to use, and includes more real-world examples of blended teaching and learning, the latest technologies, and additional research-based learning activities.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Foreword by Kelvin Thompson
Introduction to this Guide
i.1 A Unique Guide to Designing Blended Learning
i.2 Who Is the Guide for?
i.3 A Standards-Based Approach
i.4 How to Use the Guide
i.5 Terminology in this Guide
PART 1: Understanding Blended Learning
1. Blended Teaching and Learning
1.1 Changing World, Changing Learners
1.2 Types of Blended Learning
1.3 Why Blend?
1.4 Key Concepts for Blended Course Design
1.5 Choosing the Right Tools and Technologies
1.6 Expect to Spend Teaching Time Differently
1.7 Summary and Standards
References and Further Reading
2. Examples of Blended Learning
2.1 Things to Look for in Blended Course Examples
2.2 Course Example: American Literature Since 1865
2.3 Course Example: Introduction to Oceanography
2.4 Course Example: Technology for Elementary
Education Teachers
2.5 Activities and Assessments
2.6 Summary
3. Blending to Maximize Engagement
3.1 Engage Learners’ Hearts and Minds
3.2 Build Learner Engagement Through Interaction
3.3 Design Content Interaction to Engage Learners
3.4 Maximize the Human Element in Interactions
3.5 Summary and Standards
References and Further Reading
4. A Process for Blended Course Design
4.1 Avoid These Common Blending Pitfalls
4.2 Focus on Outcomes by Going “Backward”
4.3 Simplify Course Design with Iterative Development
4.4 Summary and Standards
References and Further Reading
PART 2: Designing Your Blended Course
5. Begin Your Blend from Outcomes
5.1 Succinctly Describe Your Course
5.2 Articulate the Course Goals
5.3 Write Specific Learning Outcomes for Each Goal
5.4 Fit Goals and Outcomes into a Timeline
5.5 Plant Goals and Outcomes in Your Course Website
5.6 Summary and Standards
References and Further Reading
6. Blending Assessments to Improve Learning
6.1 Assessments in Blended Environments
6.2 Assess Onsite for Live Performances, Interactions,
and Observations
6.3 Assess Online for Time-Savings, Flexibility,
and Feedback
6.4 Set Expectations with Clear Instructions
6.5 Encourage Academic Honesty Online
6.6 Design Students’ Projects to Be Showcased
6.7 Summary and Standards
References and Further Reading
7. Blending Learning Activities Online
7.1 Blending as a Way of Questioning the Status Quo
7.2 Blending to Improve How Students Learn
7.3 Present Content Online for Flexibility and Efficiency
7.4 Make Online Content Engaging and Effective
7.5 Foster Community with Online Social Activities
7.6 Summary and Standards
References and Further Reading
8. Blending Learning Activities Onsite
8.1 Make Onsite Learning Active
8.2 Encourage Students to Support Their Peers Onsite
8.3 Leverage Onsite for Authentic, Face-to-Face Activities
8.4 Invigorate Community Interaction with Onsite
Discussions
8.5 Connect Onsite to Online to Onsite
8.6 Summary and Standards
References and Further Reading
9. Setting Up Your Online Environment
9.1 Set Up an Online Environment for Your Blended Course
9.2 Build a Blended Lesson Online
9.3 The Course Home Page as a Hub
9.4 Ensure Usability from Start to Finish
9.5 Construct the Blended Syllabus
9.6 Prepare and Motivate Students for Greater Responsibility
9.7 Summary and Standards
References and Further Reading
10. Ongoing Improvement of Your Blended Course
10.1 Make Improvement Part of the Process
10.2 Prepare to Teach Your Blended Course
10.3 Ways to Uncover What Is Working (or Not)
10.4 Revising Your Blended Course Design
10.5 Teaching as Sharing
10.6 Summary and Standards
References and Further Reading
Appendix 1: Blended Course Standards Checklist
Appendix 2: Matching Learning Outcomes to Cognitive
Processes
Index