Designing teaching & learning activities for blended delivery
Michael Gwyther
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What is e-learning? e-learning uses electronic media to deliverflexible vocational education and training. It includes: access to, downloading & use of web, CD ROM or computer, smart phone & tablet based learning resources in the classroom, workplace or home online access to and participation in course activities
Implementing Blended Learning
• Be proactive• Define your brand• Identify existing strengths & opportunities
• Demonstrate Value• Align to strategic plan, vision, goals• Identify Staff & Building capability• Buy relevant infrastructure• Audit Capacity• Get Help!
Common e-learning Myths • All self paced• Doesn’t require trainers• Is about putting classroom training on the Web• My learners wont be able to cope • Traditional instructional strategies (role play,
questioning, case learning, discussion, demonstration, supervision, coaching, lecturing, team problem solving) will not work online.
• It´ll get easier when the technology/standards/ improve
What is not e-learning?
One size fits all?
Why go down the e-learning road?
• Learner Demand• Competitive Edge• More time for skills
assessment in F2F• Respond to Industry demand• Reduce reliance on paper
from enrolment to assessment to certification
• Meet time and distance pressures
Blended Learning Modes
Face to Face
Face to Face
Self Paced Self
Paced
Online FacilitatedOnline
Facilitated
Workplace supervisionAnd Assessment
Workplace supervisionAnd Assessment
Blended Learning Choices
Face to Face Self Paced OnlineFacilitated
Content
Activities
Assessment
Face to Face examples
• Quiz• Assessment• Mobile• Video & Audio• Group work• Digital Literacy
Flipped Classroom
Digital Literacy & Student Productivity
Productivity Tools
Collaborative activities
Student Induction
TechnicalTechnical
Time ManagementTime Management
CollaborativeCollaborative
Organising InfoOrganising Info
Self Paced examples
•Compliance •Scenarios•Decision making trees
•Course Content•Assessment•Guided readings•RPL
Facilitated online examples
• Group research projects• Q&A of industry experts/past learners• Online lecture• Assessment task pitch & presentation• Peer Review of learners’ work• Role play• Group problem solving• Remote trainee/third party assessor catch up• Assessment verification and moderation• RPL
Training Trends
Models of Delivery
Fully OnlineFully OnlineKnowledge Preparation for
F2F Skills WorkshopKnowledge Preparation for
F2F Skills Workshop
Blended – Mix of online & F2F
Blended – Mix of online & F2F
Skill recognition/currency/RPL
Skill recognition/currency/RPL
Skills update on demand
Skills update on demand
Collaborative Learning with Peers
Collaborative Learning with Peers
Blended Learning Modes
Face to Face
Face to Face
Self Paced Self
Paced
Online FacilitatedOnline
Facilitated
Workplace supervisionAnd Assessment
Workplace supervisionAnd Assessment
Classic Blend – “Trades”
Face to Face Self Paced OnlineFacilitated
Content Hands on skills training (flexible)
Knowledge text -
Activities Hands on skills training (flexible)
Comprehension questions
-
Assessment Practical skills demo(flexible)
Workplace skills demo
-
Classic Blend 2 – “Soft Skills”
Face to Face Self Paced OnlineFacilitated
Content Hands on skills training
Comprehension questions
Knowledge text -
Activities Virtual skills training Group discussion activities
(knowledge)
Assessment Practical skills demo Project/Group work
Classic Blend 3 – “Compliance”
Face to Face Self Paced OnlineFacilitated
Content - All content -
Activities Virtual skills training -
Assessment - Online quizzes -
Classic Blend – “Professional”
Face to Face Self Paced OnlineFacilitated
Content - Knowledge texts/videos/interacti
ve job aids
Case studies/Group work projects.
Activities - Comprehension questions
Workplace problem discussions
Assessment - QuizScenario
Workplace project
Webinar presentation/Discussion participation
Activity! Imagine your “blend” !
Face to Face Self Paced OnlineFacilitated
Content
Activities
Assessment
Infrastructure
Content/MultimediaContent/Multimedia
Assessment submission &
gathering
Assessment submission &
gathering
Communication PortalCommunication Portal
Live classroomLive classroom
• Work together in pairs • Look at your current course• Consider self paced & online
facilitated options• Give it a blended treatment!
Activity 1 - Blended
Face to Face Learning Pedagogies
• Singe location• Technology can be
integrated
Face to Face Infrastructure
• Furniture• Whiteboard• Interactive
Whiteboards• Computers/Tablets• Video & Audio• Electronic
presentations
Face to Face Assessment
• Skills Assessments
• Group Project• Individual stories
from the workplace
Face to Face Good Practice
Spend teaching time on demonstrating and assessing practical skills.
Incorporate technology through sharing demonstration video, web resources, group work or knowledge assessment.
Capture skills demonstrations using smart phone video, audio and photos.
eAssessment
Assessment Distribution &
Collection
Assessment Distribution &
Collection
Assessment Response
Assessment Response
Assessment ManagementAssessment Management
Assessment Verification & Moderation
Assessment Verification & Moderation
Assessment activities include the design ofassessment tools, the delivery of assessments and the reporting, storing and transferring of assessment data.
Direct demonstration/observation
Indirect demonstration
Products
Workplace documents
Questions - written and oral
Assignments
Third party reports
Self-assessment
Simulation
Portfolios
Indirect demonstration
Products
Workplace documents
Assignments
Third party reports
Self-assessment
Simulation
Portfolios
Products
Questions - written and oral
Assignments
Third party reports
• Quizzes and decision making trees• Workplace and Mobile skills evidence• Discussion and social learning• Digital archives• Simulation• Questioning• Placement• Group Work/Peer review
Assessment trends
• Work together in pairs • Look at your planned
blended delivery• Consider F2F, workplace,
self paced, online and facilitated options
• Give it a blended treatment!
Activity 2 - Assessment
Self Paced Pedagogy
• Make it engaging• Pull versus Push• Activities with
workplace context• Problem Solving• Information
acquisition• Employability Skills• Underpinning
knowledge
Self Paced Infrastructure
• Learner Management System
• Vendor Course Content• Consultant developed• Rapid eLearning in-
house
Self Paced Assessment
• Problem Solving• Multimedia• Less reliance on text• Decision making tree• Reason to use
content
Self Paced Examples
• Problem Solving• Multimedia• Less reliance on text• Decision making tree• Reason to use
content
Self Paced Content Unit “Structure”
• 1 Case Study• 1 Scenario/Decision
making tree• 1 Interactive content• 2 PPT• 2 PDF• Third Party Content• 4 YouTube or own
Video
Activity – Unit Content• Define the content you’ll need to go blended with your unit.• What types of content do you need to support:
•Elements•Required Knowledge•Required Skills
Council Community Project
Cultural awareness
Information
Information & Activities
Self Paced Good Practice
Give learners something to do with the content. Even if your course is info heavy, provide opportunities to apply learning to workplace context in the role they will occupy.
When presenting a problem, “content” can be provided in a variety of forms using video, audio and some text.
This gives more depth to typical “quiz” based assessment which test memory rather than understanding, problem solving and consequences of on the job of decision making.
But what is the biggest challenge?
Making sense of the tough stuff
Story based self paced content • Character faces a challenge/journey• Show not tell• Make learners justify their choices.
Challenge their assumptions and make them think deeply about the material.
• Contextual feedback will help learners see where they went wrong
Character
Setting
Disruption
Solving the disruption
Resolution
Worker
Workplace
Problem/Skill
Asking/Reading/PolicyCommunication
Learnt the skill
Narrative structure
Meet Sandro
He’s hopeless! Can we reform him?
Maybe not…
Call the professionals!
• Textbook or “Reference” style(job aids, online support or help)Static – Just in Time
• Courseware(Content & simple assessment)
• Workplace /Interactive(case study/scenario/decision making tree)Interactive
Types of Content “Context”
• Information• Demonstration• Case Study• Scenario• Decision Making Tree• Knowledge checking• Problem based Learning
Types of activities
• Compliance testing• Communication scenarios• Application of policy & procedure decision
making trees• Course Content• Assessment tasks and associated guided
readings/resources/multimedia
Self paced content examples
Activity – Scenario Context• Define the context of your scenario • What are your narrative elements for:
•Narrative Elements•Character•Setting•Disruption•Solving the disruption•Resolution
• Problem for learner to solve• 2 branches to solve, 3 choices
per branch• Feedback on each choice• Content to support learners
at each choice(Video, Audio, SOPS, supervisors, PDF, policy etc)
Activity – Decision Making
Building and Publishing Options
Online Facilitated Pedagogy
• Synchronous• Asynchronous
Online facilitated Pedagogy (Synchronous)
• Online workshops & tutorials
• Assessment Task presentation
• Group Work presentations & peer review
• Learner support (one on one or Group)
Online facilitated Infrastructure (Synchronous)
• Virtual Classrooms• Telephone & Video
Conference Systems• VOIP• Google Hangouts• Microsoft Lync• WizIQ
Online facilitated Assessment (Synchronous)
• Body Language• Mix of activities in
session• Peer Review• Assessment
Presentations
Synchronous example - Webinar
Follow the link below to Blackboard Collaborate
http://tinyurl.com/25h53wb
Logging into Blackboard Collaborate – optimise your connection speed
• Set your Connection Speed to the Internet
• Open the Preferences dialog under the Tools>> Preferences.
• Select Connection choose the correct speed from the Connection Speed drop-down menu.
Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate Sample session
Webinar Good Practice
Keep lecturing to a minimum. Use the group to work through scenarios and problems. Promote discussion and the sharing of perspectives.
Provide peer review opportunities for learners to feed back on each others projects, placements, issues at work etc.
Give learners multiple ways of participating – voice, discussions, white board, brainstorming, breakout rooms.
• Work together in pairs & revisit your blended learning plan
• Look at a topic you selected foronline facilitated
• Develop activities for an hour long session
Activity – Webinar
Online facilitated Pedagogy (Asynchronous)
• Discussion• Sharing• Placement &
Assessment• Social Media• Group work
Online Facilitated Infrastructure (Asynchronous)
• Email• Online Discussion
and or Voice Boards• Learner
Management Systems
• Blogs & Wikis• Social Networking
Online Facilitated Assessment (Asynchronous)
• Activities need to be linked to Assessment
• Trainers need to monitor and actively moderate
Asynchronous Infrastructure
• Forums in LMS• Facebook• Google Groups• Yammer• Blogs & Wikis
Discussions Good Practice
•Link to assessment•Base on participants sharing experiences & prior knowledge – “learners stories”•Application to workplace or experience•Make pre readings short•Mix of problems, case studies, reflections•Commenting/Building on postings•Use to demonstrate employability skills•Track to determine contribution to group•Peer Review
•Work with someone new!•Share a discussion activity for your learners•Draft 3 ideas for managing and encouraging the discussion
Activity – Discussion
Facilitation Tips and Tricks
•Don’t over intervene•Weave posts rather than answer•Add value with extra links•Share your experiences in relation to posts•Work with good posters•Contact lurkers for involvement•Give participants responsibility for post topics
•Go to Moodle atwww.yumstudio.com.au/mentor/
•Enter VET_DC
•Add your discussion underVET_DC discussion
Make replies to the 2 username # before you and after you(eg tafe23 tafe24tafe25Tafe26 tafe27)
Activity – Build itwww.yumstudio.com.au/mentor/
Straw Poll – Which Blended Model is best for your RTO?
A Face to Face, Self Paced &
Online Facilitation
B Face to Face and Self Paced
C Self Paced only
D Online facilitation only
Flickr Creative Commons – http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Open Source Music - http://www.opensourcemusic.com/ Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/
Yahoo Creative Commons Search Toolhttp://search.yahoo.com/cc
Designing and implementing eLearning with Creative Commons (Australian Flexible Learning Framework)http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/gallery/activities/creative_commons.htm
Creative Commons informationAustralia – http://creativecommons.org.au Creative Commons (Global) – http://creativecommons.org/
Creative Commons Links
Images - Most pull from Flickr's extensive collection
•Flickr (check the Creative Commons box at the bottom)•FlickrCC•Compfight•FlickrStorm•everystockphoto•Open Clipart Library•Geograph British Isles•Wikimedia Commons/
Images - Most pull from Flickr's extensive collection
•Flickr (check the Creative Commons box at the bottom)•FlickrCC•Compfight•FlickrStorm•everystockphoto•Open Clipart Library•Geograph British Isles•Wikimedia Commons/
Audio
•CC Mixter Samples•Jamendo•Freesound•Internet Archive•Owl Music Search•SpinXpress•Wikimedia Commons
Video
•MOD Films•Internet Archive•SpinXpress
Audio
•CC Mixter Samples•Jamendo•Freesound•Internet Archive•Owl Music Search•SpinXpress•Wikimedia Commons
Video
•MOD Films•Internet Archive•SpinXpress
http://drapestakes.blogspot.com/2008/12/educators-guide-to-creative-commons.html
Creative Commons Content
http://flexiblelearning.net.au/infographic/ http://flexiblelearning.net.au/infographic/
Flexible Learning Framework
E-learning standards
http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/
http://blog.cathy-moore.com/http://blog.cathy-moore.com/
Cathy Moore
http://c4lpt.co.uk/http://c4lpt.co.uk/
Learning & Performance Technologies
Rapid e Learning Blog
http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/
http://elearningbrothers.com/instructional-design-tips/ http://elearningbrothers.com/instructional-design-tips/
eLearning Brothers
http://www.theelearningexperts.com.au/blog/ http://www.theelearningexperts.com.au/blog/
eLearning eXperts
http://www.theelearningexperts.com.au/blog/ http://www.theelearningexperts.com.au/blog/
eLearning Academy
http://www.elnet.com.au/http://www.elnet.com.au/
ElNet
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