EXPLORING ONLINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY WITHIN BLENDED AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

Jen McCoy Nicholas Yates

What will support pair and group collaboration?

What will help increase motivation to attend sessions?

What will aid interaction in classes?

What will foster academic engagement?

What will add extra learning to my presentations?

THE POSSIBILITIES OF BLENDED AND DISTANCE

EDUCATION

Engagement

Interaction

Discuss

Explore a tool

See small activities

Reflect

WHAT IS BLENDED

LEARNING?

WHAT IS DISTANCE LEARNING?

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BLENDED LEARNING

http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/blended06

A course that blends online and face-to-face delivery. Substantial proportion of the content is

delivered online, typically uses online discussions, and typically has some face-to-face meetings.

DISTANCE LEARNING

An institution-based, formal education where the learning group is separated and where interactive telecommunication systems are used to connect

learners, resources and instructors.

Schlosser, L., & Simonson, M. (2006). Distance education: Definitionand glossary of terms (2nd ed.). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

ENGAGEMENT

WHAT IS ENGAGEMEN

T?What does it mean in

education?What does it look like in a

class?What elements influence

engagement?

For us, engagement includes

students working beyond a surface level

students having interest in the topic

intellectual involvementpassiveactive

The following videos show small activities that may

contribute towards student engagement

ENGAGEMENT VIDEO #1Showcasing active tasks to promote

engagement within a session

OUTLINE + COLLABORATE TOOLS

• Preparing a session

• Uploading PowerPoint slides and an image

• Initiating a session

• Highlighter

• Whiteboard

video

ENGAGEMENT VIDEO #2Showcasing active tasks to promote

engagement within a session

OUTLINE + COLLABORATE TOOLS

• Facilitating a session

• Whiteboard slides

• Pair and group discussions

• Breakout rooms

• Whiteboard

video

POST-ENGAGEMENT

VIDEOS REFLECTIONHow did the activities promote engagement?How could we engage

students in a blended or distance education class?How could you see these

tools being used?

WHAT IS INTERACTION

?What does it mean in

education?What does it look like in a

class?What elements influence

interaction?

For us, interaction includesThe dealings between various

elements incognitive and social levels.

student - teacherstudent - studentstudent - content

The following video show small activities that may

contribute towards interaction

INTERACTION VIDEOShowcasing a series of tasks to promote

interaction within a session

OUTLINE + COLLABORATE TOOLS

• Continuing a session

• Web tour

• Pair and group discussions

• Breakout rooms

video

POST-INTERACTION

VIDEOS REFLECTIONHow did the activities promote interaction?How could engage

students in a blended or distance education

class?How could you see these

tools being used?

A FINAL THOUGHT

What will support pair and group collaboration?

What will help increase motivation to attend sessions?

What will aid interaction in classes?

What will foster academic engagement?

What will add extra learning to my presentations?

IMAGE REFERENCES

Cartoon Hugh https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/access/content/group/cae6b8be-d9ce-446c-806c-ba4f5fa8dd16/formative-eassessment/CartoonSoftwareUserDoes.jpg

All images used under Creative Commons licence What is engagement? http://www.flickr.com/photos/34580986@N03/4985041197/ Passive engagement http://www.flickr.com/photos/45935639@N02/8502372984/Active engagement http://www.flickr.com/photos/35364426@N06/3426064805/ Post-video reflections http://www.flickr.com/photos/43698630@N00/2403249501/ Interaction - student teacher http://www.flickr.com/photos/22104733@N06/7473993958/ Interaction - student discussion http://www.flickr.com/photos/94353977@N00/2987232840/