Instructional Delivery

Methods & ToolsJHU/SOE

Center for Technology in EducationChadia Abras PhD

OverviewModels

Blended & Online

Strategies

Audience

Delivery Systems

LMS / CMS / LCMS

Future

Cloud Computing / Mobile Technology

Course Delivery Method

Blended & Augmented LearningDefinition accepted today (Sloan-C Blended Learning Workshop)

A Blended Course is the integration of online with face-to-face instruction in a planned, pedagogically valuable manner; and not just a combination (addition) of online with face-to-face but a trade-off (replacement) of face-to-face time with online activity (or vice versa).

Why Blend?To assist students

AccessImprove learningInformation fluency

To support facultyTraining and developmentSupplement and improve teaching with

technologyTo maximize facilities

Recapture classroom space

Online LearningDefinition accepted today (Simonson et. Al. 2006, Schlosser &

Simonson, 2002):

Institution–based formal educationlearning group is separated

Time Space

Where interactive telecommunications are used to connect learners, resources, and instructors

Concepts of the Definition

Institution-based ≠ self-studySeparation: time, place, & intellectualInteractive telecommunications:

synchronous or asynchronousconnecting

resources learners instructors

If any of the above concepts are missing, then the event is something different than Distance Education

Best PracticesTaken from

USDLAWCETSloan-COwn research

FrameworkCollaborativeConstructivistLearner-CenteredIterative

Face-To-Face

AffordancesSpontaneous

Teacher-centered

Rich Context

Hands-on

Temporal Scope & Sequence

ConstraintsEphemeral

Voices may be lost

Time & Space Constraints

Less Reflective

No Individual Detour

Online

AffordancesReflective

Permanent

Polyvocal

Non-linear

Access Anytime Anywhere

ConstraintsHard for Skill Learning

and Negotiating

Less Spontaneous

Less Authoritative

Requires Skills to navigate

Disembodied

Millennial GenerationWho is your audience?

Generation born 1980-2001Raised using technologyGaming as part of daily lifeLearn in bits and bytesShift in learning needs and modesShift in teaching styles

Multiple Instructional Strategies

Learning Contracts: online conferencing.

Lecture: Video casting tools

Discussion: Voice Boards

Mentorship: Voice Boards, Voice Emails

Small Group Work: synchronous meetings

Collaborative Learning: online conferencing

Case Study: conferencing groups

Delivery Systems• Learning Management Systems (LMS)• Content Management Systems (CMS)• Learning Content Management

Systems (LCMS)

Learning Management Systems

Content Management Systems

Learning Content Management Systems

Mobile Technology