EL107 - Designing and Delivering Effective Blended Instruction
Facilitator: Dr. Ruth Reynard
This course outlines the main characteristics of "dynamic" course design for blended instruction and highlights effective teaching methods that facilitate the process. Participants in this course will have an opportunity to customize the design principles and methods presented to suit their individual professional context.
Course Reviews
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Testimonials:
Good information, pleasant, encouraging instructor. This course validated that I'm on the right track, already using most of the techniques, ideologies and processes detailed. That is always a good feeling!
I really enjoyed the interaction. The facilitator knows the material and gave excellent and timely feedback. I did learn quite a bit in this one. Thank you.
Most challenging of the online courses that I have taken so far. Having never taught a hybrid course (I teach both online and on campus) I was able to learn many new things.
Course Structure
Course Format
- Can Start Anytime
- Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
- Faculty Support (facilitator/coach)
Course Length
- 4 Hours of Activities
- 4 Weeks to Complete the Course
- Can Finish Faster
Completion Requirements
- Study Course Content
- Participate in Forum Discussions *
- Pass ALL Required Quizzes
- Complete Online Course Survey
* You are required to participate in the course forum. We will assess the level of your discussion activity in the forum and may request an additional opportunity to engage you further in the discussion process prior to your certificate being awarded.
Technology Requirements
- A Web browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled
- Adobe Flash Player
- Speakers or headphones
Course Objectives
Module 1: Dynamic Instructional Design
- Define dynamic instructional design.
- Identify the characteristics of a computer-mediated learning environment.
- Assess the impact of dynamic and multidirectional forms of communication on increasing learner interaction.
- Apply concepts in both online and face-to-face instruction to achieve a blended, or hybrid, delivery approach.
- Describe the components of a dynamic learning environment.
- Determine how a blended, or hybrid, learning environment increases learner autonomy.
Module 2: Maximizing Content Input
- Identify changes in student expectations of learning due to new technology.
- Describe how new changes in information processing have affected how content is organized and presented.
- Address the importance of facilitating individualized learning spaces through learner interaction.
- Recognize the varieties of adult learning styles and their impact on instructional delivery.
- Describe how new technology and blended delivery help to include all students and styles in the learning process.
Module 3: Maximizing Student Output
- Identify ways to use technology to heighten student interaction at every level of a course of study.
- Recognize the importance of supporting student diversity in the learning process through customizing student output.
- Describe the elements of project-based learning and how they support dynamic, blended instruction.
- Customize output opportunities for students in a dynamic blended learning environment.
Module 4: Authentic Assessment
- Describe the principles of holistic assessment and apply them to dynamic blended instructional design.
- Identify how new technology can provide assessments of learning that go beyond the online quizzes and multiple choice scenarios.
- Recognize the difference between simply assessing information recall and assessing new knowledge.
- Determine the differences between information testing and knowledge assessment and the benefits of blended course delivery in this regard.
Certificate/CEUs
Completion of this Course:
- Certificate of Completion
- 4 Hours of Continuing Education
How to Enroll
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