EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting February 3-5 in New Orleans!

Dear Commons Community,

Early tomorrow morning I will be traveling to the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Meeting in New Orleans. The entire ELI Program is full of provocative presentations on a number of issues related to instructional technology.

I have two sessions (see descriptions below) on Tuesday with colleagues from the University of Central Florida and Brigham Young University.  Please stop by to say hello if you will be attending.

Tony

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Seeking Evidence of Impact in Blended Learning: New Models, Designs, and Results

Tuesday 9:15-10:00 am.

The presenters will describe their work over the past two years with 53 researchers in blended learning from all over the world. The result of the project was the book Blended Learning Research Perspectives: Volume II, which summarizes the evidence of impact in blended learning in numerous educational settings and extends the scope of research in this area. Topics include scaling blended learning, long-haul impact in specific disciplines, improved pedagogy, nontraditional settings, and international perspectives on blended learning.

Blended Learning: The Ideal Instructional Model?

Tuesday 3:45-4:30 pm.

Why is blended learning evolving into the instructional model of choice at all levels of mainstream education? The basic premise for this session is that even with the media attention that MOOCs and other online modalities are getting, blended learning is viewed as the most practical approach for scaling up and integrating online technology into teaching and learning. Questions to be addressed in this learning circle include: Why does blended learning appeal to mainstream institutions? Is blended learning a graceful approach for integrating technology that minimizes “disruption”? What are blended learning’s pedagogical foundations? How flexible is it, and what are the types of “blends” that are evolving? What issues does blended learning pose for faculty development? Does the role of teacher change in a blended learning environment? How do students respond to learning in a blended environment?

 

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