What does blended teaching look like?

What does it look like to be a
Blended Learning Teacher?

Dr. Rob Darrow
Director, Member Services
Dec. 2012

Presentation: robdarrow.wikispaces.com
www.inacol.org

Introductions
• Me: Director of Member Services,
iNACOL, former online school principal
(Clovis Unified in Central Ca), father of a
22-year-old
– My online and blended learning journey
• You: teachers? Administrators? K-6? 7-
12? Librarians? District?

What was school like
for you?

Teaching ?
Learning ?
Curriculum ?

There are blended learning
Definitions

Definitions, Part 1
• Two definitions:
– Blended learning should be viewed as a pedagogical
approach that combines the effectiveness and socialization
opportunities of the classroom with the technologically
enhanced active learning possibilities of the online
environment,
• Dziuban, Hartman and Moskal (2004)

– Blended learning “combines face-to-face learning
with computer mediated learning.”
(Bonk and Graham, 2006. Handbook of blended learning: Global perspectives,
local designs. http://www.publicationshare.com/).

Allen, I. E., Seaman, J., & Garrett, R. (2007). Blending in: The extent and promise of blended
education in the United States. Newburyport, MA: The Sloan Consortium.
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/blended06

Most widely used K-12 definition
A formal education program in which a student learns at
least in part through online delivery of instruction and
content with some element of student control over time,
place, path and/or pace
and
At least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar place
away from home

Horn & Staker, 2011) - http://www.innosightinstitute.org/

There are blended learning
Models
• Rotation
• Flex
• Self-Blend
• Enriched Virtual

Emerging blended-learning models

Blended
learning is
not like a
light switch
you turn on
one day

…And pedagogical shifts take time

Think in terms of 3-5 years
from now (not just today).

Think about what can be,
not what is.

This is a journey,
not a destination.

We are pretty clear
Face-to-Face Teaching Online Teaching
• Students in classroom • Students online
• Teacher in classroom • Teacher online (minimal
• Interaction face-to-face, face-to-face interaction)
mostly verbal, some • Interaction online video
visual conferencing, email –
• Fixed schedule of classes more visual, less verbal
to attend • Flexible schedule for work
• Prescribed curriculum completion
based on standards / use • Prescribed curriculum
of textbooks based on standards / text

But what does
Blended Learning
really look like
for a teacher?

Teaching and Learning
• What is the student
doing and where is the
student?

 What is the teacher
doing and where is the
teacher?

 What and where is the
content?

Online
Teaching

Technology
Textbook
Enhanced
Enhanced
Teaching
Teaching

Web / Online
Enhanced
Teaching

From Textbook to Online Teaching

What does “it” look like?
Where do you fit?
* See handout
• Textbook enhanced teaching and
learning
• Technology enhanced (not online)
• Web/online enhanced
• Blended
• Online

*Teacher-centric vs. Student-centric
More teacher • Textbook enhanced
centric
teaching and learning
• Technology enhanced
(not online)
Combination
• Blended
More student • Online
centric

*Teacher vs. student control of
More teacher
control • Textbook enhanced
Shared (not online)
control
• Blended
More student
control • Online

*Control of time and pace

Set time
structure
• Textbook enhanced
Some
(not online)
Flexibility
• Blended
Flexible • Online

*Blended Learning Models continuum

Rotation • Textbook enhanced
Flex
Self Blend (not online)
Enriched • Web/online enhanced
Virtual
• Blended
• Online

Where do you fit?

• Teacher-centric ------------ Student-centric
• Teacher control of learning ---- Student
control of learning
• Set time structure -------------- Flexible


• Textbook enhanced teaching and
learning
• Technology enhanced (not online)
• Blended
• Online

Textbook Enhanced
Teacher Student Curriculum

Textbook Enhanced
What is the student doing? What is the teacher doing?
• Sitting in a desk in a • Standing in front of the
classroom classroom
• Writing on paper • Directing Learning
• Listening to teacher • Group discussions
• Talking with peers

What is the content? Where is the content?
• Textbooks • On paper
• Supplemental materials • In the classroom
• Teacher created materials • In a school library

Technology Enhanced

Technology Enhanced
• Sitting in a desk in a classroom • Standing in front of the classroom
• Writing on paper • Directing Learning
• Listening to teacher • Group discussions
• Talking with peers
• Using a shared or personal
computer
• Supplemental materials • In the classroom
• Teacher created materials • In a school library
• Computer (Word, Ppt, etc.) • On a computer/digital white board
• Computer Program (loaded or CD- / doc camera, etc.
Rom)

Web/Online Enhanced

Web/Online Enhanced
•Sitting in a desk in a classroom •Standing in front of the classroom
•Writing on paper •Directing Learning
•Listening to teacher •Group discussions
•Talking with peers •Some assignments/activities online
•Using a shared or personal computer
•Textbooks •On paper
•Supplemental materials •In the classroom
•Teacher created materials •In a school library
•Computer (Word, Ppt, etc.) •On a computer/digital white board /
•Computer Program (loaded or CD- doc camera, etc.
Rom) •Some Online
•Web
•Computer led (e.g. programmed math
or English. Plato, Ed 2020)

Blended

Blended
(30% work online) (30% interacting with students online)
•Sitting in a desk in a classroom or •Standing in front of the classroom and
computer lab interacting online
•Using personal computer online at home •Directing Learning
or other location •Meeting students in small groups (f2f and
•Interacting with peers in person and online)
online •Developing/assigning online lessons
•Grading online

•Textbooks •On paper
•Supplemental materials •In the classroom
•Teacher created materials •In a school library
•Computer (Word, Ppt, etc.) •On a computer/digital white board / doc
•Computer Program (loaded or CD-Rom) camera, etc.
•Web •Online (computer led or teacher led
•Computer led (e.g. E2020, Aventa, K-12, content)
Inc, Compass, etc ) or Teacher Developed

Online Teaching

Online
(70% or more work online) (70% or more interacting with students
• Sitting in a desk in a classroom or online)Standing in front of the classroom
computer lab • Facilitating Learning
• Using personal computer online at • Meeting students in small groups (f2f
home or school or other location and online)
• Interacting with teacher in person • Developing/assigning online lessons
and/or online • Discussion Board
• Interacting with teacher in person • Online meetings/teaching (e.g.
and/or online Elluminate)
• Grading online
• Supplemental materials • On a computer/digital white board / doc
• Teacher created materials camera, etc.
• Computer (Word, Ppt, etc.) • Online (computer led or teacher led
• Computer Program (loaded or CD-Rom) content)
• Web
• Computer led (e.g. programmed math
or English)
• Teacher led

iNacol –Quality Online Teaching Standards –
Blended Learning Continuum
**Students**
Less Online More Online Mostly Online
Instruction Instruction Instruction

iNacol – Quality Online Teaching Standards –
**Curriculum**

iNacol – Quality Online Teaching Standards –
**Instructional Support**

iNacol Standards for Quality Online Courses (2011).
http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/

Blended teaching is a
combination of many factors

Student Teacher
• Personalized learning
• Ongoing review of student data to
• Flexibility of time change instruction
• Turns work in mostly online • Meeting with students whole class,
in groups, individually
• Participates in online • Online and face-to-face strategies to
discussion boards deliver instruction
• Adept with a variety of Web 2.0 tools
• Utilizes Web 2.0 tools to and technologies
complete assignments • Curriculum both face-to-face and
online in different modalities
• Actively engaged in content • Curriculum and assignments mostly
online and graded online
• Embraces redundancy and change

Quick Quiz – Blended Teaching or Not?
Strategy Yes No Maybe

Teacher posts an article online for students
to read.
Students turn work in online and teacher
grades all work online
Teacher utilizes online discussion boards
with students in an ongoing way
Students create a PowerPoint presentation
and present it in class

Join us! International Association for
K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)
• iNACOL is the premier K-12 nonprofit association for
online and blended learning
• 4400+ members in K-12 virtual schools and online
learning representing over 50 countries
• Provides leadership, advocacy, research, training, and
networking with experts in K-12 online learning.
• “Ensure every student has access to the best
education available regardless of geography,
income or background.”
• Annual Symposium: Orlando, FL, October 27-30, 2013

Remember…

This is a journey,
not a destination.

And…

“Never doubt that a small
group of thoughtful,
committed “educators” can
change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing
that ever has.”
- Margaret Mead

Contact Info

• www.inacol.org
• Rob Darrow – rdarrow@inacol.org

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