Presented by Carol Packard Steve Lasley Designing Blended Learning Strategies

Introduction to Blended Learning: Available tools Current examples Discussion of Challenges Big City Medical Education. Small town living. Agenda

Describe basic model of blended Learning List the percentage of knowledge retention based on various methods of instruction Identify instructional tools to enable students’ active learning. Describe examples of integrating several methods of instruction to teach tolearning objectives Big City Medical Education. Small town living. Learning Objectives

Blended Learning Approach Providing different methods of instruction/learning To encourage active learning that continues outside of the lecture hall, classroom or lab. To encourage students to arrive in class well prepared to apply knowledge.

Blended learning overview Learning Event What should a student know/able to do prior to the learning event? Student demonstration of: Reflection Integration, Application

The medium is the message - Marshall McKuen In M2: prepare students to succeed in M3 environment by providing opportunities to integrate constructed learning In M3: preceptors help student to integrate constructed learning Supports the competency: Practice-Based Learning: ! Contextual discovery ! Knowledge seeking ! Reflection

Retention Dale, E Audio-visual methods in teaching. Dryden Press, NY Lord, T. 2007, Revisiting the Cone of Learning

Nine Events of Instruction* Gagne, 1985 derived from a cognitive information processing model of learning * Implementation chart available on Faculty Development page.

Learning/Teaching Tools

Pharmacology Course Blended Learning Examples using Blackboard Self-assessments Student forum assignments Research article critique Clinical case assignment

New “Rules” Roles Faculty role: guide students towards the knowledge and skills required for a specific learning objective Facilitate the blending or integration of information, skills towards problem solving Provide feedback to students Student role: Identify problems, questions Know where and how to find knowledge to answer solve problems, ask/answer questions Integrate knowledge from various places Challenges???

Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels

Tools for integrated, active learning: Synchronous Live face-to-face (classroom) Interactive Lectures Workshops Coaching/ Mentoring On-the-job (OTJ) training Live via computer (Elluminate) Live e-learning classes E-mentoring, e-coaching Virtual collaboration Asynchronous (Blackboard) Bulletin boards/forums Self-paced modules Self-assessments/quizzes Resource links Online tutorials Cases/Scenarios Wikis Other media Video & Audio CD/DVDs Books, documentation Performance support Job aids Databases Performance/ decision support Simulations: Simulated patients, mannequins, cases

“Individually Constructed Learning”