Blended Learning Perspectives, experiences, promise Judy Kay
Every student is an individual
with individual preferences
that range across the spectrum of blended learning options
F2F … augmented with digital pervasiveness of technology... a laptop for every student... a home desktop … … a phone …
Some blends I have tried….
TRAC open source tool for supporting software development projects Wiki page editor Ticket Manager SVN source repository
Making digital footprints visible
Another blend ….
Tabletops for collaborative problem solving and knowledge creation
11 Automatically distinguish high from low collaboration Model trained on a dataset captured from a multi-display setting Low collaboration group Highly collaborative group A total of 453 and 88 frequent patterns for high and low collaboration groups respectively
Can tabletops automatically help a teacher determine the group most in need of attention?
Awareness and Control
Another blend ….
MOOCs … SPOCs Some online “lectures” Some f2f lectures Weekly lab class Top students “attended” online classes repeatedly Some students loved online lectures Some preferred face to face Exploiting digital footprints
ITS2008 Lifelong learning, learner models and sugmented cognition SIV Lots of green means learner doing well Weak aspects visible as red Overview visualisation
ITS2008 Lifelong learning, learner models and sugmented cognition SIV
Exciting times Strengthen communication between students and teachers Learning resources – books … digital artefacts … simulations … autograders Digital footprints … visibility Devices – personal … shared – carried, worn, portable … embedded in surfaces