Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Cooking Blended Learning for Adults Elmo, Kylene De Angelis – Lorenzo Sommaruga

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Preparing a meal for a good dinner-party collaborative effort people with different responsibilities ingredients cooking process timing serving of the meal

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 A good learning experience “… should be as enjoyable for adult learners as good as the meal is for our guests”

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Agenda 1.Cooking Blended Learning for Adults 2.What is the BL Manual and for whom ? 3.What to consider when creating a Waste Train Course 4.Waste Train Course Plan - Example 5.Questions

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 What is Waste Train BL - Manual? A practical guide to Blended Learning for training purposes for tutors or trainers in waste management.

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Manual – Blended Learning Report proposes a set of “recipes” for the meal (“cooking” blended courses) explains the main “ingredients” (tools, content) of a dish suggests the “recipes” (methods in steps) gives an idea of how the meal will “taste” (results, sample courses).

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Waste Train Manual addressed to Educators / Teachers / Tutors Facilitators / E-guides / Champions Software Developers, IT staff E-learning - course designers Education decision makers

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 A systematic method of Waste Train course production describes in general the processes for producing and delivering Waste Train courses explains how we should change our way of thinking about this process when compared with those associated with the traditional face-to-face learning.

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Basic Questions for Waste Train course Waste Train course: what, why, how and for whom? How do Waste Train courses differ from traditional courses? Which particular design features optimize the teaching and learning process in a blended delivery mode? What are the new learning demands made on adult learners in Waste Train course?

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 What to consider when creating a Waste Train course? A recipe is a list of ingredients and a set of instructions that tell you how to cook something (e.g. A Waste Train Module - part of the Course)

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 A series of decisions a)meet the needs of the actors (learners, facilitators, tutors, authors, support persons); b)meet the needs of learning process; c)take into consideration the technological infrastructure available d)take into consideration the resources available.

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Decisions about the form and format of the Waste Train Course Cost Control Creation Collaboration Co-ordination Communication the outcome of a fairly complex administrational process involving the “6 C’s”:

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 What are the most common benefits (+) and challenges (?) of using each of the following elements for teaching and learning? ElementSynchronous/liveAsynchronous/not live + Immediate feedback Instructor direction Time to reflect Review materials as needed ? Inconvenience and logistics Less time to reflect Lack of immediacy Easier to avoid Example of decision

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July Where are you? (Context) Course organizers, subject, target learner’s group characteristics, tutors characteristics (teaching philosophy, experience), resources

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Framework for Waste Train Course Learning Systems Formal Learning 100 AGE 5 0 Years Informal Learning Non-Formal Learning Waste train Course

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July Do you know who your learners are? (Learner needs) Ability levels; backgrounds; interest levels; attention spans; ability to work together in groups; prior knowledge skills, attitudes and learning experiences; special needs or accommodations; and learning preferences.

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 blended learning services people too busy in their activity.. Waste Train project is developing blended learning services for people too busy in their activity.. How to facilitate and enhance access to life long learning solutions for people involved in waste management?

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July Where do you want to go? (Course goals) What would you like learners to get out of this course? Foundational knowledge, applications integrations, understanding the personal and social implications of this subject, making changes in theirs feelings, interests, and values.

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July How will the learners and you know if they get there? (Objectives) What you will be observing in learner performance and describe criteria by which you can measure performance against.

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 The main “ingredients” (tools, content) Ingredients are the things that are used to make something especially all the different foods you use when you are cooking a particular dish

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 What can be an innovation? Technology + classroom (Good enough?) Is it innovation transferring of traditional material and methods to e-Learning?

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 “Here we are, standing in front of the Eiffel Tower.” Innovation is not the technology

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 What can be an innovation? Authentic scenarios (from learner’s view) using learning activities based on classroom and e-learning technology, supported by tutors, social interaction and feedback Moving from “planning for teaching” “blended learning design” to “blended learning design” designing for “teaching & learning” designing for “teaching & learning”

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Blended Learning methodology Classroom work Lab work E-Learning Interactive tools INTEGRATION Blended Learner Traditional (Face-to-face) ODL (asynchronous & Synchronous)

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007  Dimensions for Blending  1.Physical space/face-to-face  Virtual space/distance 2.Synchronous/live  Asynchronous/not live 3.Self-paced/content interaction  Collaborative interactions 4.Structured/formal  Unstructured/informal 5.Fixed time  Open ended 6.Instruction  Performance support 7.Off-the-shelf/generic content  Proprietary content 8.Instructional context  Work context 9.Fixed content  Content open, changing 10.Directed  Exploratory 10 Dimensions for Blending

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Which are the challenges? Achieve the engagement of the targeted groups in blended learning. –personal motivation –collaboration with peers The mere electronic delivery / access for these special groups is a challenge. –“Mind the gap” Propose a model for –designing, developing, delivering blended courses –exploiting tools and environments –accessing, teaching-studying, interacting –validating learning methods and evaluating outcomes

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Testing the meal A dish is the food you enjoy during the meal

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July How are you going to get there? (Content) What kind of learning activities and experiences do they need? Learning activities can range from easy to hard tasks depending on learner abilities.

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July What are the key concepts in this course? (Major topics) It is important for you to research about the subject that you are going to teach. Identify the 5-7 major key-ideas, topics, or themes in the course. Place them in an appropriate sequence and create a thematic structure (units- modules) for the course.

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Serving of the meal A meal is an occasion when people sit down and eat, usually at a regular time.

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Waste Train Course Plan Template 1.Course Title 2.Target Population 3.Main Topics Areas - Syllabus 4.Aims 5.Objectives 6.Prerequisites 7.Methodology - Process 8.Task - Scenarios 9.Resources 10.Assessment - Evaluation 11.Duration 12.Deadlines / Schedule / Dates

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 What does planning mean? an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; the determination of the goals and objectives of an enterprise and the selection, through a systematic consideration of alternatives, of the policies, programs and procedures for achieving them an activity devoted to clearly identifying, defining, and determining courses of action, before their initiation, necessary to achieve predetermined goals and objectives

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 What can constitute a blended learning Live face-to-face (formal) Instructor-led classroom Workshops Coaching/mentoring On-the-job (OTJ) training Live face-to-face (informal) Collegial connections Work teams Role modeling Virtual collaboration /synchronous Live e-learning classes E-mentoring Virtual collaboration/asynchronous Online bulletin boards Listservs Online communities Self-paced learning Web learning modules Online resource links Simulations Scenarios Video and audio CD/DVDs Online self-assessments Workbooks Performance support Help systems Print job aids Knowledge databases Documentation Performance/decision support tools Source: A. Rossett, F. Douglis, R. Frazee (2005) Strategies for Building Blended Learning

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Evaluating our Results

Waste Train - Rome, 5-7 July 2007 Thanks for your attention Elmo, Kylene De Angelis – Lorenzo Sommaruga SUPSI – TRAINING 2000 Lifelong Learning "How much life have we lost in living ? How much wisdom have we lost in knowledge ? How much knowledge have we lost in technology ? T. S. ELIOT ( )