1. Session 1: To Blend or Not to Blend

2. January 31, 2017: “To Blend or Not to Blend”
February 8, 2017: “Saskatchewan Polytechnic Experiences”
February 16, 2017: “Will It Blend?”

3. Collaboration

4. Today’s Agenda Why blend? What is blended learning? Our context
Guest: Norm Vaughan

5. Survey results

6. What is “blended learning?”
“the organic integration of thoughtfully selected and complementary face-to-face and online approaches.” —Norm Vaughan, 2008

7. F2F
Online
Blended

10. Our Context: Academic Model
“To provide students with flexible learning options and pathways, Saskatchewan Polytechnic will deliver a mix of on-campus, online and blended courses in a majority of programs”

11. Our Context: Academic Model
We need:
“guidelines on how to design, develop, and embed online and blended curriculum…”
“an online and blended learning strategy that defines quality standards for curriculum design…”

12. But, what are “Quality Standards?”
Good point!

13. Our Context: Brightspace for Classrooms
Unique faculty members who teach online:
2014
2015
2016
2017 (projected) 4%
13%
39%
50%

14. Guest speaker: Dr. Norm Vaughan

15. Where to Start? Knowledge & Understanding Higher Order Thinking Skills
Attitudes
Physical Skills

17. February 8, 2017: “Saskatchewan Polytechnic Experiences”
February 16, 2017: “Will It Blend?”

18. Knowledge and Understanding
Higher Order
Thinking Skills
Attitudes
Physical Skills
Outcomes like…
Muscles in the body
Where to locate tax policy
Properties of different types of wood
Online teaching:
Graphic interactives
Mouse-overs
Web quests
Written material
Online assessment:
M/C with feedback
Written assignments
Locker space for notes

19. Higher Order Thinking Skills
Knowledge &
Understanding
Attitudes
Physical Skills
Outcomes like…
Prioritizing patient care
Evaluating a blueprint
Suggesting an accounting course of action
Online teaching:
Asynchronous discussion
Synchronous conferencing
Web quests
Interactive simulation
Online assessment:
Use teaching methods as a basis for evaluation

20. Physical Skills Knowledge & Understanding Higher Order Thinking Skills
Attitudes
Outcomes like…
How to apply a ventilator
How to execute a lock-out-tag-out
How to use software efficiently
Online teaching:
Demonstration videos
Low-fidelity simulations
*use your time saved in the other areas to build more f2f time for these tasks
Online assessment:
Uploaded videos

21. Attitudes Knowledge & Understanding Higher Order Thinking Skills
Physical Skills
Outcomes like…
Tactful communication
Patient education
Safety culture
Online teaching:
Discussions!
Bring in experts
Link to communities
Online assessment:
Discussion rubrics
Pre-recorded video

22. February 8, 2017: “Saskatchewan Polytechnic Experiences”
February 16, 2017: “Will It Blend?”