1. Blending Courses with Course Archives and "Webtexts"
Stephen Chen
ITEC Atkinson

2. Fearless Learning Alan November
Leading Learning 2005
Empower students to learn anything at any time from anywhere

3. Modern Economies and Modern Education
Dynamics of modern workplace requires life-long learners and just-in-time learners
Formal, packaged lectures are not ideally suited for promoting self-directed learning and independent inquiry

4. The Role of Learning Objects
Learning Objects are on-line resources dedicated to a single topic
Well developed Learning Objects engage users into deeper explorations and understanding
Deep explorations and individualized learning experiences are not usually available to students in large-size classes

5. The Role of Face-to-Face Teaching
Why are we here today?
Teaching and learning benefits from the visual performance and dynamic interactivity of a classroom lecture
Many concepts can be taught more efficiently and effectively in the classroom

6. Course Blending
Achieve the benefits of both on-line and in-person teaching formats
Any “normal format” course can be blended

7. Low-level Blending Course Archives Tutorials Discussion Forums
Tutorials
Discussion Forums

8. High-level Blending Teaching with Learning Objects Webtexts
Collection of selected web resources organized to match the course

9. Current Research Gesture Friendly Interfaces Webtexts
Hard to teach with learning objects
Webtexts
Independent research projects