1. The Hybrid Puzzle: The Best of Both Worlds Paul T. Majeske Eastern Michigan University Resource Web Site – http://paulmajeske.comhttp://paulmajeske.com Email/Collaboration – hybrid@paulmajeske.comhybrid@paulmajeske.com

2. What I Do Professor of Communication Technology Support Business Marketing, Management and Technology (BMMT) & Technology Education Programs. Design and Teach Online Courses in Career Technical Workforce Education - Graduate Teach Graphic-Lab Courses Coordinator of Web Design and Development for College Researcher of Media and Educational Technology

3. What brought you here? Standards Competition Economy Competition Others? Why not just keep doing the same thing?

4. Problem Best Instructional Delivery Advantages/Disadvantages –Face-to-Face Courses –Hybrid Delivery –Fully Online Courses

5. Initial Thoughts Definition of a Hybrid –Becoming a huge problem for EMU Psychological Commitment –A personal focus Slow Stepped Up Use of Interface Controlled Calendar – One Week at a Time –(i.e. Wednesday – Wednesday)

6. Initial Thoughts Understanding the Participants –Learning Styles –Myers – Briggs –Emotional Intelligence Use Layered Curriculum to Customize Content for Participants –Stop/Start/Catch up –Provides a solution for different levels of learners

7. Links to Testing Sites MBTI short test –http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asphttp://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp Learning Styles Online Test –http://www.learning-styles-online.com/inventory/http://www.learning-styles-online.com/inventory/ Emotional Intelligence –http://www.myskillsprofile.com/tests.php?test=21&gcli d=CJatkJzl-pYCFRKIxwod12bY_Ahttp://www.myskillsprofile.com/tests.php?test=21&gcli d=CJatkJzl-pYCFRKIxwod12bY_A

8. Increase Enrollment Meet University/School Strategic Plans Increase Diversity Develop and Increase Online Pedagogy Increase Student Productivity Lab Space Issues Purpose of the Study

9. Objectives Develop Questions Pilot (Many Rewrites) Survey Monkey The Survey Instrument

10. Survey Winter09_n29.pdf Fall09_n18.pdf Target : N=100 in one year for full statistical analysis Final Report/Paper proposed for NBEA in San Diego

11. Methods & Strategies Rubrics for everything!

12. Methods & Strategies Bi-level Introduction Statement –Students/Peers & Facilitator/Instructor E-Journaling Face-to-Face Group Assignments Required Peer Response Discussion Threads Proper Activity Matched to Instructional Method Stepped Interaction with LMS Tools

13. Methods & Strategies Did I mention Rubrics?

14. Methods & Strategies Scheduling Considerations to Include Weekends Scheduled Synchronous Help Sessions –Depends on Student Type Detailed Lab Demonstrations Delivered Face-to-Face. Meticulously Detailed Instructions

15. Methods & Strategies They want Rubrics

16. Methods & Strategies Know The Student Well –Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) –Learning Style –Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Determine Psychological Commitment Regular E-mail Encouragement

17. Methods & Strategies Yup – Rubrics. –Look at what is available—many people are researching and developing great tools.

18. What next? Plans include: –Improve Survey and Expand Sample –Paper to NBEA –Research the “Psychological Commitment” –Implications for Institutional Change/Acceptance –Faculty/Administration Awareness