1. Presented by: LeAnn Maddox LMADDOX@LAKEORION.K12.MI.US
Blended Learning
Presented by: LeAnn Maddox

2. Have you Heard?
Blended learning can provide new opportunities to expand student learning, and assist schools in meeting local, state and national expectations.
Blended learning can provide an opportunity to differentiate instruction for individualized and personalized learning for students.
This is because blended learning can offer students the benefits of both online learning and in-person instruction.

3. What is Blended Learning?
Depends upon who you ask!

4. What is Blended Learning?
“Blended learning is a formal education in which a student learns at least in part though online delivery of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace and at least in part at a supervised brick-and- mortar location away from home.”
Innosight’s 2012 “Classifying K-12 Blended Learning” report’s definition of blended learning

5. What is Blended Learning?
The definition of blended learning is a formal education program in which a student learns:
at least in part through online learning, with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace;
at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home;
and the modalities along each student’s learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.

6. We are Blending!
Where? When? Why? What?

7. How Does Blended Learning Look?
Depends upon who you ask!

8. Enriched Virtual Model
Brick-and-Mortar
*School Setting
Online Learning
Blended Learning
Rotation Model
Flex Model
A La Carte Model
Enriched Virtual Model
Station Rotation
Lab Rotation
Flipped Classroom
Individual Rotation

9. Blended Learning Models
1. Rotation (includes four sub-models)
Station Rotation
Lab Rotation
Flipped Classroom
Individual Rotation
2. Flex
3. A La Carte
4. Enriched Virtual

10. #1 - Rotation Model
students rotate on a fixed schedule between learning activities
at least one learning activity is online learning
other activities might include:
small-group or full-class instruction
group projects
individual tutoring
pencil-and-paper assignments
students learn mostly in a school setting, except for homework

11. #1 - Rotation Model Station Rotation
students experience the Rotation Model within a contained classroom or group of classrooms
students rotate through all of the stations, not only those on their custom schedules

12. #1 - Rotation Model Lab Rotation
students rotate to a computer lab for the online-learning station

13. #1 - Rotation Model Flipped Classroom
students participate in online learning off- site in place of traditional homework
students attend the school setting for face- to-face, teacher-guided practice or projects
primary delivery of content and instruction is online
easiest way to get into blended learning movement

14. #1 - Rotation Model Individual Rotation
students have an individualized playlist and do not necessarily rotate to each available station or activity
teachers set individual student schedules

15. #2 - Flex Model
online learning is the backbone of student learning, yet may direct students to offline activities
students move on an individually customized schedule among learning activities
teacher is on-site and students learn mostly in the school setting, except for homework
teacher provides face-to-face support on a flexible and as-needed basis through activities (small-group instruction and individual tutoring)

16. #3 – A La Carte Model
students take course entirely online to accompany other experiences that they are having in the school setting
students may take the course either in a school setting or off-site
differs from full-time online learning because it is not a whole-school experience
students may take some courses A La Carte and others face-to-face in a school setting

17. #4 – Enriched Virtual Model
students have required face-to-face learning sessions with their teacher and are free to complete their remaining coursework remotely
online learning is the backbone of learning because students seldom meet face-to-face with their teachers on a daily basis
online and face-to-face teacher are generally the same person

18. Which One to Use?
What if the models do not meet your needs? Shouldn’t we allow content and need to determine the best approach? Isn’t that what blending is all about?

19. Ready to Start?
Blended instruction is an effective way to meet multiple teaching and learning needs. If you are ready to make the transition, take small steps and make connections.

20. How to Start? Conceptualize Your Blended Learning Course
Design for Interaction
Decide Upon Learning Assessments
Develop Content

21. What Does it Take?
1. Flexibility and Patience 2. Problem-Solving 3. Willingness to Handhold 4. Ability to Scaffold
5. Willingness to Learn
6. A Full Toolbox
7. A Big Inbox
8. Willingness to Give Up Time

22. MI has a seat time waiver: www.techplan.org/seat-time-waivers/
How to Make it Work?
Teacher training
Teacher tools
Schedules
Administration’s role
Policies
Technology role
Content
MI has a seat time waiver:

23. Beyond Course Content? Learning Management System Data Collection
Learning Style Inventory
Collaborative Document Creation
Ways to Build Communication
Data Collection
Screencasting Software
Student Presentation Tools
Digital Citizenship Tools
Lots of Links

24. Tools
&
Resources

25. Need Tools at Your Fingertips?
3 Critical Mindsets for Blended Learning 50 Tips to Develop and Run Your Online Courses Blended Learning: Making it Work in Your Classroom 37 Blended Resources You Can Use Tomorrow

26. Want More?
BlendMyClassroom BlendedLearningNow UCF– Blended Learning Toolkit RFF– Blended Learning Resources Edutopia Blended Learning: Resource Roundup MVU Planning Guide for Blended Learning Donnell-Kay Foundation - Blended Learning Resources If you have time for 2 videos… Introduction to Blended Learning & 4 Blended Learning Models

27. Want Journals? Journal of Online Learning and Technology
MACUL Journal

28. Want to Follow Others? Twitter
Blogs Ray Schroeder Online Learning Update Cable Green Open Educational Resources Tony Bates e-Learning and Distance Education George Siemens ElearnSpace Stephen Downes Online Learning Daily
Twitter
@rayschroeder
@cgreen
@creativecommons:

29. Want Books?

30. Got REMC? Free Courses for Educators http://www.21things4teachers.net/

31. Want Tutorials?

32. $5 million in grants to support blended learning programs
Need a Grant?
$5 million in grants to support blended learning programs
Waggle Blended Learning Grant will award up to $5 million, recognizing outstanding blended learning models in elementary and middle schools.

33. Questions?