Blended learning

in Higher Education

A look behind the scenes

The story

of three professors

 

www.researchgate.net/profile/Jo_Tondeur

 

Content

 

- From ICT-integration

- to Blended Learning

- IT('s) about education

- Governance 

- Design teams

- ...

 

*Evidence based
+ Free tools

 

 

 

Story line

Research line

Linking theory & practice

May I introduce you...

Sini, Prof (Forestry) 

J@f, Prof (Psychology)

Janne, dean

Pertti, Prof (philosphy)

Any relation to persons living or dead is completely coincidental.

But what about their ICT-profile?

ICT ease of use?

 Attitudes twd ICT in Education?

ICT self-efficacy?

Technological knowledge? 

A belief in his capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce performance attainments

General ICT Attitudes

Attitudes twd ICT in Education

ICT self-efficacy

ICT ease of use

Person-centered Latent Variable Approach

TPACK

Technological knowledge

Linking the ICT profile to the stepping stones needed for professional development

Pertti made his own syllabus.

 

Why should I use ICT?

ICT in education...

WHY?

Economic rationale

Social/cultural rationale

Educational rationale

(incl. Catalytic rationale)

International comparisons

 The students enjoy     his stories!
And ICT

doesn't seem to have any effect on learning performance after all...

Effectiveness of ICT in education?

 

Wat werkt (niet)?

 

J@f is an interested daredevil.

He wants to use ICT as much as possible.

• ICT can
  • enhance adaptive learning  (e.g. Quizlet.com)
  • ICT can motivate students (e.g. by using pictures/videos, eg. https://www.archives.gov/education)
  • stimulate creativity (e.g. digital storytelling)
  • help understanding complex topics (e.g. simulations)
  • support collaboration (e.g. blog of wiki)
  • enhance independent learning (e.g. webquest, online learning path)
  • provide insight in the progress of students (bv. learning analytics)
  • ...

But YOU are the link between the potential of ICT and education

 

J@f integrates ... TPACK!

 

Pedagogical Knowledge

 

Technological Knowledge
​
 

This can be traditional media such as the blackboard, but also modern media such as the IWB, tablets, smartphones, the Internet and video.

TPACK?

Teachers need to bridge the gap between Technological , Pedagogical  & Content Knowledge

Nice model, but how to blend...

Example: slides.com

F2F (Pertti) versus online (J@f)?

Sini is blending the future!

Preparation time

Active processing of learning materials

Focus on support & feedback

Perceptions of students

More interaction between teacher & students

Perceptions of teachers

Efficient use of the F2F meetings

WHY?

The question is NOT whether we blend ...

but HOW we blend!

Integrate?

Experience?

Activate?

Demonstrate?

Instruction

 

Coach

 

exercise

 

Collaborate

 

OR

OR

Final step: Check!

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The impact of

 

institutional characteristics

83% of blended learning studies focus on course level, while less than 1% have an institutional focus

What is your institutional vision

about blended learning?

Design based

Authentic 
experiences

Projects

Inquiry

Autonomy

Flexibility

Student-centred

co-creation

Differentiation

Our vision

about Blended Learning?

...

collaboration

www.go21.be

Scaffolds 
for each item 

Evidence

Likert 
scale

#items for each dimension, eg. BL is embedded in the educational vision of our institution" 

Vision

eg. The integration of blended learning is being coordinated within our institution

eg.Teachers can rely on professionalization with regards to the integration of blended learning

eg. The physical learning environment facilitates the implementation of the educational vision about BL

Together they are designing blended activities in a  teacher design team!