Blended Course Design
Made Easy
3 simple steps to success!
Overview & carousel
Wrap-up & evaluation
Step 1:
Analyze
Step 2:
Design
Step 3:
Create
Mini-presentations
Step 1:
Intention
Step 2:
Simplicity
Step 3:
Meaning
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Get ideas about ways to engage students
in a blended environment across disciplines.
To design & teach a blended course
to college faculty; make it fun!
How to select appropriate activities
for online and f2f components.
I've never done anything in the blended format
outside of a frozen margarita!
Objectives
• Models, research
• Practical examples
& templates
• Hands-on experience
• Create community &
products
Who are you?
200+ years of
experience!
We are a community
of inquiry.
We know more together than any
of us know individually.
Literature
review
CoI Model
Social
Presence
Cognitive
Presence
Teaching
Presence
Setting
climate
Selecting
content
Supporting
discourse
Educ.
Experience
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In-class Online
• Spontaneous
• Teacher-centered
• Initiate community
• Reflective
• Metacognitive
• Support community
Describes elements of a
successful environment
Instructor Competencies
COTSAttitude/Philosophy
Building
Community
ClassroomMgmt
Faculty
Workload
Mgmt
TechAptitude
Teaching & Learning
?Attitude/Philosophy
Building
Community
ClassroomMgmt
Faculty
Workload
Mgmt
TechAptitude
Teaching & Learning
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Describes characteristics of a
successful instructor
R2D2
Read
Reflect
Display
Do
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Provides a framework for
balanced activities
Gagne’s 9 Events of Instruction
Implementing the 7 Principles
Bloom’s Taxonomy
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intention. simplicity. meaning.
design with purpose
find the essence
achieve clarity
create meaning
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Roll Up
Your Sleeves!
Carousel Activity
Directions
Small groups
Brainstorm answers
Move on to next after time’s up
Review & report
Think about the ideas
& topics discussed.
What reaffirmed that you
are on the right track?
What new idea(s) came to light
that you might try in the future?
What do you want to learn
or do next?
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Big Picture
analysis
intention
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What is your first step
in designing a course?
Learning
objectives Technologies
Assess
mastery Syllabus
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Directions
administrators
support staff
faculty
Directions
What is your key role?
What do you like about blended?
What concerns you?
administrators
support staff
faculty
Think about the ideas
& topics discussed.
Why is cutting content
so difficult?
How do you keep focus
on what is important?
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intention. simplicity. meaning.
Break check?
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Your Unique Blend
design
simplicity
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Learning theories provide
insights into how human brains
work, but have limited value
when designing curriculum.
True False
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How do we learn?
Cognitive load
Repetition
Repetition
Repetition
Learning is social
Let’s do social learning!
Directions
Groups of 3
Research 2 techs
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Jigsaw Research
Pick a group page & start editing!
5-10 minutes
Individually Part II
Scan other pages & add ideas
or comments
learning
objectives
assessmentsinstructional
strategies
Course Quality
Eliminate fluff.
Don’t over-stuff!
learning objectives
spontaneous
initiate
community
teacher-
oriented
f2f online assmts
content
interaction
feedback
your preferred strategies your preferred strategies your preferred assessments
reflective
metacognitive
support
community
practiceaccess
Your unique blend
Think about the ideas
& topics discussed.
What one new technology
or technique might you
try upon returning to your
home institution?
Our accomplishments:
We formed a community
Models
Resources
Ideas (lots!)
Big Picture
Perspectives
Reflections
Learning principles
Technologies
...and more!
Start a movement!
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intention. simplicity. meaning.
Thank you!

Blended Course Design Made Easy