BLENDING WITH PURPOSE
Anthony G. Picciano
Graduate Center – City University of New York
September 15, 2010
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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Why blended learning? Faculty v. Institutional
perspective?
 Defining Blended Learning
 Blending with purpose – Faculty/Pedagogical
perspective
 Blending with purpose – Institutional perspective
WHY BLENDED LEARNING?
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Faculty reasons different than overall institutional
reasons.

Faculty are concerned about their own courses
and programs but do not always have institutional
perspective.

To scale up blended learning from individual
faculty doing their own “thing” requires institutional
commitment and resources.
Defining Blended Learning
Blended
Conventional
Face to Face
Classroom
Source: Picciano, A.G. (2007). Chapter 1 in Picciano, A.G. & & Dzuiban, C. (Eds.) Blended learning:
Research perspectives. Needham, MA: The Sloan Consortium. http://www.sloanc.org/publications/books/index.asp
Fully Online
Defining Blended Learning
Minimal Technology/Media
Students meet online teacher uses simple
technology such as CMS,
social networking,
electronic bulletin boards,
Students meet f2f
– teacher uses
simple technology
such as email, or
web for e-lectures.
Blended
Blended
Conventional
Face to Face
Classroom
Students meet f2f –
teacher uses
technology in class such
as interactive
simulations, digitally
controlled experiments
Fully Online
Blended
Blended
Students meet online –
teacher uses more
advanced technology such
as videoconferencing
Technology/Media Infused
Blending with Purpose – The Multimodal Model
For Faculty - Pedagogical Objectives/Activities -> Technology
Content
(CMS/Media/MUVE)
Reflection
Social/Emotional
(F2F)
(Blog,Journal)
Blending with
Purpose
Dialectic/Questioning
Collaboration/Student
Generated Content
(Wiki)
(Discussion Board)
Synthesis/ Evaluation
(Assignments/Assessment)
Papers, Tests, Student
Presentations (PPT,
Youtube), E-Portfolios
Institutional Perspective - Planning for Technology
Environment
College/University
Academic Program
Culture/
Values
Goals
Apply
Technology
Hardware
Software
Staff
Facilities
Finances
Picciano, A.G. (2011). Educational Leadership and Planning for Technology, 5th Ed.
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Blending with Purpose –
For Institutions - Mission, Goals, Objectives -> Technology
Blend to assist students – Access
Improve Learning
Information Fluency
Graduate in a Timely Fashion
Blend to support faculty – Professional Development
Improve Teaching
Blend to maximize facilities – Recapture Classroom Space
Blend in response to societal needs – Workforce Development
Lifelong Learning
Globalization
Partnerships
8
Blending with Purpose –
Institutional Perspective -> Challenges, Scalability
Stable Technology Infrastructure
Faculty/Professional Development
Instructional Design Support
Student Support Services
Funding
9
Blending with Purpose –
Institutional Perspective -> Evaluation
Student Access – Enrollment Growth, Attrition, Graduation Rates
Learning Effectiveness - Student Outcomes (However Defined)
Faculty Satisfaction – Perception of their Teaching
Student Satisfaction – Perceptions of their Learning
Cost/Benefits
REFERENCES
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Picciano, A.G. (2011). Educational Leadership and
Planning for Technology (5th Ed.). Boston: Pearson
Education.

Picciano, A.G. (2009). Blending with purpose: The
multimodal model. Journal of the Research Center
for Educational Technology, 5(1). Kent, OH: Kent
State University.
http://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/article/view/11
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Picciano, A.G. and Dzuiban, C. (Eds.) (2007).
Blended Learning: Research Perspectives.
Needham, MA: The Sloan Consortium.