Designing Blended Learning
Strategies
Presented by
Carol Packard
Steve Lasley
Agenda
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Introduction to Blended Learning:
Available tools
Current examples
Discussion of Challenges
Big City Medical Education. Small town living.
Learning Objectives
• Describe basic model of blended Learning
• List the percentage of knowledge retention
based on various methods of instruction
• Identify instructional tools to enable students’
active learning.
• Describe examples of integrating several
methods of instruction to teach to
learning
objectives
Big City Medical Education. Small town living.
Blended Learning Approach
• Providing different methods of instruction/learning
• To encourage active learning that continues outside
of the lecture hall, classroom or lab.
• To encourage students to arrive in class well
prepared to apply knowledge.
Blended learning overview
What should a
student
know/able to do
prior to the
learning event?
Learning
Event
Student
demonstration of:
• Reflection
• Integration,
• Application
Retention
Dale, E. 1969 Audio-visual methods in teaching. Dryden Press, NY
Lord, T. 2007, Revisiting the Cone of Learning
Nine Events of Instruction*
Gagne, 1985
derived from a cognitive information processing model of learning
* Implementation chart available on Faculty
Development page.
Learning/Teaching Tools
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Pharmacology Course
Blended Learning Examples
using Blackboard
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Self-assessments
Student forum assignments
Research article critique
Clinical case assignment
New “Rules” Roles
Faculty role:
Student role:
• guide students towards the
knowledge and skills required for
a specific learning objective
• Facilitate the blending or
integration of information, skills
towards problem solving
• Provide feedback to students
• Identify problems, questions
• Know where and how to find
knowledge to answer solve
problems, ask/answer
questions
• Integrate knowledge from
various places
Challenges???