Blended Algebra One

Florida Center for Research in Science, Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics2012 Conference

St. Petersburg, FloridaThursday, December 6, 2012

Rhonda L. Williams, M.S.University of Florida

rlwms@ufl.eduhttp://blendedalgebraone.wordpress.com

Background of Virtual Courses

• Increasingly popular to provide on-line courses

• Initially developed to accommodate non-traditional students

• New Florida legislation about virtual courses

Highlights of Virtual Education

•Positive–Flexibility –Asynchronous–Location is not an issue

• Negative–Learners must be self-discipline or have

the support to complete tasks in timely manner–Lack of physical contact with instructor

and peers

LET’S EXPLORE THE BLENDED MODEL

Blended/Hybrid Model• Course that blends online and face-to-face delivery–Substantial proportion of the content is delivered online–Typically uses online discussions and some face-to-face meetings.

The Sloan Consortium Definition

• Bonk & Graham (2005) noted that learners did not want to sacrifice the social interaction for the convenience

of the online environment.

Notes on Blending•Assignments are flexible•Social interaction with peers •Physical availability of the instructor

• If not properly

designed it will not

create the ultimate learning

opportunity.

• Students will need to be encouraged and required to complete assignments

in a timely manner.

Barriers to using a Blended model

• Time–Required to Plan

• Technology–Access on campus and off campus

• Support–Administrative–Departmental

Steps to considering when creating a

blend•Why?•What?•How?• Is it helpful?

RESOURCESwww.edmodo.com

www.Kutasoftware.comwww.interactmath.com

www.jing.comwww.socrative.com

www.educreation.com

Additional RESOURCES• http://flippedlearning.org/• http://flippedclassroom.org/• http://www.infinitethinking.org/index.html• http://www.schoolwires.com/Page/268• http://

www.brianbennett.org/fln/techsmithflnbookmark.pdf• http://

www.thedailyriff.com/articles/the-flipped-class-manifest-823.php

• http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/the-flipped-class-what-does-a-good-one-look-like-692.php

The Blended Model

An Example of an Algebra 1 Module

My Example• http://blendedalgebraone.wordpress.com/about/

• Student View• Instructor View

Questions & Answers

Thank You for Attending

Rhonda L. Williams, M.S.rlwms@ufl.edu

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perspectives, local designs. Part 1, Introduction. 1-21.San Francisco, CA:Pfeiffer Publishing.Hughes, J. E., Mcleod, S., Brown, R., Maeda, Y. & Choi, J. (2007). Academic achievement and perceptions of the learning environment in virtual and traditional secondary mathematics classrooms. The American Journal of Distance Education, 21(4), 199-214.Kodippili, A. & Senaratne, D. (2008). Is computer-generated interactive mathematics homework more effective than traditional instructor-graded homework? British Journal of Educational Technology, 39(5), 928-932.National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (2000). Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. NCTM: Reston, VAPicciano, A. (2009). Blending with a Purpose: The Multimodal Model. Journal of Synchronous Learning Networks, 13 (1), 7-18.Weems, G. (2002). Comparison of beginning algebra taught onsite versus online. Journal of Development Education, 26 (1), 10-18.