Implications of Incorporating Synchronous Video
Conferencing Into Blended Course Design
Joseph Scott, Instructional DesignerJohn Haubrick, Instructional Designer
Penn State World Campus Learning Design
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Blended Learning DefinedBlended Learning Defined
The blend of online and face-to-face delivery (percent varies ~ 30-70% online).
Our focus: Courses with synchronous sessions using some form of web- or classroom-based synchronous video conferencing technology
• Funding & Partnerships• Video Conference Technology• Faculty Development and Investment• Instructional Design and IT Support• Common Instructor Questions• Instructional Strategies
TopicsTopics
Funding & PartnershipsFunding & Partnerships
● Who will train the faculty?● Who is going to design it? ● Who is going to support it? ● How is it going to be marketed?● Where is the money coming from?
● Classroom-based○ Polycom classroom experience
● Web-based○ WebEx○ Adobe Connect○ Blackboard Collaborate
Video Conference TechnologyVideo Conference Technology
Classroom-based
Video Conference TechnologyVideo Conference Technology
WebEx
Video Conference TechnologyVideo Conference Technology
Adobe Connect
Video Conference TechnologyVideo Conference Technology
● Practical training needs ● Buy-in revising course design● Characteristics of successful instructor
Faculty Development & InvestmentFaculty Development & Investment
Design:❏ Instructional Designer assigned to every instructor ❏ Standard template for development
Support:❏ In-class support structure❏ Online support structure
Instructional Design and IT SupportInstructional Design and IT Support
Common Instructor Questions…Common Instructor Questions…
❏How do I lecture?❏How do I gauge student understanding?❏How can we still do group work?❏How do I engage from a distance?
No extensive lectures; mini-lectures Student-centered activities Key concepts
Content delivery out-of-class/online. Videos/Podcasts Articles Textbook
“How do I lecture?”“How do I lecture?”
Pre-Assessments Gathering questions Setting up scenarios & discussions
Formative Assessments Survey/Collection Form Polling
Summative Assessments Papers, tests (online), projects
“How do I gauge student understanding?”“How do I gauge student understanding?”
Communication
Presentation
Collaboration
“How can we still do group work?”“How can we still do group work?”
No winging it! Plan ahead.
Keep the students active
“How do I engage from a distance?”“How do I engage from a distance?”
Face-to-Face Class Sessions
❏ Debates❏ Presentations❏ Mini-Lectures with Interaction❏ Case Study Analysis❏ Simulation Exercises❏ Role Play❏ Games❏ Problem-based Learning
Exercise❏ Group Collaborative Project❏ Polling❏ Guest Speakers
Online/Out-of-Class
❏ Content Delivery (Text, Audio, Video)
❏ Reference Materials❏ Surveys & Gathering Questions❏ Assessments (Low Stakes)❏ Discussion (Extends/Begins
F2F)❏ Virtual Field Trips❏ Social Media❏ Group Collaborative Project❏ Virtual Labs❏ Interviews/Community
Engagement
Instructional StrategiesInstructional Strategies
Joe Scott - [email protected] Haubrick - [email protected]
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