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Walk in an Instructional Designer’s Shoes:
Designing Hybrid Courses
Bill Egan Instructional Designer
Penn State Learning Design
@WilliamAEgan #blended95397
Agenda • Review Hybrid • Hybrid Course Development Process
– Project Management – Lesson/Content Development Strategies – Hybrid Assessment Strategy
• Faculty Feedback • Hybrid Resources
What is Hybrid? • Hybrid: Courses that combine Web and
traditional face-to-face classroom instruction and are organized to reduce or replace the number of required face-to-face class sessions in order to improve effectiveness and flexibility. (Penn State University, 2014)
Hybrid Fears! • Nil Ergin, Ph.D. • Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering
Introduction to the Hybrid Course Design Process
• Project Management – Initial Author Meeting
• Hybrid Course Redesign, Lesson Development, & Instructional Strategies
• Hybrid Assessment Strategies
Initial Author Meeting • Hold about 20 weeks or 1 semester from
course launch • Define Roles (ID and SME) • Define/Manage Expectations • Establish a clear deliverable • Develop milestones and benchmarks • Begin to plan (course outline) • PROJECT MANAGEMENT!
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Joanna DeFranco, Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor of Software and Systems Engineering
• Penn State Great Valley, School of Graduate and Professional Studies
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Project Summary • Design a 7-week accelerated hybrid
course – F2F class meeting, 1 night/week (3 hours) – Adult Learners and Working Professionals
• Taught previously in the online and face-to-face environments
• Hesitant time commitment
Project Management
Four types of Hybrid Course Development
• Four types of Hybrid Course Development – F2F to Hybrid – Online to Hybrid – F2F/Online to Hybrid – From Scratch!
Guiding Thought...
You’re teaching an online course with the
luxury of meeting with students face-to-face!
HYBRID DESIGN STRATEGY
Hybrid Design: Before, During, & After
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Hybrid Ping Pong Analogy
(Ely & Pipitone, 2013)
Establish Development Details
• Course Outline – Weekly Timeframes/Course Layout – Course Schedule – Due Dates – Holidays and Closures (have a backup plan)
• Be mindful of repeat courses!
Course Layout/Weekly Schedule Course Layout/Weekly Schedule
Course Outline Template Lesson 1 Hybrid Development...
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Week 1/Lesson 1 • Activities
– Class Introductions (F2F and online)
– Review Course/Syllabus (F2F and online)
– Lecture (F2F)
– Online Content (Online)
– Readings (F2F and Online)
– Discussion Forum (Online)
– Lesson 1 Homework (F2F and Online)
– Weekly Course Project Assignment (F2F and Online)
Week 1/Lesson 1 Activities • Class Introductions • Discussion Forum • Review Course/Syllabus • Lecture • Online Content • Readings • Lesson 1 Homework • Weekly Course Project
Assignment
Hybrid Redesign • Before Class
– Readings – Online Content
• During Class – Class Introductions – Review Course/Syllabus – CFU Lesson Content – Course Project
• After Class – Lesson 1 Homework – Course Project – Lesson 1 Extension Forum
Lesson 4 Hybrid Development... Week 4/Lesson 4 • Activities
– Readings (F2F and Online)
– Lecture (F2F)
– Online Content (online)
– Lesson 4 Homework (F2F and Online)
– Weekly Course Project Assignment (F2F and Online) – Discussion Forum (Online)
– Case Study (F2F and Online)
– Presentations (F2F)
Week 4/Lesson 4 Activities • Readings • Lecture • Online Content • Lesson 4 Homework • Weekly Course Project
Assignment • Discussion Forum • Case Study • Presentation
Hybrid Redesign • Before Class
– Readings – Online Content – Discussion Forum
• During Class – Lecture* – Case Study – Presentation – Course Project
• After Class – Lesson 4 Homework – Course Project – Lesson 4 Extension Forum
Hybrid Redesign and Instructional Strategies
• Align learning objectives • Let the content dictate delivery • Consider multimedia best practices (flipped
approach) • Accessibility • Maximize in-class collaboration/engagement • Flexibility
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Hybrid Course Review Hybrid Course Review
Hybrid Course Review Hybrid Course Review
Hybrid Course Review Hybrid Assessment Strategies • Assessments help drive instruction in any course
design model – Align with learning objectives
• Evaluate the value of formal/traditional assessments (midterms, finals, quizzes, etc.)
• Maximize in-class engagement! – Authentic Assessments
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How was teaching in the hybrid environment different?
Hybrid Conclusions: Does hybrid learning have a place in education?
Hybrid Advice from Faculty... PSU Design Resources • Penn State World Campus Learning
Design – http://learningdesign.psu.edu/
• PSU Hybrid Learning Site
– sites.psu.edu/hybridlearning/
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