This is a practical introduction to blended learning, presenting examples of implementation across a broad spectrum of disciplines. For faculty unfamiliar with this mode of teaching, it illustrates how to address the core challenge of blended learning--to link the activities in each medium so that they reinforce each other to create a single, unified, course--and offers models they can adapt.Francine Glazer and the contributors to this book describe how they integrate a wide range of pedagogical approaches in their blended courses, use groups to build learning communities, and make the online environment attractive to students. They illustrate under what circumstances particular tasks and activities work best online or face-to-face, and when to incorporate synchrous and asynchrous interactions. They introduce the concept of layering the content of courses to appropriately sequence material for beginning and experienced learners, and to ensure that students see both the online and the face-to-face components as being equal in value and devote equal effort to both modalities. The underlying theme of this book is encouraging students to develop the skills to continue learning throughout their lives.By allowing students to take more time and reflect on the course content, blended learning can promote more student engagement and, consequently, deeper learning. It appeals to today's digital natives who are accustomed to using techlogy to find and share information, communicate, and collaborate, and also enables n-traditional students to juggle their commitments more efficiently and successfully.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Stylus Publishing
ISBN-10
1579223230
ISBN-13
9781579223236
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111515285
Product Key Features
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Adult & Further Education
Dimensions
Weight
344g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Sterling, Va
Edited by
Francine S. Glazer
Series Title
New Pedagogies and Practices for Teaching in Higher Education
Content Note
Illustrations
Foreword by
James Rhem
Date of Publication
15/11/2011
Country of Publication
United States
Genre
Adult & Further Education
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