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Taking Blended Learning to Graduate Teacher Education:Examining a Blending Strategy
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, , George Mason University, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Austin, TX, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-27-8 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

Abstract

Most definitions describe blended learning as a combination of face-to-face and online elements and do not incorporate the interactions of content, activities, assignments, and meetings. When activities and modalities are central considerations, blended learning can be a rational approach to the design of instruction. For this study, a matrix was created combining activity categories and instructional modalities to structure a blending strategy. Using the matrix and affordance-based analysis, five blended learning courses were created and taught during the 2015-2016 academic year. Researchers asked: Were instructors’ decisions about the alignment of activity and instructional modality consistent with teacher-learners’ instructional modality choices? Overall, data suggest that the blending strategy used provided a learning experience consistent with teacher-learner choices. The authors discuss four lessons about the design of blended learning that can be derived from the study.

Citation

Hathaway, D. & Norton, P. (2017). Taking Blended Learning to Graduate Teacher Education:Examining a Blending Strategy. In P. Resta & S. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 510-517). Austin, TX, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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