iste adventures in self blended learning

Adventures in Self-Blended Learning

Dr. Bernard Bullbernard.bull@cuw.edu

@bdean1000www.etale.org

1950

youth television

needs of my neighbor

Mr. Rogers’Neighborhood

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Your Neighborhood

The aspiring author.

#storycraft

#writechat

The aspiring biologist.

“The winning and surviving learning organizations will be

the ones that put the students first.” – Dan Rosensweig

(CEO of Chegg)

-Larry Rosenstock

Who should have the remote control?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28478778@N05/5728485497/

Which best represents

your school?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sydney_Chinatown_fish_market.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Father_and_son_fishing_little_boy_helps_his_father_to_fish.jpg

What is the learner’s role?

Face-to-Face Learning

Online Learning

BlendedLearning

http://etale.org/main/2013/02/21/a-flipped-classroom-primer/

http://www.christenseninstitute.org/blended-learning-model-definitions/

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“Blended learning is a formal education program

where the student is learning in part online and

has some control over time, pace, and path”

– Michael Horn 2/14/14

Self-directed Learning“...the individual takes the initiative and the

responsibility for what occurs. Individuals select, manage,

and assess their own learning activities...”

http://selfdirectedlearning.com/

Self-blended Learning

self-directed learning+

blended learning

Self-blended Learning

“Individual students or groups of students gain control over time, pace or path by creating or supplementing

learning experiences with digital and/or face-to-face learning

activities.”

http://etale.org/main/2013/03/11/5-examples-of-self-blended-learning/

It happens regardless

…

It happens regardless

…

The Digital Divide & the Cupboard

Metaphor

What do studentsneed to learn?

What do I

need/want

to learn?

How will I know

when they learned it?

How will I know

when I’ve learned it?

How will I monitor

their progress?

How will I monitor

my progress?

How will I monitor

their progress?

How will I monitor

my progress?

How will I monitor

their progress?

How will I monitor

my progress?

http://etale.org/main/2013/10/06/3205/

selfcompute

rpeers

teachers mentors others?

How will I help themlearn it?

How will I learn it?

11 Ways to Become A Champion of Self-Blended

Learning

1. The“Why?” of Self-Blended Learning

Why?

How?

What?

Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle

2. “Get informed about the possibilities” & go on digital

walkabouts with the students.

3. Give Learners Some Control Over Time,

Pace & Pathway

http://online.cuw.edu

What is a digital badge?

A visual/digital symbol that indicates evidence of specific knowledge, skill,

accomplishments, etc.

+ meta-data

Why badges?• Granular documentation of learning.• Flexibility in time, pace, place and

pathway.• Accurate meaning across

organizations.• Document and track learning

outside of school.• Students own the credential• Instant “resume” updates

meta-data• Description • Badge Issuer• Criteria

5 Badge Design Tips• Beware of badges as biscuits.• Create great criteria.• Make the badges mean something.• Make the badge mean something

beyond your classroom / school.• Value Open Badge Infrastructure

(OBI)

Badge Issuing Options

• BadgeKit (private beta) - http://badgekit.openbadges.org/

• BadgeStack (WordPress Plug-in) - http://badgeos.org/badgestack/

• Moodle, Blackboard Learn, Canvas, Edmodo, etc.

• ClassBadges - http://classbadges.com/ • Credly - https://credly.com/

4. Challenge the Can’t

5. Find Inspiration from

the Past

6. Watch for Load Bearing Walls, but Learn to “Orbit the Hairball”

Inevitable: Mass Customized Learning: Learning in the Age of Empowerment by Schwahn & McGarvey

Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie

7. Cultivate Self-Assessment• Why am I learning this?• What is my prior knowledge about it?• How can I grow in my knowledge or skill in this

area? • How am I doing? • What do I understand well?• What am I misunderstanding? • What mistakes am I making?• What do I need to do to adjust…to improve my

knowledge or skill?

The Student PLN

8. Make Student PLN Development Part of the

Curriculum

9. “How I did it!” Self-Blended Show and Tell

10. Be & Do What is Most Needed Among

Teachers

Design Demonstrate

MirrorMentor

From Blended to Self-blended

Learning

Dr. Bernard Bullbernard.bull@cuw.edu

@bdean1000www.etale.org