blended learning in higher education in canada: a promising practice
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Blended Learning in Higher Education in Canada: A Promising Practice . Kathleen Matheos Associate Dean Extended Education University of Manitoba [email protected]. Overview of Topics . Definition of Blended Learning COHERE report Blended Learning in Canada Findings - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Blended Learning in Higher Education in
Canada: A Promising Practice
Kathleen Matheos Associate Dean Extended Education University of Manitoba [email protected]
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Overview of Topics
• Definition of Blended Learning
• COHERE report Blended Learning in Canada
• Findings
• Opportunities
• Challenges
• Moving Ahead
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Defining Blended Learning
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ContextAlmost all Canadian universities have some form of online
learning. CVU member institutions offered over 2,500 online degree courses in which students enrolled in 500,000 cr hrs in 2009-10. Allen and Seaman (2010): 70% of US universities
Sloan Foundation: Eight BL Conferences http://sloanconsortium.org/blended
Collaboration for Online Higher Education (COHERE): Five BL conferences http://cohere.ca
HRSDC Funded Report: Blended Learning in Canada (2011). http://cohere.ca
HRSDC Funded Report: Online University Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities (2011). http://cvu-uvc.ca
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Canada's Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research
COHERE website Map of Canada with member institutions http://cohere.ca/
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Canada's Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research
Research into BL Best Practice: Parameters of the 2011 Study 1. An overview of leading innovative practices in
blended learning.
2. A summary of current evidence on the effectiveness of such innovative blended learning practices.
3. An overview of the extent to which Canadian universities are adopting these practices.
4. A brief overview of the key barriers to the expansion of effective blended learning in Canadian universities.
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Questions• In what ways are universities using digital technology to
deliver blended learning? • What are the most effective uses of digital technology to
deliver blended learning? • What are the most innovative blended learning practices in
Canadian PSE institutions and how do they influence/change teaching and learning?
• How does Canada compare with other countries in adoption of digital technology (with a focus on blended learning) in higher education?
• How is blended learning perceived and practiced in Canadian PSE institutions?
• What are the institutional benefits of these innovative blended learning practices? (e.g. economies of scales, cost savings, business cases)
• What are the most significant barriers to greater adoption of innovative use of blended learning in Canadian PSE institutions?
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Overall Findings• Promising practice • Growth in research agenda • Evidence based• Individual/small group initiatives • Need for a strategic and organized approach • Best practices resulted in:
– Improved teaching and learning – Greater flexibility – Greater student satisfaction – Improved student performance – Optimization of resources– Confluence of literacies
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Develop and Enhance
• Teaching and Learning • Flexibility and Access • Optimization of Resources • Digital Literacies • Global Graduate and Knowledge
Worker
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Teaching and Learning
• Positive Experiences • Flexibility • Improved Performance • Improved Outcomes • Faculty Workload differed • Preference for balance between
online and f2f
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Student Faculty and Institutional Benefits
• Flexibility • Best of both worlds• Transformative change in practice• Comfortable place in the
continuum for faculty • Generate savings
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Barriers
• Human factor • Challenge rethink teaching and
learning • Absence of a clear institutional
definition and direction linked to strategic plans
• Results in inefficient use of resources
• Faculty recognition and support • Absence of a national policy on
BL/Online
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Next Step
• Develop a strategic agenda• Led by senior administration but in
consultation • Implementation plan multi-
stakeholder• JUST DO IT • Evaluation/Revise
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