blended learning: introducing challenge based learning

Challenge Based LearningAn Approach for Our Time

Allan CarringtonLearning Designer

Blended Learning 2009UQ Brisbane

Friday, 13 September 13

Introducing Allan

University of AdelaideCentre for Learning and Professional Development Adelaide South Australia

Telephone: +61 8 8303 8085Email: [email protected]

Learning Designer with the CLPDTwo Masters Degrees - Education (online) & Interactive MultimediaApple Distinguished EducatorBackground in printing, publishing, web development & educational multimediaWorked in corporate & VET sectorsTravelled to 20+ countries & led schools in Hawaii, Texas & ParaguayTaught communications, market research, print production & using the internet for educationPassion for online collaboration & facilitation

Learning Designer with the CLPDTwo Masters Degrees - Education (online) & Interactive MultimediaApple Distinguished EducatorBackground in printing, publishing, web development & educational multimediaWorked in corporate & VET sectorsTravelled to 20+ countries & led schools in Hawaii, Texas & ParaguayTaught communications, market research, print production & using the internet for educationPassion for online collaboration & facilitation


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Engage and learnThis is a two way interaction not a one way broadcast

Questions are compulsory ...

Please write them down and hand them to Trish. Then we will do a podcast episode and talk about them and publish to the podcast blog


Transfer the vision: An Introduction to CBL

It’s all in the timing: Using JiTT to focus your teaching, engage and reach your learners.

What about the other 93%: Using more than text to teach ... the power of voice

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Use mashups and arouse the IRE of the Copyright Police

Combination of multiple sources of video - which usually have no relevance to each otherOngoing shift towards a more interactive & participative web (Web 2.0) More user-defined content and services

"The Web was originally designed to be mashed up. The technology is finally growing up and making it possible."

- Aaron Boodman, quoted in BusinessWeek online

“The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas” .......... Dr Linus Pauling

Combination of multiple sources of video - which usually have no relevance to each otherOngoing shift towards a more interactive & participative web (Web 2.0) More user-defined content and services


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Challenge-based learning is a collaborative learning experience in which teachers and students work together to learn about compelling issues, propose solutions to real problems, and take action. The approach asks students to reflect on their learning and the impact of their actions, and publish their solutions to a worldwide audience

CBL a working definition

“Even when you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there” Will Rogers


Unique to CBL

A unique feature of challenge-based learning is that probems are tied to an idea of global importance (war, say, or the sustainability of water). Students are able to research the area of the challenge in terms of events taking place in the world around them, strengthening what they learn in the classroom and what they perceive outside it.

Collaboration leads to disruptive innovation


CBL: The Pilot


CBL FrameworkBig Idea

Essential Questions

The Challenge

Guiding Questions

Guiding Activities

Solution - Action

Assessment

Publishing - Student Samples

Publishing - Student Reflection/Doc

Guiding Resources


CBL Framework

The big idea is a broad concept that can be explored in multiple ways, is engaging, and has importance to high school students and the larger society. Examples of big ideas are Identity, Sustainability, Creativity, Violence, Peace, and Power.

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Essential Questions

By design, the big idea allows for the generation of a wide variety of essential questions that should reflect the interests of the students and the needs of their community.

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CBL Framework


The Challenge

CBL Framework

From each essential question a challenge is articulated that asks students to create a specific answer or solution that can result in concrete, meaningful action.


CBL Framework

Generated by the students, these questions represent the knowledge students need to discover to successfully meet the challenge and create a map to guide the learning process.

Guiding Questions


Guiding Activities

Guiding Resources

CBL Framework

These lessons, simulations, games, and other types of activities use a variety of resources to help students answer the guiding questions and set the foundation for them to develop innovative, insightful, and realistic solutions.


CBL Framework

Each challenge is stated broadly enough to allow for a variety of solutions. Each solution should be thoughtful, concrete, actionable, clearly articulated, and presented in a publishable multimedia format such as an enhanced podcast or short video.

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CBL FrameworkBig Idea

Essential Questions

The Challenge

Guiding Questions

Guiding Activities

Solution - Action

Assessment

Publishing - Student Samples

Publishing - Student Reflection/Doc

Guiding Resources


From Questions to Concepts“You can forget facts but you cannot forget understanding”

Prof Eric Mazur Harvard University

After the video be prepared to share:

What grabs you as the concept most valuable to you

Any “ah ahas” .... personal revelations


What concept is most valuable to you

21st Century learners want to make a difference

A. Require learners to read, listen, think and reflect on content before you teach face-to-face (f2f) - find out what they want you to cover

B. Use online technologies to connect, communicate and collaborate with learners - monitor their learning

C. Teach both online and f2f by questioning rather than telling

D. Use technologies to get feedback e.g. clickers or Votapedia (http://www.votapedia.com)

E. Teaching by questioning engages the learner and forces them to develop models

A. Require learners to read, listen, think and reflect on content before you teach face-to-face (f2f) - find out what they want you to cover

B. Use online technologies to connect, communicate and collaborate with learners - monitor their learning

C. Teach both online and f2f by questioning rather than telling

D. Use technologies to get feedback e.g. clickers or Votapedia (http://www.votapedia.com)

E. Teaching by questioning engages the learner and forces them to develop models


http://www.votapedia.com

http://www.votapedia.com

Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT for short) is a teaching and learning strategy based on the interaction between web-based study assignments and an active learner classroom. Students respond electronically to carefully constructed web-based assignments which are due shortly before class, and the instructor reads the student submissions "just-in-time" to adjust the classroom lesson to suit the students' needs.

JUST-IN-TIME TEACHING: Blending Active Learning with Web Technology by Novak G.M., Patterson E.T., Gavrin A.D. and Christian W. (c) 1999

JiTT: A web based teaching approach


1.encourages students to spend more time reading assignments and preparing for a class

2. increases student-to-student interaction3. increases contact between student and instructor4.provides prompt feedback to students5. facilitates the development of student meta-

cognitionJust-in-Time Teaching: A Web-Based Teaching Approach

Benedict J.O. and Apple K.J. © 2004http://teachpsych.lemoyne.edu/teachpsych/eit/eit2004/eit04-07.rtf

The pedagogical benefits of JiTT


http://teachpsych.lemoyne.edu/teachpsych/eit/eit2004/eit04-07.rtf




Allan Carrington and Ian Green

ASCILITE Poster 2007


Intro Australian Law

JiTT Pilot


The preparatory lecture material was stimulatingIt was useful to hear what others students thought about the issuesViewing prior to attending improved my engagement with issues discussedLike to attend similar style lectures in the future *

66% agreed or strongly agreed - * further 15% neither agreed or disagreed

Evaluation


Student Comments

Konrad Romaniuk: “The online lecture was really cool, and during the lecture, on Tuesday, it actually felt like we were putting into practice what we had learnt. Also it was cool how you had overheads with the survey results so that we could see other students' perspectives. I have to say that this was the best lecture I have been to so far”.


Student CommentsFantastic really enjoyedContent before lecture helped reflection & active engagementMore prepared than any other lecture this yearNo downside Prefers to recorded lectures afterLearnt much moreHelp for struggling studentsGreat subject for this type of lectureInfluenced seminar interactionWants more of this style of teaching

Noela Washyn


Voice adds more of the communicated message. 7% are words. voice adds nuance and inflectionThe human voice adds power ... the teacher is talking to “me”!Greater clarity & understandingReaches more effectively the aural learners

Why use voice ... I’m so used to text

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Add instructor’s voice to enhance presenceBuild engaging & reusable course contentCreate and distribute podcastsVerbally explain complex materialAuthor narrated web toursAdd spoken announcements to course sitesEngage in audio-based threaded discussionsSend voice comments on papers & assignmentsTeach pronunciation, rhythm, stress & emphasis

Wimba Voice Tools can...


Tool OverviewVoice Authoring: Record and listen to voice on a web page ... e.g. a type of MyUni object or item

Voice Email: Send & Listen to voice through email messages

Voice Direct: A live synchronous conference/chat facility.

Voice Presentation: Add web content alongside vocal messages. Audio narrated presentations

Wimba Podcaster: Create or upload podcasts for user subscription


Voice Presentation

Board


A Better WayInnovative pedagogy and blending Wimba

Voice Tools with your LMS Use podcast tool to push episodes with introductory content & “goodfors”Use presentation tool to manage engaging multimedia & audio narrationEmbed LMS quizzes, surveys, activities & webpagesTeach by questions and encourage feedback


Voice Presentation Set UpSpeak to web content ... but so much more

Name as a piece of

curriculum

Write a more detailed

descitpion

Recommend Good Quality

Set the max message length not too short

Allow students to comment on

slides


Default Welcome will be replaced by

first slide

•New add a slide - audio, text and point to web address•Edit your slides•Comment add audio to slide in a thread way•Delete messages•Options includes import

•Subject: name the slide•URL: brings address to RH frame•Audio Recorder: speak to the web page•Text area: add content

Compose Interface

Voice Presentation InterfaceSpeak to web content ... but so much more


Interactive Learning ModulesArticulate plus audio feedback from learners

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http://tinyurl.com/voicemodule01

http://tinyurl.com/voicemodule01

A vision of students today


References

© Allan Carrington 2009. This presentation contains material which has been copied and communicated pursuant to Part VA of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and is subject to copyright. No further copying or communication of this presentation may be made without the written consent of Allan Carrington.

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