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benji chan | instructional designer

assistant head, research & pedagogy | centre for e-Learning

blended learning & collaborative classrooms

blended learning & collaborative classrooms

blended learning series

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Twitter #BLinCC

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The Next Big Thing

The Next Big Thing

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Everything is a REMIX...

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F2F + OL = BL

Face-2-Face + Online Learning

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Increase Student Engagement

  • Active Learning
  • Increase Interactions
  • Allows Collaborations

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Reduce�Stress Load

  • Venues
  • Resources

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Pairs Well with NIE's Collaborative Classroom

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Collaborative Classrooms in NIE

  • Large LCD Display Panels
  • Cluster-style sitting arrangement
  • SMARTBoard (in some classrooms)

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Collaborative Learning Strategies

  • Round Robin
  • Think Pair Share
  • Jigsaw

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Why Blend with BlackBoard?

  • Easy access - online & mobile
  • One-stop solution
  • ID & ET support by CeL

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Some Key Tools in BlackBoard...

  • Wiki
  • Forum
  • Quizzes & Surveys

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Demonstration & Discussion

(20 mins per station)

  • Station A - Blackboard Forum
  • Station B - Blackboard Wiki

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Fellowship of The Ring...

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Some Potential Challenges...

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The Important key...

Pedagogy before Technology

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Partner with CeL...

  • Blended learning in collaborative classroom projects
  • Instructional strategies & consultation
  • Educational technology assistance & advice
  • Other collaborations / partnership

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Follow Us

facebook.com/centreforelearning

twitter.com/cel_nie

www.cel.nie.edu.sg

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Benji Chan

Instructional Designer | Assistant Head, Research & Pedagogy

Centre for e-Learning

Terms of use of this presentation

Blended Learning & Collaborative Classrooms by Benji Chan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://goo.gl/u20tp.

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