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S1E2: Pop-Up Think Tank:

BLENDING WITH MOOCS

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Outcomes

  • Evaluate and refine the Blending Toolkit
  • Discuss and define blended learning
  • Explore applications of blended learning

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What is a pop-up think tank?

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WHAT IS "BLENDED"?

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Blended MOOC “Typology” (Model 1)

What is being blended?

Sectors (K-12, higher ed, government, industry, + more)

Platforms (MOOC, LMS, discussion board, social media, blog/folio)

Pedagogy (Digital + Experiential: Project-Based, Social Action, etc.)

Cohorts (Global - Local)

Goals (Course - Program - Institutional)

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Blended MOOC “Typology” (Model 2)

What problem/challenge are we trying to solve?

How will this improve learning?

Bring a global perspective into the classroom (Diversity)

Design large-enrollment residential active learning courses (Scale)

Build community and facilitate social learning (Interaction/Engagement)

Better prepare students (Preparation)

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Blended MOOC Design Process

who

what

where

when

how

why

Leading with questions vs. solutions

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Blended Toolkit

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Choose Your Adventure:

Typology or Process

Typology: bit.ly/blendmooctype

Process: bit.ly/blendmoocprocess

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Collaborators

Michael Goudzwaard, Instructional Designer, Dartmouth College

Adam Finkelstein, Educational Developer, McGill University

Romy Ruukel, Associate Director, Digital Learning Initiative, Boston University

Kristen Eshleman, Director, Digital Learning Research & Design, Davidson College

Ashley Kehoe, Associate Director of Experiential Learning, Dartmouth College

Joshua Kim, Director Digital Learning Initiatives, Dartmouth College

Allison Dulin Salisbury, Director of Higher Education Strategy, EdSurge