90-Minute Recording of Video Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast March 11, 2009 • $169

If you’re on the fence between teaching in a traditional classroom and teaching in an online one … you might be in exactly the right place.

Increasingly, faculty and others are finding that “traditional versus online” really isn’t an either/or proposition – and that the best teaching may involve a bit of both.

Blended learning (or hybrid learning) synergizes the strongest features of face-to-face and online teaching, creating a uniquely rich learning experience. And the benefits are not only pedagogical … there are some practical advantages to blended learning, as well.

Dr. Ike Shibley of Penn State University conducts this 90-minute video seminar to show you how blended-learning courses can produce benefits for faculty, students and institutions alike.

In 10 Ways to Improve Blended Learning Course Design, Dr. Shibley discusses key elements of blended learning, including:
• Factors necessary for successful blended courses.
• Which learning activities are best accomplished in a classroom, and which online.
• Which courses are the best candidates for blended design.
• How blending contributes to a learner-centered course.
• When and why to choose face-to-face versus online communication.
• How to structure blended courses that meet less often than traditional ones, with better or comparable results.
• Steps involved in redesigning an existing face-to-face course to work as a blended one.

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He also reviews a carefully selected group of case studies, giving you a real-world perspective on what works (and what doesn’t) in blended-learning courses at other institutions.

Invite a group – no extra charge
The $169 seminar CD price applies per site, not per person. Just project it in a conference room or other meeting location and others from your campus can watch at no added cost. You can open the presentation up to a broad constituency and really get the most ‘bang for your buck.”

Who will benefit:
• Faculty members seeking to implement or improve blended-learning courses
• Academic deans
• Instructors
• Course developers
• Instructional designers
• Administrators

More reasons to make the move to blended learning …
While the primary benefit of blended-learning courses is an enhanced learning experience for students, there are plenty of other potential benefits. Consider:
• In today’s economic climate, increased numbers of students are holding down jobs, and that puts pressure on them to meet on-campus commitments; shifting some coursework online helps them balance the demands on their time.
• Institutions are feeling the economic pinch, too, in some cases deferring capital construction projects. That puts the squeeze on classroom space, another situation a shift online can help alleviate.
• For faculty, the process of developing blended-learning courses can be an especially rewarding one, providing an opportunity to reexamine ideas about teaching and explore new tools and techniques.

The time is right to embrace blended learning, and this new seminar CD is a great place to start!

Featured Higher Education Presenter:

    Dr. Ike Shibley

Available in CD or print transcript format. Presenter's handouts are included as a PDF on CDs and in hard copy with transcript purchases. CD orders generally ship within three to five business days following the live seminar date. Print transcripts (and CD/transcript binder sets) require additional time for publishing and processing and will be shipped approximately three weeks after the live program is held.

90-Minute Recording of Video Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast March 11, 2009 • $169

Build your reference library with our CD/Transcript packages Purchase both the audio CD and print transcript of this important seminar and you'll have a resource you'll refer to again and again. Each package set includes the full print transcript of the live seminar, the presenter's handouts, and CD recording of the live program in a protective sleeve. You'll never wonder where your CD is because it's kept right with the printed materials. When you add this attractive binder set to your shelf, you have easy access to all the materials from our online seminar at your fingertips - whenever you want it. Plus, you'll save $49 over the cost of purchasing these items separately!