Blended Learning Symposium: Using Visual Collaboration Tools to Design Blended Learning Experiences

Audience Level: 
All
Institutional Level: 
Higher Ed
Streamed: 
Onsite with Streaming
Special Session: 
Blended
Abstract: 

Blended learning invites educators to re-imagine the spaces and places where people learn. During this workshop, we invite you to discover new collaboration tools and techniques for facilitating blended learning design. You will also practice applying program, learner, and experience mapping tools for supporting collaboration and inclusion during the blended learning design process.  

This onsite and live-streamed session is available only to participants registered for the Blended Learning Symposium

Extended Abstract: 

Many organizations are realizing the benefits and opportunities that blended learning experiences afford learners. Blended learning encourages teams to re-think the design of learning experiences and innovate to enhance flexibility and quality. While the initial drivers of blended learning may be flexibility, scale, or access, blended learning strategies provide a wide platform for the innovation of learning experiences and re-designing the spaces and places where people learn.  

The goal of this workshop is to help participants discover new ways of envisioning, exploring, and designing blended learning experiences. During this workshop, participants will: 

  • Explore common design considerations and models for blended leaning experiences.  

  • Create a blended learning program design canvas. 

  • Develop learner personas for blended learning experiences.  

  • Create blended learning experience maps.  

The workshop will explore common design patterns and models for blended learning experiences. Facilitators will highlight current effective practices and promising practices emerging from the field. Next, participants will use a program design canvas to create a collaborative vision for a blended learning program. Using the program canvas, learner personas will be created to help build empathy and guide design decision-making processes. Finally, experience mapping techniques will help visualize and communicate the design of blended learning experiences with other constituents.  

Active learning and collaborative techniques will be used to engage and involve participants throughout the workshop. Participants will also gain access to templates and that can be adopted for their own design needs. 

Notes: 

Withdrawn - they sent in a new session. 

Conference Track: 
Blended Learning Strategy and Practice
Session Type: 
Symposium Session
Intended Audience: 
All Attendees