2008 - 2013 Flexible Learning Course

Welcome back everyone, I hope you had a good Easter break. For this topic you will be investigating a range of possible strategies, within the five dimensions (time, delivery and logistics, entry requirements, content and instructional approaches and resources) of flexibility (Casey & Wilson, 2005). Read more on the wiki.

Web conference
The web conference scheduled for this week will now be offered on Friday 27 April, 2-3 pm via https://adobeconnect.op.ac.nz/fl12/
I hope you can make it if you are unable to attend the on-campus class.  

Activity Five – Design and describe flexible learning strategies for your context.

• Explore a variety of strategies.
• Talk to colleagues about the strategies they use for teaching and learning.
• Developing A Blended Learning Strategy: Instructional Media & Pedagogical Considerations. This has 72 slides and you will need to pause each one to read it.
• Investigate the Gallery of Strategies on the Australian Flexible framework site. This is about eLearning but many strategies are applicable in all areas of learning.
• Design and describe strategies for your context, using the Template for Blended Learning Strategies - link to pdf below (or you can access the word version on Moodle).
• Post your strategies to your blog.

• Hint: you can upload your completed template to Scribd and insert a hyperlink to it on your blog. It is best to save as a pdf or Rich Text file.

Resource - Template for Blended Learning Strategies.

Readings
Two readings are recommended. Sahin reports on a study where blended learning approaches enhanced student performance in a footwear design course. Heinz and Proctor present two models for designing blended learning and a definition.

• Sahin, M. (1010). Blended learning in vocational education: An experimental study. International Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, 2(6), 95-101. Retrieved from http://www.academicjournals.org/IJVTE.
• Heinze, A. & C. Procter (2004). Reflections on the use of blended learning]. Education in a Changing Environment. University of Salford, Salford, Education Development Unit. Retrieved from http://www.ece.salford.ac.uk/proceedings/papers/ah_04.rtf