{"id":32274,"date":"2024-09-10T06:37:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T06:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/bridging-theory-and-practice-planning-a-topic-teaching-blended-learning-experience\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T06:37:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T06:37:08","slug":"bridging-theory-and-practice-planning-a-topic-teaching-blended-learning-experience","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/bridging-theory-and-practice-planning-a-topic-teaching-blended-learning-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging Theory and Practice &#8211; Planning a Topic Teaching-Blended Learning Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-size: 1.8em; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto;\">Summary of what you will do:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Below, you will find more details of what you will submit to fulfill the requirements above. Please see the guidelines in the following section for more details and see the rubric to understand how you will be graded.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Create:&nbsp; *** I will do this part, you don&#8217;t need to do***<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">an interactive screencast lecture on the topic you are teaching your students AND<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">a Kahoot quiz related to the topic you are teaching&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Submit the links to your screencast and interactive video at the beginning of the essay you will write in the next section.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">2. Write a 3-5 page essay:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Choose any topic that you want to share with your students (in a future class that you might teach). The topic must be academically based.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Articulate a theory of learning and\/or a research base supporting your philosophy of learning and instruction that relates to your approach to teaching the topic. In other words, describe your approach to teaching this topic and support this approach with relevant research and theories of learning and teaching.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe how and why<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">a blended learning model<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>could support your pedagogical vision, theory of learning, and instructional approach.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A description of your pedagogical vision, theory of learning, and research base, for the instructional design decisions that you make.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use proper academic language and syntax throughout your essay.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Make sure your description of your&nbsp;pedagogical vision, theory of learning, and research base, for the instructional design decisions that you make is clear, logical, and well supported with evidence from your readings, videos, fieldwork, discussions, and own research.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Clearly argue for the use of blended learning and support your argument with&nbsp;evidence from your readings, videos, fieldwork, discussions, and own research.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You must use at least three (3) readings assigned for the class as part of your rationale paper. You may utilize course videos and outside research as needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Cite every source you use appropriately using APA or MLA formats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Format: double-spaced, 1 inch margins, with 12 pt. font (Times or Courier only).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Clearly identify yourself at the beginning of the essay (any format will suffice)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Insert page numbers based on APA or MLA formats.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3. Design a blended learning experience (2-3 pages):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The learning experience should support your&nbsp;pedagogical vision, theory of learning, and research base, for the instructional design decisions that you make. It must include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A diagram of the learning experience or activity connected to your chosen topic (1 page ONLY ).&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Note:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This is just a diagram.&nbsp;You do not need to explain how students will navigate through the activities here. You can do that in the next section of this final paper.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A description of how students will navigate through the activities (1-2 pages).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Design a learning experience that blends online and face-to-face activities to teach the topic. It can be for any group of students, grade level, subject matter, class size, etc. The learning experience should incorporate the technologies we&#8217;ve used and learned about throughout this course.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Identify specific learning objectives for your students that are related to the topic and learning experience that you designed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The learning experience MUST include the following elements:<\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Learning objectives that are relevant for your student group and the topic you are teaching them. Clearly state them at the top of the diagram. (3 minimum)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Face-to-face activity or activities&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Online activities<\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A Kahoot Quiz (which I will make)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Smithsonian Learning Lab &#8211; https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An interactive video&nbsp;<\/span>(which I will make)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Examples that provide you with ideas (not how the actual final essay would look like):<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Example 1: READ (Using Blended Learning: Evidence-based Practices, p. 60-65)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Example 2: READ (Using Blended Learning: Evidence-based Practices, p. 79-85)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Example 3: READ (Using Blended Learning: Evidence-based Practices, p. 97-100)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary of what you will do: Below, you will find more details of what you will submit to fulfill the requirements above. 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