Caitlin Leek Instructional Media

What does the research say about this? Online teaching is becoming more prevalent in our society with our expanding technology. Blaine Smith and Cynthia Brame, "more than 6.7 million students in higher education were taking at least one online course during the Fall 2011 term..." (para 4). In the past seven years since that information was found the amount of students doing online classes has likely risen. There are many elements that can make online teaching successful. These include, "learner-centered education, collaborative and interactive learning, meta-cognitive awareness, increased flexibility, immediate feedback, and multi-modal content" (Smith & Brame para.7). Making sure that online classes work for the students and not against the students is important. Students should still be working together and using their brain to learn through many different ways.  How can this be effectively integrated into your teaching? I can effectively integrate this in ...

What does the research say about this? Blended/Hybrid teaching involves integrating technology in to your teaching whether you are integrating technology in to your lesson during class or posting teaching videos outside of class to be watched in preparation for the next days work. "Flipping" your class is one example of a hybrid lesson in which the main part of your teaching is done outside of class through technology and more active-learning tasks are done in class. According to Kathryn E. Linder, "One of the most beneficial components of hybrid pedagogical methods is their alignment with differentiated instruction models that offer custom-designed learning activities for diverse student groups" (12). Having class online and face-to-face allows for students to learn in many different ways so that we meet the needs of all of our students. Allowing for more hands-on work in class can allow for teachers to present materials in multiple ways. Another important reaso...