BLOG
COMMUNITY POSTS
SHARED ARTICLES ON BLENDED LEARNING
The following are articles on to guide campus discussion around blended and active learning.
DEFINING STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCE THROUGH BLENDED LEARNING
DOES VISUAL ATTENTION TO THE INSTRUCTOR IN ONLINE VIDEO AFFECT LEARNING AND LEARNER PERCEPTIONS?
THE METHOD (AND MADNESS) OF EVALUATING ONLINE DISCUSSIONS
EXAMINING THE ROLE OF LEARNING SUPPORT IN BLENDED LEARNING FOR ADULTS’ SOCIAL INCLUSION AND SOCIAL CAPITAL
CHALLENGES IN THE ONLINE COMPONENT OF BLENDED LEARNING: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
CAMPUS QUOTES ON BLENDED LEARNING
Blended Learning Fellows provide quotes on the question: "How can blended learning address challenges in your SCID or campus?"Stephen Young | International Division and Geography
Blended Learning means providing students with the tools they need to work through difficult questions together and draw their own conclusions. It is about creating more vibrant learning environments both in the classroom and beyond.Andrea Porter | School of Pharmacy
Utilizing a blended learning format can transform a classroom. Instead of solely listening to the information being delivered, students come prepared to the class where they are able to discuss the material with their classmates …Ursula Weigold | Law School
Blended learning provides students and professors ways to engage more actively both outside and inside of the classroom. Outside of class, blended learning can connect law students with theory, knowledge, and expertise in creative and …Suzanne Dove – Wisconsin School of Business
Well-designed blended learning is one way that professors can help students explore and assimilate certain materials outside of class so that in-class time is spent engaging in higher-order skills such as analysis and reflection. Compared …Alicia Hazen | School of Human Ecology
Blended learning could help the School of Human Ecology (SoHE) address space/scheduling issues with the use of the Collaborative Learning Hall, our one large lecture hall in Nancy Nicholas designed to facilitate active learning and …Ivy Corfis | College of Letters & Science
Blended learning fosters student engagement and instructional interaction, effective communication and assessment of learning goals, to create educational opportunities throughout the College of Letters & Sciences, even in classes facing increasing enrollment pressures, which, with …
Active Learning: Examples & Definitions
CAMPUS EXAMPLES OF ACTIVE LEARNING
Blended Learning Fellows provide examples of how active learning supports teaching and learning challenges in their school, college, institute, or division.Mike Judge | Wisconsin School of Business | How to address a business challenge with Intuit
COURSE: MKT 765: Applied Learning Center for Brand and Product Management (CBPM) DEPT: Marketing SCID: Wisconsin School of Business Learning Activity The students were presented with a very real and current challenge that the company, …Traci Snedden | School of Nursing | Interactive Respiratory Dysfunction Exercise
COURSE: N318 Pathophysiology for the Nursing Profession DEPT: School of Nursing SCID: School of Nursing Learning Activity Groups of 6 students (total of 6 groups) will view unique youtube video examples of respiratory dysfunction in …Linda Lepe | School of Human Ecology | Money tendencies
COURSE: CS 275 DEPT: Consumer Science SCID: School of Human Ecology Learning Activity Students use the Money Habitudes card deck to determine which of 6 archetypes they display. Active Constructive Interactive Doing something physically Producing …Lindy Stoll | College of Letters & Science | Student-generated exam questions
COURSE: CHEM 104 DEPT: Chemistry SCID: College of Letters and Science Learning Activity This is an activity we developed for the Spring 2017 semester of CHEM 104. As preparation for mid-term exams, students were assigned …Casey Gallimore | School of Pharmacy | Case Design and Debrief
COURSE: Integrated Pharmacotherapy Skills I DEPT: Pharmacy Practice Department SCID: School of Pharmacy Learning Activity Within assigned groups, students work together before class to author a patient case. Specific criteria and instructions for case development …
CAMPUS DEFINITIONS OF ACTIVE LEARNING
Blended Learning Fellows provide their own definition of how active learning supports teaching and learning in their school, college, institute, or division.Karen Thomas | Wisconsin School of Business | Active Learning Definition
Using these approaches and practices serves to enrich the learning experience and improve student learning outcomes.Sarah Pultorak | School of Education | Active Learning Definition
Active learning fosters development of higher order cognitive skills through interactive activities designed to promote discovery of real-world knowledge, processes, and skills. Using these approaches and practices enriches the student learning experience and aims to …Nina Valeo Cooke | College of Letters & Science
Active learning is a process designed to facilitate self and social awareness motivated by critical thinking and problem solving. Students in this learning environment are acquiring knowledge and a sense of mastery via engaged, interdisciplinary, …Scott Mellor | College of Letters & Science | Active Learning Definition
Active learning facilitates engaging and preparing students with increasingly authentic tasks and authentic assessment. These interactions are meant to demonstrate discipline-specific methodological approaches to knowledge and knowledge creation.Elizabeth Larson | School of Education | Active Learning Definition
Active learning means students engage/participate/apply/extend class content to increase their core knowledge using clinical reasoning, develop curiosity and drive to answer their own clinical questions, and extend the field’s knowledge to provide evidence, and innovate …
Blended Learning Course Maps
BLENDED LEARNING COURSE MAPS
Blend@UW participants complete a course map of their blended course after completing the program. View these to get a sense of how blended courses are designed and structured.View more course maps