2012+Hybrid-Blended+Cohort


 * This group meets on 2nd & 4th Fridays of each month, 4-6pm, at the [|Mandolin Cafe]. **


 * Facilitators are Jo Munroe & Char Gore.**


 * From the grant proposal submitted to [|SBCTC]:**


 * The Hybrid Model: Transitions to Lifelong Learning** - This community will investigate effective outcomes and quality in the design of blended learning and address creating a sense of presence in the blended learning environment.

This FLC will be using Garrison and Vaughan's (2009) work, Blended Learning in Higher Education: Framework, Principles, and Guidelines; Beetham, Sharpe and De Freitas' (2010) Rethinking Learning for a Digital Age: How Learners Are Shaping Their Own Experiences; and Lehman and Conceicao's( 2010) Creating a Sense of Presence in Online Teaching: How to Be There for Distance Learners", in our investigation of how to design and deliver blended courses that "enhance both the quality of the teaching and learning transaction and the cost effectiveness of designing blended learning courses " (Garrison and Vaughan, 2009).
 * FLC Detail**

Our two key questions are: 1) How can we use planning, intention and design to ensure effective learning outcomes and meet quality standards in blended courses? 2) What can we do to design our blended courses to address feelings of isolation with a sense of "being there" with our students? ( designing for social, cognitive and teaching presences).