Enhancing Education Through Blended Learning at Manukau Institute of Technology
Join Lisa Ransom from Manukau Institute of Technology as she discusses innovative approaches to blended delivery in education. With a focus on combining effective classroom practices with enhanced online learning tools, MIT serves over 16,000 students with a diverse faculty. Ransom highlights the implementation of Blackboard and Wimba in delivering interactive and flexible learning experiences. Learn how to redesign learning spaces, utilize digital resources, and enhance professional development to support effective blended learning in a tertiary environment.
Enhancing Education Through Blended Learning at Manukau Institute of Technology
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Share-E-fest TALKING ABOUT 20%.... Lisa Ransom Manukau Institute of Technology Flexible Delivery Advisor
Background • Manukau Institute of Technology • 16,000 students, 4,000 full time equivalents • 800 teaching staff – 80% using Blackboard • Had Blackboard for 8 years • Widespread use • Online filing cabinet to fully online courses • PD Qualification
MIT’s Academic Direction 20% blended
Definition of blended delivery “A pedagogical approach that combines the effectiveness and socialization opportunities of the classroom with the technologically enhanced active learning possibilities of the online environment” EducauseCentre for Educational Research http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERB0407.pdf
Or as in the literature: Blended learning emerges from the functional integration of the two instructional modes, which in practice means that “blended learning courses have the potential to offer the convenience and flexibility of online courses yet still maintain the interactivity and face-to-face contact offered through traditional courses” (Jones et al., 2003, p. 43). Jones, V., Jo, J. H., & Cranitch, G. (2003). A blended e-learning solution for the delivery of tertiary education. In António Palma dos Reis and Pedro Isaías (Eds.), Proceedings of IADIS International Conference e-Society, Lisbon, Portugal, 42–47.
Process of re-development An example of a completed blended learning plan
Utilising Wimba, Blackboard …………and other tools • Wimba Create examples • Voiceboard examples • Wimba Classroom uses • Discussion boards • Blogs – 9.1 • Interactive resources – as seen in CHATS one
Case Study of changing the learning environment to “support” blended delivery • Redesigned learning space • Wireless • Esol /business admin - mixed use • Voicetools – not language lab • Remote support via the classroom • Bat stations • Interactive esol resources • Wimba create
Staff Professional Development • Bb beginners • Bb advanced • Basic Wimba Toolsets • Advanced Wimba Toolsets • Other resources • Graduate Certificate in Applied eLearning (Level7)
Questions Lisa Ransom Manukau Institute of Technology Auckland lisa.ransom@manukau.ac.nz
