Why Teach Hybrid Courses Developed for the Maricopa Ocotillo Hybrid Courses Forum Feb 28 Mar 4, 2005 Presented by t

1. Why Teach Hybrid Courses?Developed for the Maricopa Ocotillo Hybrid Courses ForumFeb 28 � Mar 4, 2005Presented by the Learning Technology CenterUniversity of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeBob Kaleta, Director

2. Why Teach Hybrid Courses? �There are a number of reasons why faculty members should consider teaching Hybrid courses, such as increasing student engagement, improving student learning, and -- not inconsequentially, offering new teaching vistas for themselves.�� As one instructor commented after teaching his first Hybrid course, �I was tired of hearing myself talk.� This gets so much more student interaction.� ��� From UWM Hybrid Course Website http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/LTC/why-teach-hybrid.html

3. Basic Hybrid Concept Students Spend more time working individually and collaboratively on assignments, projects, and activities Faculty Spend less time lecturing and more time reviewing and evaluating student work and guiding and interacting with students

4. Teaching & Learning Benefits More learning, understanding, and retention Faculty consistently report students learn more University of Central Florida research on grades More interaction and discussion Students are more engaged More student and learning centered Less listening and more active learning More hands-on student involvement with learning

5. Teaching & Learning Benefits Faculty can teach in new ways Accomplish new learning goals and objectives Provides opportunities to learn in different ways Examine the learning process Instructors can document & examine student work more thoroughly online than face-to-face

6. Student Benefits Different learning styles accommodated Greater convenience Any time/anywhere learning opportunities Addresses commuting, parking, and time concerns engagement, diff learning styles accommodated, convenience for family, job reasons engagement, diff learning styles accommodated, convenience for family, job reasons

7. Potential Institutional Benefits Accommodate more students without building more classrooms Fewer class meetings Schedule more courses in same space Reach new student markets Weekend and evening degree programs Less commuting for working adults Students can complete degrees sooner Better grades and learning Fewer course repeats

8. Students and Faculty Agree Faculty & students like Hybrid courses According to our surveys 100% of faculty Hybrid Project participants would teach Hybrid again 90% of students say that they would recommend the model to others

9. Why Teach Hybrid Large Courses? Another reason to teach a Hybrid course is to improve a large enrollment course. An optional reading is Professor Jack Johnson�s Reflections on Teaching a Large Enrollment Course Using a Hybrid Format http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/articles/jjohnson.htm

10. Contact Information Learning Technology Center University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee LTC@uwm.edu http://hybrid.uwm.edu 414 229-4319

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