Blended Learning for Educators

Description

PEDC 9108 Blended Learning for Educators
3 Graduate Level or In-service Credits/ 45 hours Instructor J. McLachlan November 1-30, March 1-30, April 1-30, May 1-30, June 1-30, July 1-30, August 1-30
University of the Pacific

Blended learning is revolutionizing education. It is our responsibility as educational professionals to embrace these ideas and find the most effective ways to drive instructional methods for the best learning opportunities we can provide for our students. Blended Learning for Educators will help you combine face to face instruction with mediated methods of technology to increase student motivation and success in the classroom. The goal of a blended approach is to bring together the best aspects of both face to face and online instruction. Classroom time can be used to engage students in advanced interactive experiences tailored to your educational needs. Educators will learn how to use a wide variety of digital and online tools to promote self and shared knowledge through the combination of the physical and virtual classroom. Teachers will create a learning plan for the best practice and most appropriate blended learning environment to meet the needs of their individual student learner outcomes. The perfect blend will be up to you. Presentation tools, learning management systems, communication platforms, online grading and planning tools along with a wide variety of web ideas for content integration to meet the Common Core State Standards will be the focus of this course. This class is appropriate for all educators N-12, ELA, Social Studies, Math, Science, LOTE, ESL, Special Education, the Arts, Physical Education, Guidance Counselors and Social Workers, PT and OT specialists.