Episode 35: Blending Our Way to “A Whole New Level of Student Success”

About Episode 35:

In this episode, hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh share the details of a strategic blended learning course redesign initiative with the potential to impact student success at an institutional scale.

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Coffee Links

• Coffee Profile: Single origin Colombian coffee from Macondo Coffee Roasters (featured in this episode)

Content Links

Blended Learning

• TOPcast #29: “Designing Better Blended Learning” with Norm Vaughan
• TOPcast #17: “Researching ‘Questions of Consequence’” with Charles Graham
• Means/SRI: “The Effectiveness of Online and Blended Learning: A Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Literature”
• Moskal Paper: “Evaluating the Outcomes and Impact of Hybrid Courses”
• Dziuban and Moskal Bibliography on Blended Learning

Adaptive Learning

• Dziuban and Moskal: “Adaptive Learning in Psychology: Wayfinding in the Digital Age”
• Dziuban, Moskal, and Hartman: “Adapting to learn – Learning to adapt”

Active Learning

• “Active Learning” Summary from Vanderbilt’s Center for Teaching and Learning
• Freeman Meta-analysis: “Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics”
• Video: Eric Mazur on “Peer Instruction for Active Learning”
• TEAL Classrooms at MIT