Professional Development Workshops

Although there is no registration fee, please register to ensure adequate materials are available. Contact CLT at 494-1622 or email CLT@Dal.Ca with your name, department, and phone number.

Your fellow workshop participants may be scent-sensitive.  Please refrain from wearing scented products to this workshop.

Blending Online and In Class Learning to Maximize Student Engagement

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
1:00 to 2:30 pm
Killam Library, Room B400

One of the key challenges I have found for courses that meet once a week is ensuring I continue to effectively engage students’ between face-to-face meetings.   Enter the concept of blended or hybrid learning, in which learning in different environments enables the integration of online and in class learning to create a rich learning experience.   I have found that engaging students in learning on their own time, between classes, builds a higher degree of ownership, motivation to learn, and a sense of community among students.   This workshop will explore the opportunities and the challenges in creating an effective blended learning experience and compare and contrast what the research tells us about student learning with what the students themselves experience.