Blended Learning

Ecampus Inspire Blog

Don’t Forget the Beret: Getting Ready for a Virtual Trip

Apr 19, 2021

People spend more time in virtual worlds than ever before. And educators are leveraging these popular forms of recorded and interactive escapism to increase student engagement. Recently academic departments have begun to experiment with the use of virtual reality (VR) headsets, which have become much easier to use and far less expensive. Headsets can make… Continue reading →

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Reflections on page elements for accessible courses

Mar 15, 2021

Introduction The LMS Canvas by Instructure comes with a decent set of styled elements to start with, but diving into the HTML editor is where you can really modify content, giving it a specific look and feel. Recently I have found that I am going to these customized elements more often to help achieve learning outcomes… Continue reading →

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Hybrid/Online Learning Trends

Student Experiences with Technology in the Pandemic | EDUCAUSE

Apr 6, 2021

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EDUCAUSE conducted a special study to gain insights on the student experience during what has been an exceptional time of disruption. In these reports, we share our results from the study related to student experiences with technology in the for-credit courses they were taking in fall 2020 in which they felt they were learning the most, as well as experiences, issues, and pain points students had with connectivity—specifically internet and device access—as they did their academic work in 2020. - Cub Kahn

Tags: surveys, students, pandemic, remote, technology

by: Cub Kahn

Video Improves Learning in Higher Education: A Systematic Review

Apr 2, 2021

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This meta-analysis of the effects of video on learning found that adding video to existing teaching led to strong learning benefits. Videos may provide students with control over their level of cognitive load, they allow authentic demonstrations of skills, and they enable teaching staff to edit according to multimedia learning principles. Videos were more effective for teaching skills than transmitting knowledge. - Cub Kahn

Tags: video, research, cognitive load, multimedia

by: Cub Kahn

OSU Hybrid Faculty Blog

My hybrid course in a nutshell (Launch Academy – BA 367H)

May 18, 2020

Launch Academy (BA 367) is a one-session-per-week experiential course for students who would like to launch a new venture while in college. Students come from across campus, from any college or major, and include undergraduates and graduate students. The common … Continue reading →

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WSE 425/525 Timber Tectonics in the Digital Age in a Nutshell

May 16, 2020

The “Timber tectonics” course is designed in collaboration with the University of Oregon, Department of Architecture. This course is to designed to expose a multi-disciplinary group of students to integrated project delivery approaches. Students in this class come from the … Continue reading →

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