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Blended Learning Best in Class: Taking the Distance out of Online Learning
An inverted webinar event
Originally aired: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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TRANSCRIPTION AND Q&A COMING SOON!

Instructors and students alike may shy away from online learning because they perceive it as distant or impersonal. However, a recent study revealed interesting results when instructors created additional learning opportunities using screencasts. Can utilizing online tools actually offer students a more personal learning experience?

Join us for an interactive webinar spotlighting the results of the aptly named research project, ME2U, conducted by Dr. John Davies and Miss Clare Hardman of the Teaching and Learning Development Unit at the University of Sussex.

The project investigators will explore how screencasts can accommodate a student’s individual learning styles as they discuss:

-How instructors respond to using screencasts in their courses
-Student reaction to this mode of online learning
-If learning outcomes improved through the use of blended learning
-What factors come into play when contemplating the use of screencasts

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the latest research on the impact of blended learning!

To participate in the online event:

1. Register for the live event: http://tinyurl.com/7lua655
2. Do your homework! Review the ME2U project findings you’ll receive once you register.
3. Submit your questions that the project investigators will address during the live event:

-via Twitter: #ME2UResearch
-via Facebook: @echo360

EXTRA CREDIT: Check out the project summary before attending the live event!

Who Should Attend: Deans, Faculty, and Directors of Academic Computing/Information Technology


Speakers:

John Davies
Education Developer
Teaching and Learning Development Unit
University of Sussex

John works with staff to help them make best use of technologies to support student learning. John is part of the team that develops the University’s Moodle learning environment. He supports staff to explore how lecture capture and short screencasts can be used effectively in teaching and learning.

Clare Hardman
Student Experience Project Co-ordinator
Teaching and Learning Development Unit
University of Sussex

Clare manages an interactive website that helps students with their transition into Higher Education and academic life at the University. Clare has expertise in the use of video to support students and co-created a video that was shortlisted for the ALT-Epigeum Award for most effective use of video in 2011.

Questions?
If you have questions or would like additional information, please call us at 1.877.ECHO360 or contact us at fsyska@echo360.com.