eCOURSE DELIVERY
Web-Enhanced Course Delivery
This format of course delivery leaves the traditional face-to-face classroom intact. The lecturer and students continue to have 100% of their interaction in the physical classroom. However, the learning experienced is enhanced by leveraging the Internet to be innovative with respect to the teaching and learning experience (Kandies & Stern, 1999). Thus faculty can host their learning materials online, and expand the format of their learning resources by including video lessons and other multimedia learning resources. Specifically at UTT, a web-enhanced course is characterized by the following:
- Traditional face-to-face instructional sessions
- Face-to-Face Assessments – Assessments such as mid-terms and final examinations can continue to be facilitated in the physical space. Online assessments are optional but must meet the accreditation standards relevant to each academic programme.
- Resources available on LMS (Canvas):
-Course Outline
-Learning materials (lecture notes, lecture videos, and other learning content)
-Appropriate learning activities
Ultimately, in a web-enhanced delivery mode, an instructor can continue to deliver their course in the traditional format throughout the entire semester. The online aspect of the course is to provide additional benefits to students e.g. students may at times not be able to come to a face-to-face session, but through the online access, students can get their course information, learning materials, and in some cases the learning activities. Also, for faculty, by adopting a web-enhanced delivery approach, the journey to blended or online course delivery becomes much easier with even more benefits to accrue to students and faculty alike.
Flipped Classroom Delivery
The flipped classroom experience pushes the boundaries of the web-enhanced mode of delivery. In this instructional delivery mode, the instructor intentionally separates their instructional strategies based on the instructional delivery. The table below illustrates the structure of flipped-classroom strategies.
A flipped classroom approach tends to be utilized, especially in the case of “option 2” in the above table, to spend more time in the classroom engaging students in authentic learning activities and practical application of the subject matter. Moreover, it provides faculty with the opportunity to observe students as they engage in these activities and provide active intervention and feedback as the students engage in the activities.
Note Well: If you employ a flipped-class delivery mode, your course must be well designed so that it does not result in a duplication of workload for students.
Blended Course Delivery
A blended course operates similarly to a flipped classroom. In a manner similar to the table on the left, a lecturer who incorporates a blended-class delivery approach can split their instructional strategies as illustrated in the table.
The distinctive difference between a flipped classroom approach and a blended course is that blended delivery allows for a reduction in seat time as a f2f session is replaced by an online session.
For instance, if a class (which incorporated a flipped classroom approach) initially met twice a week face-to-face (f2f), but then the instructor chose to reduce the f2f meetings to once a week yet with the class still interacting but entirely online in various learning activities for the balance of the week, this approach will be termed as blended.
It is blended as the delivery format “blends” a face-to-face approach and the replacement of a f2f session with an “online” session.
Note Well: Similar to a flipped classroom delivery, if you employ a blended-class delivery mode, your course must be well designed such that it does not result in a duplication of workload for students.such a
eCourse Delivery Support
eCourse delivery support provided by the Instructional Designer includes:
- Tutorials showcasing UTT’s Learning Technologies re facilitating eCourses synchronously and asynchronously e.g. via ZOOM & Canvas or Canvas only.
- Quick Tips & Best Practice Recommendations re facilitation and management of blended or online courses.
eCourse Delivery Resources - Coming Soon
- Tutorials
- Quick Tips
- Workshops
- Webinars