OLC Blended Learning Virtual Conference - Day 2

Participate in the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Blended Learning Virtual Conference. Join us in the Dupre Library Bibliographic Lab (1st Floor) for live streamed virtual sessions. Invite your colleagues to come too! Registration is not required.

9:00-10:00am Educational Data Mining: Potentials for MOOCs and Blended Learning in Higher Education
Lead Presenter: Ryan Baker (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA)
Plenary Session
Abstract: In the last decades, the power of data mining and analytics has transformed practice in field after field. In this talk, I will discuss how this trend is transforming instruction in higher education. Increasingly, large-scale data is available on student learning and interaction online. Much of this data represents student behavior in a fashion that is both longitudinal and fine-grained. This has allowed researchers to model and track many elements of student learning that were not previously feasible at scale: engagement, affect, meta-cognition, collaborative skill, and robust learning. In turn, these models can be used in prediction of long-term student outcomes, and to analyze the factors driving long-term success.
I will illustrate this potential with examples of how our lab has studied engagement and learning in several contexts, including students learning data mining from a MOOC, biology undergraduates learning genetics from intelligent tutoring systems, undergraduates learning how to program, and military cadets and medical residents learning core medical skills. I will discuss how we track disengagement, the processes leading to robust or shallow learning, and the factors leading learners to long-term participation in a community of scientific practice.
http://olc.onlinelearningconsortium.org/conference/2015/blended/educational-data-mining-potentials-moocs-and-blended-learning-higher-educati

10:10-11:00am A Deeper Understanding of Student Engagement in Blended Learning Through Experience Sampling Methods
Lead Presenter: Kristine Manwaring (Brigham Young University, USA)
Curtis Henrie (Brigham Young University, USA)
Lisa R Halverson (Brigham Young University, USA)
Track: Teaching & Learning Effectiveness (Best in Track Session)
Abstract: Our recent findings from Experience Sampling research deepen our understanding of the dynamic nature of student engagement in blended courses.
http://olc.onlinelearningconsortium.org/conference/2015/blended/deeper-understanding-student-engagement-blended-learning-through-experience-

11:10am-12:00pm A Collaborative Model to Make Blended Courses Sparkle and Shine
Lead Presenter: Sasha Crowley (Brandman University, USA)
Lisa Steiner (Brandman University, USA)
Track: Blended Models & Course Design
Abstract: Learn how to apply a proven collaborative model to transform “good” blended courses into “quality” courses that are dynamic and cutting edge.
http://olc.onlinelearningconsortium.org/conference/2015/blended/collaborative-model-make-blended-courses-sparkle-and-shine

12:20-1:00pm Celebrating Your Inner Chef: A Potluck of Blended Learning Strategies
Lead Presenter: John Sener (Founder/CKO, Sener Knowledge LLC, USA)
Track: Blended Models & Course Design
Abstract: Share your best recipes for creating effective blended learning concoctions that move beyond delivery mode and into the realm of cuisine.
http://olc.onlinelearningconsortium.org/conference/2015/blended/celebrating-your-inner-chef-potluck-blended-learning-strategies