Table 3
Descriptive Statistics for the Baseline
n
Min
Max
Mean
SD
Connectedness Score
161
25
66
50.80
9.433
SOC Importance
161
0
6
4.12
1.341
Student Ratings
215
0
7
6.60
1.186
Iteration 1 Findings
Several challenges were present in the traditional face-to-face model of this course, particularly related to time and space restrictions. The course was allotted only one credit hour, which left little time for demonstration, discussion, and application of the technologies students would most likely encounter in the classroom. Students’ technical abilities also varied greatly, which made it more difficult to pace the course according to need. With limited time and resources, instructors were typically forced to pace the class in line with the average technical ability. In order to address these challenges, we designed a blended model specifically for our needs. Our design removed the requirement for students to come to each class period, opting instead to require only introductory days for new units. This meant that roughly 60% of the class time became optional for students. For the required in-class days, instructors typically utilized that time for discussion on the impact of technology or technology-related concepts. Demonstrations of the specific technologies were moved online in the form of video tutorials.
Our design also consisted of turning the remaining class periods into labs that were open to all sections of the course. That increased the possibility for students to come and receive help every day that class was offered. Since it was optional, we only encouraged or required the lab days for students who were struggling in the course. Instructors were then able to devote more of their time in assisting these students while the more capable students did their work off-campus.
The final design consideration affected the last few weeks of class when students worked on their personal technology projects—an activity where they selected a technology specific to their subject domain to learn. Instead of demonstrating one technology each week for students in our individual sections, which limited the technological options for student projects, we developed open workshops that any student from any section could attend. We required that each student attend at least two of these workshops. Now, instead of only 3-5 technology workshops available to any one student, they would have 12-15. These interventions increased flexibility in time and space for our students, as
Table 3
Descriptive Statistics for the Baseline
n
Min
Max
Mean
SD
Connectedness Score
161
25
66
50.80
9.433
SOC Importance
161
0
6
4.12
1.341
Student Ratings
215
0
7
6.60
1.186
Iteration 1 Findings
Several challenges were present in the traditional face-to-face model of this course, particularly related to time and space restrictions. The course was allotted only one credit hour, which left little time for demonstration, discussion, and application of the technologies students would most likely encounter in the classroom. Students’ technical abilities also varied greatly, which made it more difficult to pace the course according to need. With limited time and resources, instructors were typically forced to pace the class in line with the average technical ability. In order to address these challenges, we designed a blended model specifically for our needs. Our design removed the requirement for students to come to each class period, opting instead to require only introductory days for new units. This meant that roughly 60% of the class time became optional for students. For the required in-class days, instructors typically utilized that time for discussion on the impact of technology or technology-related concepts. Demonstrations of the specific technologies were moved online in the form of video tutorials.
Our design also consisted of turning the remaining class periods into labs that were open to all sections of the course. That increased the possibility for students to come and receive help every day that class was offered. Since it was optional, we only encouraged or required the lab days for students who were struggling in the course. Instructors were then able to devote more of their time in assisting these students while the more capable students did their work off-campus.
The final design consideration affected the last few weeks of class when students worked on their personal technology projects—an activity where they selected a technology specific to their subject domain to learn. Instead of demonstrating one technology each week for students in our individual sections, which limited the technological options for student projects, we developed open workshops that any student from any section could attend. We required that each student attend at least two of these workshops. Now, instead of only 3-5 technology workshops available to any one student, they would have 12-15. These interventions increased flexibility in time and space for our students, as
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