Prerequisites and Certification

Prerequisites:

Clark College Employee
eL201
Must have taught at least one course fully asynchronous online within the last 2 years.

Certification: This workshop is not part of a certification.

Format

This workshop will be facilitated using the hybrid format, meeting synchronously in Zoom on four separate days as well as require asynchronous online participation before and after the synchronous Zoom sessions. This facilitation is intended to model this synchronous/asynchronous teaching practice and course design.

This means that there are intentional learning activities interwoven between the synchronous Zoom and asynchronous online components of the workshop and both are needed for the intended learning and to apply to your course design.

This workshop also includes one individually scheduled 1:1 meeting in Zoom with a facilitator to review your final workshop deliverables.

Orientation activities are due asynchronous online at the beginning of Week 1. You will receive a Canvas invitation to access the workshop the Friday before the workshop starts if you would like to complete the Orientation assignments early.

Workshop Preparation

Identify a hybrid, remote, or flipped course you plan to work on for this workshop before the workshop starts.

If your course is not hybrid, online scheduled (remote), or flipped:

Please contact your division/department chair to strategize on which courses you might teach hybrid, online scheduled (remote), or flipped for in the future. It's important to identify a course before the workshop starts.

Workshop Description

Teaching that combines synchronous and asynchronous learning is so versatile that there is potential for confusion among faculty course designers and student participants. Seemingly an in-between environment of synchronous meetings and asynchronous/online learning, it's actually both asynchronous/online and synchronous/face-to-face and requires special design considerations to result in a successful learning experience.

This workshop will provide best practices founded on research about how the mix of synchronous/asynchronous learning has been used successfully in higher education around the nation. It will build on the foundation of online course development (eL201) and incorporate a blending of instruction, learning activities, and assessment tools that take full advantage of both asynchronous and synchronous components of learning. Participants will complete the workshop with a solid course structure, a plan for continued asynchronous and incorporated synchronous design and development, and advanced Canvas development strategies that utilize best practices in uses of instructional technologies.

Learning Objectives

Design a hybrid course that meets the essential (3-point) and key hybrid Quality Matters (QM) standards
Apply the ABCDE Model for hybrid course design
Plan asynchronous/online and synchronous/face-to-face components to engage students in the learning process
Design learning activities for asynchronous and synchronous components that align with learning objectives and assessment strategies
Design intentional interlacing between each week’s asynchronous/online (out-of-class) and synchronous/face-to-face (in-class) components
Apply key hybrid and andragogical design and teaching strategies to your course

Late Work/No Show Policy

Participants who have not begun actively participating in the learning activities by Thursday morning of Week 1 will be removed from the workshop.

We facilitators will “nudge” you each week about any missing learning activities, assessments, or deliverables. Make sure to review your feedback to ensure that you’re achieving the intended learning and application from the workshop.

Our rigorous workshop schedule does not permit us to extend deadlines beyond the final workshop date.