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Week 1 Readings

To begin, watch this 8:12 minute video presented by Dr. Marti Cleveland-Innes. This quick video is an excellent introduction to the Guide to Blended Learning, a free, open-access 92-page text. You are encouraged to download this pdf and read it thoroughly. You will see familiar names as authors to the chapters.

Archibald, D., Barbour, M. K., Leary, H., Wilson, E. V., & Ostashewski, N. (2020). Teacher Education and K-12 Online Learning. [pdf]

Matheos, K. & Cleveland-Innes, M. (2020). From Distance Education to Blended Learning: Leading Pedagogical Change. In An Introduction to Distance Education.

Check with the AU library for access to this book. Portions of chapters are available on this page. Arrows are at the bottom.

Barbour, M. & LaBonte, R. (2020). State of the Nation:K-12 E-Learning in Canada 2019 Edition. [pdf]

Digital learning lab (2020). SNAPSHOT 2020: A review of K–12 online, blended, and digital learning. [pdf]

Foundation for Blended and Online Learning and Evergreen Education Group (2018). Digital Learning Strategies for Rural America: A scan of policy and practice in K–12 education. [pdf]

Week 2 Readings

Vaughn, N., Cleveland-Innes, M., & Garrison, D. R. (2013). Teaching in Blended Learning Environments: Creating and Sustaining Communities of Inquiry published by AU Press.

Barbour, M. K. (2019). The landscape of K-12 online learning: Examining the state of the field. In M. G. Moore & W. C. Diehl (Eds.), Handbook of distance education (4th ed.) (pp. 521-542). New York: Routledge.

Rethinking Learning & Teaching in the Digital Age: Ten Key Developments Changing the Dynamics of Universities and Colleges. Feb 2, 2018.

Many of the publications in the DRR for this course are of historical significance. The older readings below are for you to use for your own purposes and are not required for this course.

Halverson, E. (2011). Do social networking technologies have a place in formal learning environments? On the Horizon. 19(1), 62-67.

Swaffield, S. (2008). Critical friendship, dialogue and learning, in the context of leadership for learning. School Leadership & Management, 28(4), 323-336.

Week 3 Readings

Hu, M., Arnesen, K.; Barbour, M. K.; & Leary, H. (2019). A Newcomer’s Lens: A Look at K-12 Online and Blended Learning in the Journal of Online Learning Research.Journal of Online Learning Research (2019) 5(2), 123-144. [pdf]

Supplementary Reading

Graham, C. R., Borup, J., Pulham, E., & Larsen, R. (2019). K–12 Blended teaching readiness: Model and instrument development. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 51(3), 239-258. (Abstract)

Week 4 Readings

Kimmons, R & Hall, C. (2016) Emerging technology integration models. In G. Veletsianos (Ed.). Emergence and innovation in digital learning: Foundations and applications. (pp. 51-64). Athabasca University Press.

Blended Learning: enabling Higher Education Reform by Kathleen Matheos, Martha Cleveland-Innes.

Video: A Guide to Blended Learning introduction by M. Cleveland-Innes.

Guide to Blended Learning, M. Cleveland-Innes & D. Wilton. [pdf]

Many of the publications in the DRR for this course are of historical significance. The older reading below is for you to use for your own purposes and is not required for this course.

Johnson, K., Trabelsi, H., & Fabbro, E. (2008). Library support for e-learners: e-Resources, e-services and the human factors. In T. Anderson (Ed.), The theory and practice of online learning. Edmonton AB: AU Press.

Week 6 Readings

Many of the publications in the DRR for this course are of historical significance. The older reading below is for you to use for your own purposes and is not required for this course.

Kim, P., Hagashi, T., Carillo, L., Gonzales, I., Makany, T., Lee B., & Garate, A. (2011). Socioeconomic strata, mobile technology, and education: a comparative analysis. Educational Technology Research and Development 59(4), 465-486.

Week 7 Readings

Video: 2014 Next Generation Learning Conference, Dr. Marti Cleveland-Innes is keynote speaker.

Many of the publications in the DRR for this course are of historical significance. The older readings below are for you to use for your own purposes and are not required for this course.

Bhati, N., Mercer, S., Rankin, K., & Thomas, B. (2009). Barriers and facilitators to the adoption of tools for online pedagogy. International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 5(3), 5-19.

Lowther, D., Inan, F., Strahl, D., & Ross, S. (2008). Does technology integration “work” when key barriers are removed? Educational Media International, 45(3), 195–213.

Week 8 Reading

Many of the publications in the DRR for this course are of historical significance. The older readings below are for you to use for your own purposes and are not required for this course.

Ertmer, P., & Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A. (2010). Teacher technology change: How knowledge, confidence, beliefs, and culture intersect. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(3), 255-284.

Jonassen, D. (2012). Designing for decision making. Educational Technology Research and Development, 60(2), 341-359.

Williams, P. (2008). Leading schools in the digital age: A clash of cultures. School Leadership and Management, 28(3), 213-228.

Week 9 Readings

Review chapters in the Guide to Blended Learning. [pdf]

Many of the publications in the DRR for this course are of historical significance. The older readings below are for you to use for your own purposes and are not required for this course.

Frank, K., Zhao, Y., Penuel, W., Ellefson, N., & Porter, S. (2011). Focus, fiddle, and friends: Experiences that transform knowledge for the implementation. Sociology of Education 84(2), 137-156.

Gibson, J., Pennington, R., Stenoff, D., & Hopper, J. (2010). Using desktop videoconferencing to deliver interventions to a preschool student with autism. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education 29(4), 214-225. [pdf]

Kopcha, T. (2010). A systems-based approach to technology integration using mentoring and communities of practice. Educational technology Research and Development 58(2), 175-190.

Week 10 Reading

McLeod, S. & Richardson, J. W. (2018). School administrators and K-12 online and blended learning. In Richard E. Ferdig & Kathryn Kennedy (Eds.) (2nd Edition). Handbook of research on K-12 online and blended learning. (pp. 285-302). Carnegie Mellon University ETC Press. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6686813.

Week 12 Readings

Many of the publications in the DRR for this course are of historical significance. The older readings below are for you to use for your own purposes and are not required for this course.

Students may examine the following samples of further resources and K-12 agencies. Unfortunately, several of these links are no longer relevant or functional. The last link to EUN.org includes a bit of information on MOOCs in the Pedagogy section.

Government of British Columbia, Online Learning

Government of Western Australia, Department of Education, Distance Education

LearnQuebec

State of the Nation: E-Learning in Canada, Ontario

Government of Alberta, Online Learning

European SchoolNet