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Hybrid / Blended Learning

Have you thought about making your current course hybrid?  There is some evidence that full face-to-face or full online classrooms create spaces for learning equally, depending on audiences, but hybrid classes may provide greater opportunities for learning.  What factors should be considered when creating a hybrid course, and how should one assess hybrid courses?

Learning from irrationality

Economists had long assumed that individuals behave as rational agents.  Behavioral economists and psychologists, however, have provided overwhelming evidence that individuals behave in ways that are consistently irrational in many circumstances. In this workshop, a variety of research findings by behavioral economists and psychologists concerning human rationality will be examined in terms of their implications for student motivation and learning.  Among the topics to be examined are the effects of:

What does research tell us about student learning?

  1. In this workshop, research findings concerning student learning will be examined. The workshop will focus on how we can design a learning environment that best encourages learning. The topics discussed will include:
  • low-stakes testing,
  • learning styles and other myths,
  • intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and
  • meaningful learning.

While this is listed as a new faculty workshop, all faculty are invited to participate.