Project-based +

Blended Learning:
A recipe for student success

Aaron Quigley
Content Manager Education + Elearning, lynda.com
 Welcome
Aaron Quigley
Content Manager, Education + Elearning, lynda.com
@aaronquigley
lynda.com/aaronquigley

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 Today’s Goals
1.Present a framework for creating and managing
student self-directed learning

2.Explore how to utilize classroom time for student

achievement

3.Support diversified student learning needs in a

student-centric classroom
 10,000 Foot Overview
What is PBL?
“Instructional strategy that challenges students to learn through
engagement in authentic tasks, issues, and problems”

•Provide students a real-world task, the resources they need to

solve/complete the task, and the freedom to do so.

•Inquire-based, Project-based... focus is on student-centric

learning
 10,000 Foot Overview
What is Blended Learning?
“Constructed learning where both in-person and online platforms
are being used to deliver content knowledge”

•Making learning accessible in multiple places, and time

independent.

•Flipped learning, hybrid learning

 10,000 Foot Overview
Why PBL? Why Blended?
•Student engagement •Free-up class time
•Higher order thinking •Teaching technological skills
•Contextualize learning •Empower students

Why Problem Based +

Blended Learning?
It’s how we learn in life
 Learning in the
Corporate World
Learning on the job is Problem-Based Learning
How do companies support the learning efforts of employees?

• Blended Learning
• Same concepts, different titles: Performance support, just-
in-time training, learning portal

• Context of learning is as important as content (Learning Solutions 2015)

 Learning in the
Corporate World
Why do companies support employees with
blended learning?

• It’s good learning design. Most learn best while doing.

• It’s time efficient. Keeps things moving forward.
 How we create these
learning environments
in our classrooms?
 The Framework
S u p p o r t i n g S e l f -
d i r e c t e d L e a r n i n g
 Beyond the Lesson Plan
Most Lesson Plans Focus on:
WHAT students are learning (Objectives)
HOW students are learning (instructional strategy, pedagogy)
HOW students are demonstrating knowledge (assessment)

Good Lesson Plans Include:

WHY are students learning
HOW can students apply their learning
Individualized Education Plan Requirements
Formative assessments throughout each lesson (CFUs)
Project-Based + Blended
Lessons Include:
1.What supports do my students need
to succeed?

2.How am I creating an information-

rich learning environment?

3.How will I reinforce student-directed

learning?
Supporting Student Learning
1. KNOW your students.

2. Identify what supports students may need (beyond content)

Presentation skills, writing support, grammar/math help,

research support, creativity, inspiration, time management,
distractions

3. What resources can meet those needs?

lynda.com, BrainPop, library services, collaborative planning

4. Map skills and resources (starting out, not required later on)
Visually help student make
connections
Creating a Researching Organizing
Grammar
PowerPoint paper topics my notes

Library EbscoHost Student Services Tutoring Hours

Class Toolbox

Services

Grammar
lynda.com Office for Students Note taking
Fundamentals

Choose “Subject” >

BrainPop Research Basics
“English”

Project PPT
Class website template
website.com/ideas
Creating an Information-Rich
Environment
1. What does it take to get internet into your classroom?

Computer labs, laptop carts, grants for tablets/laptops, student

cell phones

2. What does it take to move learning outside the classroom?

Survey students about at-home tools, flipped classroom, host a

learning lunch

3. Provide time for students to seek knowledge

Model for students, provide clear time for seeking knowledge

 Continuously Reinforce
Self-Directed Learning
1. Parking Lot Grid

Provide venue for questions, but redirect to student-

action

2. Redirect questions to sources, not answers

Do I need 6 That’s a great question, where do you think we could

sources? find the answer?

Would it 3. Be consistent - both in PBL, and daily learning

strengthen your
paper?
Don’t introduce everything at once
Start Small
• Test the waters to understand your
students:

➡The drawing test

➡Pretest on technical and

academic skills.

• First problem or project - focus on

finding resources and independent
work
Maximize Class time
d o w h a t y o u d o
b e s t : T e a c h
Maximize Classroom Time
What can student NOT DO at home?

-Flip your classroom

-Invite community speaker

-Make pre-class preparation critical to class

time activity

-Reimagine what the classroom looks like!

 The Challenge:
Limit yourself to 10 minutes a day of entire-class instruction.

Not for everyone: Teach a day without speaking. You’ll be amazed

at what you learn about your teaching style, and your students.
Classrooms can look like:
Differentiating
M e e t i n g t h e
d i v e r s e n e e d s o f
l e a r n e r s
 PBL - Differentiated Lesson
Quick wins for meetings varied student needs:

Peer Learning Groups

A small group of students are working together on a problem/

project. Groupings are by skill level, and problem is specific to the
needs of students.

Scaffolded Problems

PBL lessons fall on a continuum. Some students will walk through

the lesson, others may sprint. They will finish in different places,
and that’s okay.
 Who needs what?
What if you could spend an extra 5 minutes a day with each of
your struggling students?

You can!

• If you are a sage-on-the-stage: Clone yourself.

• Student-directed learning frees you up to focus on student
support.

• If you use Blended Learning - Teach students to find the right

level of content
Assessing PBL with Blended
Learning
Thank you for joining
Aaron Quigley
Content Manager, Education + Elearning, lynda.com
@aaronquigley
lynda.com/aaronquigley

Backchannel discussion
#PBBL