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 * Blended Learning in Music Education (BLiME) RESOURCES **

__** TEXT **__ //Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools//, by Michael B. Horn & Heather Staker (© 2014, Jossey-Bass) [Introduction, Chapters 1-2, 5-7, and 8]

__** BLENDED LEARNING SITES **__ What Is Blended Learning? - Short video explanation by Heather Staker. __Digital Learning Now Publications__: Blended Learning Implementation Guide Blended Learning Universe: Many resources here, including this directory of BL example program profiles. Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation - Think tank with good blended learning resources. Khan Academy MOOC on Blended Learning by Christensen Institute. We'll look at //some// of this as part of the class. Five Videos That Explain Blended Learning - Compiled in an Ed Tech Review article; good sampling. Perhaps assign one video each to small groups to view/discuss in breakout, then report back to class. Schlechty Center - Focus here is on student engagement and designing quality learning experiences, but BL comes into play.

__** TOPICAL INTEREST **__ Will Richardson TED Talk on Student-Directed Learning Donald Clark TED Talk on Pedagogical Change (compares last 10 years to previous 100 years) Campus Guide to the TEACH (Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization) Act: Copyright compliance for online learning. High-Tech High Videos - Collection of vids by High-Tech High's art teacher, Jeff Robbin. Teens and Technology 2013 (pewinternet.org) by the Pew Research Center and the Berkman Center/Harvard University

__** ARTICLES of INTEREST **__ Te@chThought.com Blended Learning Articles - Great blog on 21st-century education topics. Levels of Engagement (Graphic) - Summarizes Schlechty's "types" of student engagement as a response to the work we design for them. Student Engagement and Its Relation to Quality Work Design - Elizabeth Bowen examines research/literature to see if it supports the claims of Schlechty's WOW (Working on the Work) approach, and his 10 categories for "quality design," that leads to student engagement. Is K-12 Blended Learning Disruptive?: An Introduction to the Theory of Hybrids (from Christensen Institute) - Interesting analysis of what is happening in education with regard to adoption of online tools and new learning models. The Deconstruction of the K-12 Teacher, by Michael Godsey, //The Atlantic// (online), March 2015. This article explores the apprehensions of many teachers that "blended learning" will cost teachers jobs. What do you think, and why?

__ Workshop/Session Handouts __ 2015 PMEA State Conference (Thur., 3/26/15)