In my research, I identified six best practices for hybrid format course design. The first is to move administrative tasks to a secure and private environment.
This includes everything from attendance to grades to personal feedback on assignments. Much of this type of information is personal and confidential. Distributing it in the classroom setting in the presence of class wastes precious group learning time and also risks breaking individual student confidentiality. Personal and confidential discussions between the facilitator and the student about their individual performance, their grades, their attendance should not be shared in a classroom venue. At the same time, it wastes the time of every other student attending the face-to-face class at that time.
Three primary reasons support the idea of moving administrative items online:
ReplyDelete1. To maintain confidentiality.
2. To have a record of this information available 24/7 by both the facilitator and the student. This is particularly important for information such as the syllabus and assignment due dates.
3. To maximize teaching and learning time in the face-to-face classroom.
What types of administrative information falls into this category?
ReplyDelete1. Course syllabus
2. Grade book
3. Assignment instructions, due dates, and dropboxes
4. What else?