Best Practices for Online and Blended Learning: Introducing the R2D2 and TEC-VARIETY Models

Library Auditorium

There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year and endless ways in which they can be used for teaching and learning. So many in fact, that most instructors are simply overwhelmed. Curt Bonk offers two simple yet powerful frameworks that can be used to organize and understand what is available. Based on two decades of research, he will reveal dozens of practical examples using his widely acclaimed R2D2 (Read, Reflect, Display, and Do) framework for instructional design with technology. He will also showcase his TEC-VARIETY model for enhanced student motivation with Web technologies, where each letter stands for a well-known motivational principle. While detailing best practices he has seen around the globe, he will discuss how these two models can be expanded or altered to fit one’s particular preferences and needs. Those attending this session will walk away with many practical strategies that can be incorporated directly into face-to-face, blended, and virtual classes, events, or programs.

https://mushare.marian.edu/ffdc/2017/schedule/13