Seminar 04A - Evaluating Online and Blended Learning in Higher Education
PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.

Session Details

Speaker(s)

• Thomas C. Reeves, Professor of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, University of Georgia

Abstract

Higher education institutions around the world are implementing commercially produced and locally developed online and blended learning courses. These courses are assumed to be as effective as traditional classroom instruction, but rigorous evaluation is needed to examine this assumption. This seminar will present the rationale for and methods of evaluating the design, development, and implementation of online and blended learning environments in higher education. Participants will learn how to use a pragmatic, decision-oriented approach to evaluation. Specifically, participants will learn to develop, implement, and report viable plans, robust strategies, and cost-effective tools for six major phases of the evaluation of e-learning: review, needs assessment, formative evaluation, effectiveness evaluation, impact evaluation, and maintenance evaluation. In addition, participants will be given access to an electronic performance support system (including downloadable tools and templates) designed to support the evaluation of online and blended courses in higher education.