MATT BRESCIANI
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The End Result!

3/28/2021

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Well, what a journey it's been! Although Trevor and I teach in a one-to-one environment, we realized that we didn't have a lot of experience developing a blended learning course for our students - especially for Physical Education.  As we completed the modules, we found them to be quite valubale in our teaching practices, as we both utilized the content during the various times we were required to teach our students online this winter.  

Course Profile & Creation Posts

Course Prototype:
Please check out the post that Trevor and I cowrote in January outlining the prototype for our blended learning course.

Reflections and Feedback:
​In this post Trevor and I discussed the creation process for our first two modules and the valuable feedback we recieved from our classmates.

Connection Activities:
For this post Trevor and I explained the ways that our course connects students with their teachers and peers through our course. 
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Overview of the Course Development

Course Walkthrough:
Learning Management Systems
While we did end up utilizing two learning managements systems (Microsoft Teams and OneNote), we believed the course would meet the needs of students using a combination of the two - rather than relying on only one.  
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Microsoft Teams:

​Microsoft Teams was the main platform for students to access this blended course. Within Microsoft Teams, we utilized the OneNote Classroom Notebook to house our asynchronous learning activities and assignments. For our synchronous learning sessions, tools within Microsoft Teams such as video calls, chat and channels were used. Communication directly with students can be completed through the video call or chat function on Teams. Students also can collaborate with one another using the same features.  ​
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Microsoft OneNote:

We utilized this tool as the main application to house the modules and student participation. Each module was organized by the curricular outcome and assigned a specific section inside the notebook. Within each module, the lessons were organized in a sequential order beginning with an introduction/ essential questions page, followed by instructional videos, tasks/activities, and concluding with an assessment document. 
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​Please see a detailed sample of one of our modules below.  For information about the remaining three modules, please view the course walkthrough or check out the instructional videos we created at the conclusion of this post. 

Module Two: Target Games

1. Introduction
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2. How to Create a Target Game
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3. Create your own Target Game!
4. Flipgrid: Record your Target Game
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5. Target Game Self-Assessment
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Other Module Instructional Videos

Conclusion

Now that we've gone through the experience of creating a blended course, we have come to realize there are many things educators need to consider when developing modules and utilizing learning management systems. Overall, we believe we created a strong course that can be used to teach physical education in an online or blended environment - without the use of a gymnasium. While this course has already been utilized by the students in both of our classrooms, we hope this resource can be used by other educators tasked with teaching physical education remotely.  
4 Comments
Jocelyn Wigmore
3/29/2021 06:01:49 pm

I was really anxious to see your finished course. Phys. Ed isn't an easy one to do online and you guys nailed it. I have some students that will really benefit from some of these target activities. They have personal goals in their eIIP that I can use these activities for. So thank you. Also I love that you are using Kidblog. I used to have my students use a class blog when I had a classroom. It is such a great tool and so easy for the kids to use! Great choice. Well done guys!

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Daniel D
3/29/2021 08:46:43 pm

I also was really looking forward to see how you guys were going to manage to teach your course in an online manner. Your use of OneNote and how you blended so many approaches and technologies within the course is very impressive. This leads me to wanting to dive into OneNote and really see what it can do. Thanks for sharing such a creative couse and showing me how not to be constrained by the traditional views we have on certain courses. Great work!

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Devin Aspinall link
3/29/2021 08:52:41 pm

Very impressive work Matt and Trevor. I am impressed by your ability to create content related to Physical Education as this is often an area that is ignored when it comes to technology and especially in online learning. I like how you created your own videos and tailored them exactly to what was needed in the course. The content is also well laid out in One Note and it should be easy for students to follow along and navigate to where they need to get to.
It sounds like you learned a lot together in the journey and I can't help but think that is the most important part. Congrats on the work guys!

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Jennifer Owens
3/30/2021 05:16:45 pm

Well done guys! I love the instructional videos! I think you have a well organized, thorough course! I like the way you use Flipgrid for students to share and connect. I'm sure your students are loving these modules!

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