Session 3 - Understanding the Teacher Experience
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This session aims to understand the evolving role of teachers in a blended learning environment. Recognizing how teachers' roles shift and identifying their key motivations are crucial in designing a blended learning plan that is both effective and satisfying for educators.
The session employs a 'jobs to be done' framework, similar to the one used for understanding students, to map out teachers' core responsibilities, motivations, and challenges within a blended learning context.
By the end of this session, we will clearly understand teachers' key motivators and essential roles in blended learning, which will inform the design of a supportive and effective blended learning plan.
This session is dedicated to defining the teacher experience. Involve all teachers currently or potentially impacted by your redesign initiative.
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⌛ - 30 min
Understanding the 'jobs to be done' for teachers helps align the blended learning plan with their motivations and professional goals, ensuring teacher satisfaction and effectiveness in the new learning environment.
We focus on identifying and prioritizing teachers' core jobs and motivations within the context of blended learning.
Please read the list of potential teachers' jobs to be done and discuss them in small groups, clarifying any questions.
Extended Reach and Specialization
"Help me find ways to amplify the impact of effective teaching practices and assign specialized roles to teachers in a blended learning setting. What are the best strategies for this?"
Recognition and Achievement
"Help me develop methods to recognize and reward skill mastery and engagement among teachers. How can this be effectively implemented?"
Streamlined Workflows
"Help me streamline lesson planning, grading, and student assessment processes. What tools or techniques can simplify these tasks while ensuring quality?"
Professional Growth and Development
"Help me identify professional growth and development opportunities in blended learning environments. What resources or programs are available?"
Flexibility and Autonomy
"Help me explore ways to achieve greater flexibility and autonomy in my teaching approach and lesson designs. What are some effective strategies for this?"
Collaborative Teaching and Teamwork
"Help me enhance collaborative teaching and teamwork among educators. How can we foster a more collaborative environment in a blended learning context?"
Revisit the initial project problem statement and project objectives for context.
Reflect on three questions to generate additional job frameworks related to the project. Write insights on sticky notes, one job per note.
Cluster and finalize the jobs-to-be-done list.
Rate each job on a scale of 1-3 for importance, based on personal and professional context (1 being least important, 3 most important).
Non-teachers skip this step.
Summarize the scores and discuss to identify the top three key motivators for teachers.
These top motivators will inform the teachers’ roles in the upcoming blended learning plan.
⌛ - 30 min
This part of the session aims to delve deeper into the architecture of a teacher's job, identifying the experiences and resources needed to perform these jobs effectively in a blended learning environment.
We explore the layers of a job: the foundational job itself, the experiences required to complete the job effectively, and the integration of necessary resources.
Write down the prioritized jobs from the previous step.
STEP 2 - Brainstorm Experiences:
Identify experiences that are necessary for teachers to fulfil their jobs. Consider curriculum development, student engagement strategies, and technology utilization.
Potential experiences to consider might include collaborative planning, professional development opportunities, and support systems for technology integration.
Determine the needed resources and how they must be integrated to support the identified experiences. This could include technological tools, administrative support, and professional learning communities.
By the end of Session 3, we will have a comprehensive understanding of the teachers' roles and needs in a blended learning environment, outlined through a detailed job architecture. This understanding will be instrumental in designing a blended learning plan that aligns with teachers' motivations and enhances their ability to support student learning effectively.
