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FASS Instructional Recording Space
The FASS Dean’s Office and the Department of Linguistics have worked together to make a sound booth in RCB 7201 for use by all FASS instructors. The booth is a 10ft x 12ft sound-attenuated space suitable for recording lectures, interviews, podcasts, or other audio-visual productions.
The room includes an iMac and a variety of microphones and video recording solutions for use in conjunction with the sound booth, as well as two workstations (Windows and Mac) for audio/video editing with software (Final Cut Pro for Mac & Adobe products like Premiere Pro for Windows).
For more information, to request an orientation, or to book the room, please email fasshelp@sfu.ca with subject line “Booking RCB 7201”.
Online and Blended Learning Design
Definitions
- Online (OL) = Fully asynchronous
- e.g. Distance Education
- Blended (B) = Combination of asynchronous online and in-person
- e.g. recorded lectures on Canvas and tutorials take place in-person
- Class time: 25-75% of typical in-person contact hours replaced by asynchronous online component
- Note: alternating arrangement possible when partnered with another instructor/course (one week online, one week in-person, and online again)
- BLS = Combination of synchronous online and asynchronous online
- e.g. online recorded lectures on Canvas, tutorials to take place on Zoom
Examples
Online (OL)
- Each weekly module could consist of a series of short videos (Keynote/PPT with audio), Slido interlude (voting options mirroring an in-person classroom where instructors ask for a show of hands, short answers, etc.), summary (PDF)
- Optional group discussions and weekly video announcements that directly respond to issues and questions raised in discussion
Blended (B)
- A Blended course with two weekly hours of lecture and one weekly hour of tutorial could have the lectures delivered asynchronously online while the tutorials are delivered in person (67% asynchronous online, 33% in-person).
- A Blended course with three weekly hours of lecture (no tutorials) could have one hour of lecture delivered asynchronously online and a two-hour in-person meeting divided among lecture, presentations and discussion (33% asynchronous online, 67% in-person).
- A Blended course with four weekly hours of lecture (no tutorials) could have three hours of asynchronous online lecture, and one hour of in-person group presentations (75% asynchronous online, 25% in-person).
Online and Blended Learning Design Handout.pdfPrepared by FASS Teaching Fellow, Dr. Carman Fung, 2024.
More Information
- SFU Student Services: Scheduling information
- SFU Centre for Educational Excellence: Online and Blended Learning guide intended to help faculty members design online and blended learning courses