Cecil R. Short
Cecil R. Short is an Assistant Professor of Secondary Education at Emporia State University. His research focuses on Personalized Learning, Blended Teaching, Open Educational Resources (OER), and OER-Enabled Practices. Prior to earning his Ph.D. in Instructional Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University in 2021, Dr. Short served as a high school English teacher outside of Kansas City, Missouri. More about Dr. Short and his work can be found online at www.cecilrshort.com.
Books by Cecil R. Short
K-12 Blended Teaching (Vol 2)
This book is a guide to blended teaching in K-12 classrooms. It is a follow-up to Volume 1 the K-12 Blended Teaching: A Guide to Personalized Learning and Online Integration. The purpose of this book is to provide rich examples of the four blended teaching competencies from a disciplinary perspective. The first three chapters of the book provide definitions and an overview of the blended teaching framework. Subsequent chapters are organized into sections that focus on blended teaching in specific disciplines. Each section has the following chapters
- Introductions – video introductions to the model teachers who will share video examples throughout the section.
- Why Blend? – descriptions from the model teachers about why they chose to try blended learning in their classrooms.
- Online Integration and Management – Examples about how to effectively combine online instruction with in-person instruction.
- Online Interaction – Examples about how to facilitate online interactions with and between students.
- Data Practices – Examples about how to use digital tools to monitor student activity and performance in order to guide student growth.
- Personalizing Instruction – Examples about how to implement a learning environment that allows for student customization of goals, pace, and/or learning path.
K-12 Blended Teaching
This book is your guide to blended teaching in K-12 spaces. It was designed to help both pre-service teachers and in-service teachers prepare their classes for blended teaching. This book begins by orienting you to the foundational dispositions and skills needed to support your blended teaching practice. Then you will be introduced to four key competencies for blended teaching:
- Online Integration – ability to effectively combine online instruction with in-person instruction.
- Data Practices – ability to use digital tools to monitor student activity and performance in order to guide student growth.
- Personalizing Instruction – ability to implement a learning environment that allows for student customization of goals, pace, and/or learning path.
- Online Interaction – ability to facilitate online interactions with and between students.