Ok Folks,
There is a value to the linear model. Blocks of subject knowledge are completed without gaps, so the completeness of instruction is assured. This model, where multiple inputs are attempted to be coordinated into a cohesive whole, without knowledge gaps, is alluring but likely to fail. This due to the overly complex task of coordination and individual assessments. You want to volunteer for 4 times the work, for a marginally 'better' learning environment? Nah, not until the tech is advanced to the point of reasonable effort.
In the meantime, I require about twenty pages of reading each week, with in-class discussion and online discussion. Two weeks later, the lecture covers the same reading, with more discussion and a page of written commentary. Is this what you mean? Regardless, this is my methodology, and it will continue until I see something demonstrably better with the same effort on my part.
