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A good overview with links to related resources

2013 Survey on Online Learning Report

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Results of reports and activities related to Online and Blended Learning

OU Innovating Pedagogy 2013 Report looks at new forms of teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world; and presents 10 innovations - starting with MOOCs - that are currently in practice but have not yet had a profound influence on Education

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online learning insights blog

""Personal" is emergent from engagement with other learners and experts, something which consists of an assembly of resources from various sources. "Personalized" is about a top-down, designed or tailored approach which modifies an existing tool (e.g. a search engine, or a quiz)."

"HyFlex is a course design model that presents the components of hybrid learning in a flexible course structure that gives students the option of attending sessions in the classroom, participating online, or doing both. Students can change their mode of attendance weekly or by topic, according to need or preference. Models like HyFlex, which present multiple paths through course content, may work well for courses where students arrive with varying levels of expertise or background in the subject matter. Courses built on the HyFlex model help to break down the boundary between the virtual classroom and the physical one. By allowing students access to both platforms, the design encourages discussion threads to move from one platform to the other."

"In this paper, we use Bain's (2004) book What the Best College Teachers Do to discuss some of the major ways that the practices of effective teaching in general can be applied to online teaching in particular. "