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Ten questions to support development of blended learning resources

" Participation in a hybrid course can be a tricky thing. If you plan on using participation as a portion of the students' grade, make sure you are clear as to what participation entails and for which part of the course, online or face to face. When students meet during class time, it's a great opportunity for group work, debate, case studies, or other active learning strategies. Time is precious and we never seem to have enough without reinventing the wheel each semester. Therefore, try using existing resources as a starting place for course content rather than creating all new online content yourself. You can always create your own content as needed. Take advantage of the training offered by your institution. You may have the opportunity to learn new skills or refresh existing ones like using the Joule Gradebook, Joule Reports, adding resources and activities. For more in-depth instruction on course "

Some useful tips on innovating teaching and changing approach

Income from validation signature track (1.5% of the students enrolled on a course) Significant satisfaction rates (3 based on BA courses) International degrees £5,000 for three years. Some of these delivered on Coursera. Cost £80,000 to develop 4 MOOCs that doesn't include lecturer time. £20,000 per Mooc 150 new students coming into programmes who had done MOOCs, but don't know cause and effect. Important element of tasting. Future developments: 6 MOOCs launching this year and new iterations of 4 ran last year. Careers and employability 1,000 students per day signing up. Highlighting importance of employability for students to sign up for MOOCs. Improvements required: Learning analytics need improvement on Coursera. Difficult for tutors to interpret on a personal level. Flipped classroom: Potential to use MOOC content with International centres. Signature tracking CPD:

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Some ideas on how to integrate words and pictures by a leading educational psychologist. 1hr 24 video and/or slide presentation

Evaluation of student experience online and face-to-face. Student preference for face to face discussion activities.

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