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"Garrison and Vaughan (2008) describe best practices for blended learning implementation in higher education. They underscore the need for a seamless connection between the face-to-face and online components in order to ensure a truly blended learning environment. Moreover, they advocate the superimposition of various other pedagogies, as appropriate - lecture, problem-based learning, just-in-time teaching, cooperative learning, and others - on the blended framework."

"Thus, we arrive at lesson number one for creating blended learning: choose the modality to suit the learning objectives, not the other way around. Always choose the most effective means to teach your learning objectives. If, for example, the material requires working with content, not people, a self-paced module might be perfect. If your audience needs to access the information at their own pace, or at any time, self-paced is a good choice. If coaching is involved, face-to-face may be best. Wikis, threaded discussions, blogs and many other tools can be used. The possibilities are many, but the modality used should fit your learning objectives."

Some useful ideas around how to develop and deliver a module about blended learning

Useful for blended learning resource on implementing blended learning

Really useful resource also has in the appendix a rubric for assessing online discussions

This paper highlights hwo formative assessment and feedback might be used to promote the development of self-directed learning in blended learning environments

Some useful resources in here about designed to meet different learning preferences and answering the what's in it for me for different types of students. Useful resource for developing self-directed modules such as the Learning Success module

" 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 "

Ten questions to support development of blended learning resources

How to demonstrate UKPSF in a digital context

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