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A robust, faculty-driven resource site from Oregon State University supporting the development of hybrid courses. Design documents excerpted from the work of OSU faculty and short mini-presentations on hybrid design are just a couple of the features of this site.

Perfect kind of resource I'm looking to collect and be able to share with faculty colleagues on my campus. Examples (or maybe testimonials!) from real, live faculty members are often so much more powerful than hypotheticals.

This is a great resource that I had yet to discover so thank you for sharing! I agree with the individual above that examples from faculty members are so much more powerful. Even having this in video form than written form brings so much more conveyance of the experience.

While considering quality and blended learning, take a moment to review this expanded definition of hybridity. It goes beyond whether learning occurs in the classroom or online and assumes that we consider online learning in the class and physical presence online. This article includes many other ways we blend in education.

"Whether you're new to blended learning or a seasoned veteran of blended learning, there's always more to learn. Take a look at 10 of the top resources for blended education, also known as hybrid learning, from some of the most notable names in the field. So, in addition to great resources like YouTube, iTunesU, and a variety of blogs and social media channels, here are 10 of the most popular blended learning resources teachers use." (by Janis Beem)

Good resource listing steps involved in designing a hybrid course.

This has a nice list of FTF and Online appropriate learning activities. The terms hybrid and blended are used interchangeably to describe a course in which less than half all of the instruction is delivered online. Traditional face-to-face instruction is reduced but not eliminated. With a hybrid course, the goal is to optimize student engagement by taking advantage of the strengths of both the face-to-face and Web-based environments.

Great resource - thanks!

EDUCAUSE Review Online Developed in response to the crisis in remedial and general-education math courses, this innovative model pairs an existing parent course with a one-unit supplemental hybrid course to provide a variety of interventions and practices to support students at California State University, Northridge. The model divides instruction among faculty, teaching assistants, and tutors, who coordinate content to create a "flow of learning" that actively moves students from classroom work, to group work, to homework, to exams. First fully implemented in 2008, the model's results have been dramatic - essentially reversing the downward trend in student success and vastly improving students' average scores and the distribution of the grades.

Hybrid Pedagogy is an incredible resource for digital pedagogy, higher ed, and teaching and learning in the 21st century. I responded to this post; I agree with some, but not all of it. A good read.

I had the same thing happen to me: I was using a model without knowing it was a model! I'm glad I now have vocabulary to describe my work in the classroom.

This is an Animoto video that Carla Youmans created to show parents and students how her school would create a hybrid learning environment.

A majority of the time when hybrid/blended learning courses are created, they also incorporate a "flipped classroom" approach. This approach includes having online lectures done outside of the classroom prior to class and using in-class time for active hands-on application that extends learning. To help clarify what is expected prior to class and what is expected after the face-to-face session having separate objectives as stated in this article is a good best practice.

If you're interested in setting up a Blended Learning course (a hybrid/ flipped class), you should check out the current Canvas.net course sponsored by EDUCAUSE and the University of Central Florida: Blendkit2014-Becoming a Blended Learning Designer.

Whether you are new to Gagne's 9 Events of Instruction or well versed in this area, this is a great resource that includes examples of how to apply this to online or hybrid (blended) course design.

by TeachThought Staff Blended education. The article differentiates hybrid and blended learning.

"There are Many Elements That can be Fine-Tuned to Bring out the Best in Online and Hybrid Teaching and Learning."

A peer review guide for the teaching of an already existing hybrid course. Based upon Chickering and Gamson's "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education"

Is your Learning Management System paradigm teacher- or student-centered? Long-term success depends upon the correct answer. Many educators now accept the need to provide course materials online in a Learning Management System (LMS) or Online Learning Environment (OLE) for blended learning to occur successfully.

Blended learning course design entails more than simply converting content for online delivery or finding ways to supplement an existing face-to-face course. Ideally, designing a blended course would begin with identifying learning outcomes and topics, creating assignments and activities, determining how interaction will occur, and selecting the technologies to best achieve those learning outcomes.

Very comprehensive overview of current blended learning best practices - Practical Applications and Experiences in K-20 Blended Learning Environments compiles pedagogical strategies and technologies and their outcomes that have been successfully applied in blended instruction. Highlighting best practices as elementary, secondary, and tertiary educational levels; this book is a vital tool for educators who teach or plan to teach in blended learning environments and for researchers interested in the area of blended education knowledge.