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7 learning design principles that can help anyone make smart decisions when designing and creating online learning courses

by Thomas Stanley, Project Learning LLC Ideas for Creating an Interactive Blended Learning Experience There are, sometimes frustratingly, a number of ways to teach in the online world. Some programs are credit retrieval, others are expanded correspondence courses, and still others ask the student to do some thematic activities.

This is an audio interview about online learning, mostly focusing on MOOCs. An interesting point of view regarding the availability and egalitarian nature of MOOCs as opposed to education provided through expensive universities. Although this is not exactly blended learning, as it focuses on totally online courses, I though it would be an interesting addition to the discourse.

March 09, 2016 at 04:45AM How much Online Content in Blended Learning? http://bit.ly/1M6bSGq via @pen63

Lengthy, substantive piece on blogging for educators, starting from "what is a blog," continuing through Web2.0 tools, and ending with Personal Learning Networks. Something for everyone here.

Tony Bates' blog commenting on the UBC case study mentioned in my previous bookmark post.

As electronic communication becomes increasingly common, and as students juggle study, work, and family life, many universities are offering their students more flexible learning opportunities. Classes once delivered face-to-face are often replaced by online activities and discussions. However, there is little research comparing students' experience and learning in these two modalities.

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.

Discusses the ways in which online learning can improve the campus experience using the University of British Columbia as an example. See also Tony Bates' blog about this

Distance Education | Spotlight Using Online and Blended Learning To Help Students Design Their Educational Experience For Julie Young, who recently announced her retirement as president and CEO of Florida Virtual School (FLVS), the journey to online and blended learning began with her organization's mission: "To deliver high-quality technology-based education that provides the skills and knowledge students need for success."

"Would you ever say that to me in class?": Exploring the Implications of Disinhibition for Relationality in Online Teaching and Learning by Ellen Rose

This reading from Quality Matters was the prompt for me to searching for possibilities to learn more about online/blended learning. It is clear written and gives very practical informations.

" ...a number of educators living in the world of online learning who took some time out to share these thoughts on practices and challenges associated with creating and conducting compelling online courses and course content."

I think creating a blended course for language teachers (in my case English) is a real challenge, especially when you have to decide the moment to do speaking practice (online) or (F2f). This resource gives you among other things, a guide to create language learning blended courses. Suuper cool! for EFL(English as a foreign language) teachers.

Thanks Margarita! I am also a Foreign Language Teaching and this information is very useful for me!

Tanks! A great resource.

Blended or hybrid learning, an instructional delivery mode in which instruction is conducted partly online and partly face-to-face, has emerged as one of the fastest-growing and most successful instructional models to deliver flexible learning options for today's learners. This site I think would serve us instructional designers who, after this MOOC would have to deliver professional development training to our faculty. This, together with the course materials in BlendKit would make for an awesome PD experience.