BlendKit

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

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

Very good background article on different ways of thinking about blended learning - beyond simple definitions of integrating online and face-to-face - to a range of foci e.g. skill-driven to mixing various theories of learning

I have this infographic bookmarked also. I like the other definitions of blended especially FLEX.

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.

Improving Schools Through Blended Learning Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET Click here for more information about this chat. Note: No special equipment other than Internet access is needed to participate in any of our text-based chats. Participants may begin submitting questions the morning of the chat.

As we look at quality assurance in Wk 5, the last two pillars provide ways to answer the question as to whether or not our teaching in the blended course was effective. While the 5 are really aimed at an overall view of online course quality, they also map to the blended environment. Plus, it's a short read! :)

Short but useful ideas on the changing role of a teacher.

G. Conole, et al. (2004) provide an interesting perspective on how technology tools might be mapped against your learning intent. I recommend this strategy when deciding how to blend.

April 28, 2014 In its basic and simplest definition, blended learning is an instructional methodology, a teaching and learning approach that combines face-to-face classroom methods with computer mediated activities to deliver instruction. The strengths of this instructional approach is its combination of both face to face and online teaching methods into one integrated instructional approach.

I liked the term "techno expression" , and I related it immediately with the concept "sensemaking artifact" by George Siemens. I think both are similar and share the same idea of innovative and "authentic" assignments.

This is quite informal and general, but the good thing is that they are only infographics and you can read the information quite quickly. I use it as a first contact or introduction to a point/a theme.

Interesting to think about leveraging our "localness". This is part of broader research from Sloan that posits that local universities and colleges can leverage their local brand when they establish quality online or blended courses. Not everyone is going to do the MOOC at Harvard just because it is being offered by a big name university. They may well go with a trusted local brand particularly if we offer a blend of online and personalised experience.

A good resource here. JISCNetskills provides training throughout the UK Higher Ed sector and they have a lot of their course guides online. This gives a very good basic introduction to theories and models of elearning. Some good ideas on sequencing.