BlendKit

Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. He shows the power of interactive exercises, and calls for teachers to consider flipping the traditional classroom script -- give students video lectures to watch at home, and do "homework" in the classroom with the teacher available to help.

Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. He shows the power of interactive exercises, and calls for teachers to consider flipping the traditional classroom script -- give students video lectures to watch at home, and do "homework" in the classroom with the teacher available to help.

Infographic describing two studies of Twitter being optional vs. required in the classroom.

Infographic describing two studies of Twitter being optional vs. required in the classroom.

This course is offered through Blackboard's CourseSites.

This course is offered through Blackboard's CourseSites.

e-learning challenge which asked course designers to share their favorite examples of quotes, phrases, and questions they don't like hearing. The examples are moving, so prepare to smile, chuckle, and possibly cry. I espacially like Jason Morris infografic: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/47068554/eLearning_Hero_Challenge.png

I liked this article because it mentions considerations needed for blended learning. I thought it added a "good start" to module one and our beginning tof this course.

Nice article on the basics of blended learning and the how to get started. Particularly liked the tip on technology frills. It is so important that the interaction we use in a blended learning environment is meaningful and not just to keep the user busy. So many times engagement is just repetitive activity and not meaningful. It is important that each interaction is focused and helps drive home the objective.

This is an international consortium about quality blended learning.

We've been using Quality Matters for several years and although it might appear that the focus is "quality in online courses", the rubric and process works well for blended learning as well. https://www.qualitymatters.org/

A good simple approach. A three staged process for blended learning design: Absorb - Do - Connect

"The process model consists of three stages: Absorb-During this stage, students are gaining basic knowledge. This can include reading a chapter in the textbook. Do-Students then engage in an activity such as a discussion before the face-to-face session (in the case of a blended course) or a synchronous online session in the case of a totally online course. Connect-Students apply knowledge to real-world situations."

I've helped faculty implement this model in online courses and think it has been very successful. While a model like ADDIE provides a structured approach to designing an entire course, this Absorb, Do, Connect model, along with models like Gagne's 9 events of instruction provide us with models for how to structure individual lessons and keep them consistent.

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

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.