BlendKit

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.

"Bay Path University Teacher Tom Mennella Provides a Detailed Look at his Flipped Course and how Students are Benefiting from This Instructional Model"

"Teachers using blended learning correctly can be one of the best ways for students to meet the challenge of the Common Core and develop ownership of their learning. But what does "done correctly" mean? If a teacher moves from a traditional teaching style (Point A) to using blended learning correctly (Point B), what does Point B look like? What is the optimal blended learning model?"

"3 Minute Teaching with Tech Tip Video - Create Powerful Lessons in Minutes with Blendspace"

"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)

Blended Learning Glossary

Online course/modules following Dee Fink's Significant Learning Experience

I have been using Fink for the past two years. My favorite are the charts---it helps the faculty I work with organize their thoughts.

A backchannel -- a digital conversation that runs concurrently with a face-to-face activity -- provides students with an outlet to engage in conversation. Every time I think about this tool, I remember my student, Charlie (not his real name). Given his learning challenges, he struggled to keep up during class discussions.

I found this article from the Journal of Asynchronous Learning to be an interesting assessment of the effectiveness of blended courses in a specific university. I particularly like the research methodology and the way in which assessment incorporated student and instructor feedback.

Thank you for sharing!! It is a very useful article to complete the Blendkit readings!

rather simplified, but it could be of any help

http://www.fulltiltahead.com/edtech/blended-online-assessment-taxonomy-design-infographic/ the original page

Thank you! I wonder if it would be a useful material to share with students to discuss how the class is organized/evaluated and have them make decisions about their own learning trajectory?

Quality is defined by the ISO organization and can be seen as "... the totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bears its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs". The transfer from production to teaching and learning is not so easy because you have to define the product or service. The blog set up to support the EU Project on Quality in Blended Learning

An ambitious project being funded by the EU (EU project number 539717-LLP-1-2013-1-IT-GRUNDTVIG-GMP) that is designed to "develop an appropriate quality framework as well as tools to evaluate the quality of Blended Learning." Will be interested to monitor how they come to resolve some of the issues pointed out in the Blendkit2016 material.

Interesting! I was a bit taken aback by the lack of concrete ways to assess online courses from the readings, so this is helpful!

Article on interesting models for blended learning at Georgetown.

This cute video uses Legos to demonstrate the critical components of writing effective instructions. Both the video production and content are high quality; worth 5 minutes of your time if you are looking for an instruction writing guide.

Fun assessment tools students of any age can enjoy.

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

Lawrence Public Schools began their efforts in 2012-13 with 8 teachers involved in a field test to blend their classrooms. As of 2015-16, 300 classrooms across all grade levels and content areas are blending. Hear from various stakeholders include the central office leader, participating teachers, students and parents.