Hi Ashley, I've been reading through this section for developers: http://tincanapi.com/page-developers/.
From what I understand so far, an LRS should do at least one of the following:
- Standardize and serialize the various types of data from different networks (e.g. Twitter, Facebook) into an LMS-friendly format
- Act as a stand-alone enterprise-level web-service from which other web-services can extract the collated data for their own usage.
The Tin Can APIs look useful so far for our own use (including mobile support), since they support Javascript, Objective C and Java.
I believe these APIs can link up with Google Enterprise Apps for greater LRS functionality too.
A recent Department of Education study suggested that blended classes (part online and part face-to-face) had higher achievement levels than either face-to-face or totally online classes. Students felt greater community in blended classes. This session will explore the design and delivery of blended classes to provide the benefits of both on campus and virtual instruction.
What a Blended Course is NOT:
Traditional classroom activities + "let's put some stuff on the web"
Online courses with campus tests
On campus lectures with reading and tests online