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The Blended Synchronous Learning Handbook is the primary output of the Blended Synchronous Learning Project. It includes the summative findings of the Blended Synchronous Learning case studies, a Blended Synchronous Learning Design Framework, and a range of other resources and information to support Blended synchronous learning design research and practice.

Here are some tips and tools for implementing universal design into online and blended courses.

I have not yet purchased this ebook, but I'm considering it. The author is well-known in the edtech and online/blended learning community.

Since we were delayed in getting to the e-Gallery, I looked around for info on strategies and found this. It provides thumbnail sketches of ten very useful strategic considerations.several of which ring very true for me. I especially like the blended teaching approach and the early participatory orientation (which Leah did with us and it worked really well!)

Applying the Community of Inquiry Model (Teaching presence, social presence, cognitive presence) to on-line doctoral education. Socialization and mentoring needs identified as rationale for blended designs.

This is a quick overview to making videos using a technique called "pencasting". It's the technique used in many of the Khan Academy teaching videos. I will also post the website of the author, Andrew Wolf from University of Rochester. He has many other ideas, links and helpful tutorials for blended/online learning.

This is an unpublished research article on a model for group work in an online or blended course environment. The two salient points in this article are that the students must have unique skills for the online classroom. First they must be taught how to use the necessary technologies for collaboration and the second is that they must be taught social skills for online collaboration. The first point seems obvious, but I think the second point is often overlooked. We assume that students know how to interact with others, however interacting online is quite different than in person. Therefore these skills must be included in our curriculum.