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"Blended learning course design In designing a blended course, a simple way to start is to imagine a discrete unit of learning, for example, a particular topic or a chapter of the textbook. Here is a three-step process: Establish clear learning goals for the topic. Design activities to help students meet the learning goals. Sort the activities into two categories: online and face-to-face. None of these steps is particularly easy. Writing effective learning goals is a skill that teachers must constantly hone. Designing activities requires a creative mind that is pedagogically grounded. Addressing the third step could be the easiest of the required actions but requires much pedagogical savvy. In considering each step, the following questions might help: What do I really want students to learn? How can I ensure that students read the book prior to class? What lower-level activities can student complete online prior to class? What higher-level activities can be accomplished during class? What higher-level activities can students complete after a topic has been discussed face-to-face? Which activities require a grade and which activities will students do because they can immediately see the link to other graded activities?"

sample online course rubric

Educause Artivle - Designing Online Courses to Discourage Dishonesty section on syllabus design

Educause resource

Group work in Distance Learning Courses

example blended course MIT

Five Smart things to do in Online Course Design

Intro to Course Design

Blended Learning: Personalizing Education for Students

Caulfield, J. (2011). How to Design and Teach a Hybrid Course: Achieving Student-Centered Learning through Blended Classroom, Online and Experiential Activities. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. ISBN: 9781579224226

Course Self Evaluation Rubric

This is a good review of a case that used the Wiki tool within their LMS to support student collaborative projects. The instructors talk about how they set up the activity, how they assessed it using the LMS user logs, as well as other strategies they used to create an effective implementation. Conclusion: Wiki is a great tool for online group collaboration for both Hybrid and Fully Online courses. This site also had a more detailed PDF document

Caufield -Planning Your Hybrid Course

Example of a blended course