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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

Online Discussions can be challenging to implement effectively. This video provides some helpful strategies and talks about the benefits Benefits: enhanced communication; group feedback; build community; peer feedback; allows those shy in F2F to participate Tips: Provide clear criteria; limit number of words; have students help moderate; collate and summarize for the students; be present in the discussion

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A group created to assemble resources links about TEACHING ONLINE during cMOOD How to Teach Online Fall 2013

Active Learning strategies improves student learning & motivation Audience Response Feedback [Clickers are used in this video]: multiple choice questions, use results to focus discussion Online Mini Lectures: provides content that is developed further in F2F class

"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?"

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

Example of a blended course

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

Quality framework for Online Programs, teaching and learning

Five Smart things to do in Online Course Design

As school districts look for ways to give their students a personalized learning experience without expanding their budgets, blended learning can be an effective option. This approach to schooling combines face-to-face instruction with online learning and has yielded strong results since officially being researched as an education strategy. In fact, according to a 2010 study from the U.S. Department of Education, blended learning classes produce statistically better results than their face-to-face, non-hybrid equivalents. This may be partly due to the fact that this rapidly growing model not only increases the flexibility and individualization of student learning experiences, but also allows teachers to expand the time they spend as facilitators of learning. Schools make the switch to blended learning for a variety of reasons. In addition to considering the age of the students, the reasons for choosing a blended model generally dictate which of the six models they choose to implement:

This book offers a much-needed framework for understanding, managing and optimising the rapid transition to online This book brings together voices from the fields of pedagogy, technology, architecture This book offers practitioners and policy makers sound practical advice and useful predictions

A series of articles on the hybrid format

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