written for K-12 but has application in Higher Ed as well

universal design for learning

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

Group work in Distance Learning Courses

Course Self Evaluation Rubric

Caufield -Planning Your Hybrid Course

example blended course MIT

Example of a blended course

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

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

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

Abstract: Despite major discussion and consideration of authentic assessment through the 1990s, little progress appears to have been made towards its widespread adoption in higher education. Universities often serve to limit the use of authentic approaches in learning tasks and assessment, through restrictive policies. In this paper, we briefly review the literature and summarise the characteristic elements of authentic assessment, and argue that task, assessment and university policies must be aligned for truly effective use of authentic assessment to occur in higher education

peer assessment