This course presents foundational information about blended learning, including definitions, strategies, examples, and reflective activities primarily presented in multimedia format. The goal of the course is for teachers and administrators to have a basic understanding of the different forms of blended learning and how they might integrate these forms into courses for student populations they currently serve as well as those they would like to begin serving.
This course was initially developed by the IDEAL Consortium, a nationally respected organization that helps member states establish quality, innovative distance education programs.
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Administrators, instructors, advisors, and others interested in building their knowledge and skills around planning and implementing blended learning
- Those who have experience but have not had previous training, or who want an update relevant to serving students during the pandemic
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
The total time for this PD activity is approximately 4.5 hours, depending on your pace and style of learning. We estimate the time as follows:
- 3 hours: The online course will run between February 23 and March 23, 2021.
- 1.5 hours: An end-of-course webinar for sharing and review will be held on March 23 from 10:00–11:30 a.m. for those new to distance or blended education this year; and from 7:00-8:30 p.m. for those with more experience. These webinars are a required part of the course. If the appropriate webinar does not work with your schedule, once enrolled please contact the facilitator to make arrangements. You will not register separately; by registering for the course you will automatically be registered for the final webinar. We will send you the information for how to log on.
NOTE: The Expanding Access through Distance and Blended Education course series is designed for you as you strengthen your program development, staff team building, student instruction and support, and learner outcomes. Those who registered for all three in the series will be given preference.
- Define blended learning
- List the benefits of blended learning
- Develop ideas for what the hallmarks of blended learning might look like within your teaching and with your students
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
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