Blended Learning Basics
What is Blended Learning?
- What Is Blended Learning?
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- NOTE: This reading from the University of Central Florida's Blended Learning Toolkit offers a brief overview of blended learning with additional resources and links to get you started.
- Fundamentals of Blended Teaching and Learning
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- NOTE: This chapter of The Blended Course Design Workbook: A Practical Guide offers summaries of the differences between traditional and blended courses, backward design for learning, and pedagogy and andragogy in blended course design.
Effective Blended Teaching
- Seven Principles of Effective Blended Practices
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- NOTE: This brief reading (2.5 pages) offers an overview of effective blended learning practices.
- Effective Practices for Blended Course Design
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- NOTE: These two videos from the Oregon State University Center for Teaching and Learning Hybrid website offer a practical overview of best practices for planning, designing, and creating content for your blended course.
- Blended Interactions
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- NOTE: This reading from the University of Central Florida's Blended Learning Toolkit offers the rationale for, and research about, the effectiveness of the blended course environment. It also details the various roles an instructor can take in a blended course, and ways to incorporate student interaction and expression in both face-to-face and online environments.