BlendKit2014: Becoming a Blended Learning Designer

a MOOC focused on blended learning

Goals

• Design and develop your blended learning course

• Consideration of key issues related to blended learning and practical guidance in helping you produce actual materials for your blended course (i.e., from design documents through creating content pages to peer review feedback at your own institutions).

What Is an Open Online Course?

• “freely allowing people outside the university to view course materials and informally participate in the course”

- Dr. David Wiley (open online course pioneer)

• “While OERs are merely content, OOCs are live courses, which include direct participation of teachers and rich and valuable interaction among participants.”Fini, A. (2009). The technological dimension of a massive open online course: The case of the CCK08 course tools. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning , 10(5). Retrieved May 27, 2011 from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/643/1402

How Does It Work?

• Open readings, document templates, how-tos

+• Five weeks of facilitation for registered participants– Weekly encouraging messages– Weekly 30 min. webinars featuring guest blended learning

instructors & discussion with others– Weekly reading/activity reflection prompts – Blogging/online discussions (interaction with others)– Social networking opportunities for more interaction

• You choose with which of these you will engage!

What’s New?

• All roads lead through Canvas• Easier than ever before to participate• Improved badging option through Credly.com• Enhanced status communication• Revised BlendKit Reader• Additional examples from other institutions• Portfolio → credential

Schedule of Topics

Week Topic Dates

1 Understanding Blended Learning 4/21 – 4/28

2 Blended Interactions 4/28 – 5/5

3 Blended Assessments of Learning 5/5 – 5/12

4 Blended Content & Assignments 5/15 – 5/19

5 Quality Assurance in Blended Learning 5/19 – 5/26

Schedule of Topics

Week Topic Dates

1 Understanding Blended Learning 4/21 – 4/28

2 Blended Interactions 4/28 – 5/5

3 Blended Assessments of Learning 5/5 – 5/12

4 Blended Content & Assignments 5/15 – 5/19

5 Quality Assurance in Blended Learning 5/19 – 5/26

Initial Portfolio Submission Due June 2, 2014

Credentials Finalized By June 30, 2014

What Will I Have When It’s Over?• It Depends...• If you fully engage with all aspects you will have:

– better understanding of blended learning models/practices– collection of blogged reflections on readings– your blogged notes and comments of others on your materials– connection to community of others interested in blended learning– design documents for your blended course– completed course materials for blended course– ideas from seasoned blended learning instructors– checklist of anything left to finish in your course– plan for getting peer review feedback at your institution

• In addition, if you pursue the portfolio option you will have:– an evidence-based credential denoting your blended learning skills

What’s Next?

• Interested? – Register at http://bit.ly/blendkit2014_register

• Check out the OER BlendKit Course materials at http://bit.ly/blendkit

• Questions? – Email blendkit@ucf.edu

• Connect on Twitter– #BlendKit2014

• Registrants may access the course via Canvas Network on April 21, 2014.