Designing your online or blended learning course

Clive BuckleyCentre for learning, teaching and assessmentGlyndwr University

Stop

This is not about putting classroom notes and PowerPoint slides onto Moodle

It is about the learning

not the technology

Why?

face-to-face context, and the way they behave in an online context are two totally different things, and content should be tailor -

(Associate Professor Rick Bennett)

“...the way that people behave in a

made to suit those differences.”

Think Differently

“Every university in the world thought they were innovating by introducing a virtual learning environment”

Existing face-to-face content and teaching strategies will usually not work as successfully in an online context without modification

Do not simply re-use classroom materials

Unlocking themedium

Digital Native ǂ Digital Literate ?

Not all the ‘net generation’ are digital natives or digitally literate – but some may be

Blended Learning

Blended Learning Approaches

Avoid duplicationAvoid ‘gimmicks’Develop activities that benefit from the technologyActive not passiveStart slow and evaluateExplain!

Some ideas

Forum / Conference

Authentic Learning

Collaboration

Product

Time sensitive

Nearly Now ConferenceNearly Now Conference

Takes place over a restricted period of time

Debate / project / problem based

Collaboration and Synthesis

Other Tools

Blogs

Wikis

Podcasts

ScreencastingTwitter

Fully Online

Recognize that on-line is different

Provide Scaffolding

Facilitate and Measure engagement

The Issue of Self

The Essence of Community

Thank you

Clive Buckley April 2013

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