COURSE BRIEFING PATRICIA FORREST

Blending In – course outline

Six week course

Starts 18th May and finishes 28th June

You will need to have a course or unit/module of a course to work on

Approximately 6 hours (but may be more depending on how much time you spend developing your own course)

Dates specified are when activities must be completed – can be sooner

Blending In – Week One (18/05)

Course information and course toolsRead course handbook Complete the introductory activity to introduce yourself and to indicate which course you will be working onComplete your own course auditFamiliarise yourself with the other course toolsWeekly webinarStart blogging! Short weekly reflection on your experience

Blending In – Week Two (25/05)

Topic - Blended Learning general concepts There are a number of videos that you'll need to watch and then you'll be asked to contribute to a discussion forum Weekly webinar Continue blogging

Blending In – Week Three (02/06)

Topic - The Flipped Classroom - what it is and what it is not There are a number of videos that you'll need to watch and then you'll be asked to contribute to a discussion forumWeekly webinar Continue blogging

Blending In – Week Four (09/06)

Topic - The Blended Learning Experience - what makes a good blended learning experience for your students?

Work through the three activities:

◦ What should you blend?◦ Signposting◦ Tracking, Monitoring, Motivating

Analyse your course for Blended Learning opportunities Start applying the changes to your own course / unit / module Weekly webinar Continue blogging

Blending In – Week Five (16/06)

Assignment – Blending your own courseThis a Moodle Assignment. There are two things to submit

◦ A copy of the template that you completed when you analysed your own course

◦ A link to your own course which will be re-audited by the course tutor using the original audit questions

Feedback will be provided based on what you said you would do in your analysis of your own course and the tools that you have used Weekly webinar

Blending In – Week Six (23/06)

Receive feedback on your assignment

Complete course evaluation

Weekly webinar

Claim your certificate!

Next steps Course starts on 18th May Email Beverley Owens to register for the course – you will be sent an email containing the following:

a pre-course Individual Skills Audit to complete (you will

also be asked to complete this again post course)

joining instructions

Questions?