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"Are you among those who think that blended learning is just another online course? Well, in that case, you need to read this post. Blended learning is a superior training methodology that is a blend of online delivery of formal educational content and traditional classroom interaction." Via EDTECH@UTRGV 
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In this article, you’ll learn how to use the information gathered in the analysis step to construct your overall learning package. Whether you’re thinking of pure elearning or mixing it up with a blend, this guide can help you consider what might work where. And if you’re still deciding whether to keep face-to-face in the mix, there might be …
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I work on online teaching, but what I really care most about is residential learning. The reason that I focus on online programs and courses is that, in my experience, online teaching is a catalyst for improving campus-based residential learning.
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A blend of online and face-to-face teaching is changing the nature of the classroom.
Jeremy Cooke's curator insight,
February 24, 2015 7:23 AM
Blended education gets my vote - in the same sort of way that variable speed limits do - personalised choice driven by emerging communication media - relevant to a connected future whilst keeping people skills personal. 
Raj Shekhar Mishra's curator insight,
March 17, 2015 2:15 AM
The future of our classrooms is bright if we can carefully blend innovation with sound principles of education, rather than let one replace the other.
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Edutopia blogger Beth Holland introduces the backchannel as a tech integration strategy for keeping students engaged in the classroom - all students, not just the ones who are always raising their hands or speaking out.
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A university has produced a custom-built platform, incorporating next-gen features poised to eradicate differences between face-to-face and online learning.
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Several teachers now have already stated using the flipped classroom model in their teaching and some are still thinking about how to do it. If you are one of those who are keen on applying this learning/teaching strategy with your students then this resourceful section will provide you with all the materials, tips, ideas, and tools to flip your classroom.
Mariha Greenland Shields's curator insight,
February 17, 2014 11:35 AM
Always looking for new ideas and tips to share with my students about the flipped classroom. 
's comment February 20, 2014 7:40 AM
I am sure your students appreciate this! The more they read about it and learn about best practices, the more comfortable they will feel implementing this is their own classrooms right from the start.
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At best, third-level education will deliver vision, accessibility and diversity. At worst, it will deliver a two-tier system of exclusivity on the one hand and cheap education on the other
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Link: Beyond MOOCs Sustainable Online Learning in Institutions (PDF)
Link: Beyond MOOCs Sustainable Online Learning in Institutions (MS Word .docx)
Executive Summary: The key opportunity for institutions is to take the concepts developed by the MOOC experiment to date and use them to improve the quality of their face-to-face and online provision, and to open up access to higher education. Most importantly, the understanding gained should be used to inform diversification strategies including the development of new business models and pedagogic approaches that take full advantage of digital technologies.
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I recently went to a conference where traditional universities were discussing how to take a course from onsite to online. They thought it would look the same. They thought they would just upload t...
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This week’s topic was inspired by discussions during the #LTHEchat 63. Students begin their university journey on our campuses, physical and virtual, at induction events. Topics include; academic essay writing, plagiarism, referencing and information literacy to name but a few. However, technology has significantly added to this list with the need to add the Virtual Learning Systems, communication channels, eportfolios, student information systems and e-assessment software to the list. Recently, this has widened even further to cover online identities, social media and professionalism, copyright and critical analysis of online resources and information.
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For many things in life we learn by doing, yet this is often missing in online and offline learning. Some even think is it not possible. It is of course possible, in many ways. The entire flight simulation market had been around for decades and clearly delivers high-end performance skills. Soft skills can be taught, and many other domains, even abstract knowledge, benefit from placing the learner in a real context and asking them to DO something, make decisions, choose a tool, ask a question, apply a formula. Learning through scenarios is a well-developed technique.
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Learn how to build simple, effective blended learning assets to support e-learning and face-to-face courses today.
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This paper will share the experiences of two instructors as they moved from teaching in a face-to-face environment to blended teaching and then to online teaching. It will describe the four year journey and shed light on the issues, perspectives and practices as the instructors reflected on the changes to their pedagogical practice and the resulting online student engagement. Data included three 1-hour interviews and an analysis of online discussion postings. The instructors reflected on their values, beliefs and assumptions about teaching and learning. As higher education has embraced online education as a way to reduce costs, increase flexibility, and enhance access to students it is important to gain an understanding of the perceptions of instructors moving into online teaching. This study found a change in the beliefs and teaching presence of the instructors from their initial resistance to online teaching to an approach which is mindful of the student experience and promotes a dialogical approach to online learning.
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Web-based education technology has seen both promising and lackluster results in terms of adoption and course completion rates; however, online education proponents assure us that the traditional classroom is on the cusp of a dramatic change.
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Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education
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This is the home page for our Full Circle Resource Kits. Each Kit is designed to provide online and face to face teachers with a comprehensive set of online articles about searching, evaluating, and ethically using digital content. Includes, games, assessment ideas, and curriculum building resources.
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For decades, academic librarians have provided individual research consultations for students. There is little information, however, about why students schedule consultations, the kinds of assistance students feel are provided by librarians during consultations, and what students find valuable about face-to-face consultations, even with the availability of online research help. This exploratory, qualitative study of individual research consultations at the University of Vermont gathered students’ views on these questions. The findings will help librarians better understand how individual consultations serve students and what role consultations should play in the mix of reference services offered.
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What skills do teachers need to teach online? Does professional development at your college look like this? Notice the teacher presenting is on the screen teaching at a distance while a technical person sits at the front of the class.
Many of teachers think they can teach online and face-to-face classes the same way. According to a study conducted by Park, Johnson, Vath, Kubitskey, & Fishman (2013) on Examining the Roles of the Facilitator in Online and Face-to-Face Professional Development Contexts (Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 21(2), 225-245), teachers need to cater to individual learners more online than face-to-face. In the face-to-face environments, students learn from each other and from the teacher. In the face-to-face class, the teacher is able to summarize the information for the students and get feedback from the students body language on how well they understood the information. In the online class, the teacher only knows whether the students understood or not from their writing. Teaching online requires that the teacher be very attentive and aware of the student’s individual interests, needs, and level of understanding.
Click headline to read more and watch video presentations-- Via Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
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If facilitated correctly, bleanded learning combines the best of both worlds - face-to-face and online instruction.