Blended Learning Toolkit
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Design, implement, run an online educational program with digital tools.
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There are 4 modules in this course
This class is designed for teaching and learning professionals, program directors, professors and others interested in implementing digital education programs at their institutions.
It includes an overview of the history of digital education initiatives, suggestions on managing and digital education projects, and guides to the basics of blended learning, backwards course design, class filming, zoom use, and digital class delivery. This course builds on examples and best practices from Columbia University and peer institutions around the world, and draws on the more than 50 interviews conducted in the research of the Leveling the Learning Curve book project. It also shares insights, tips, and guides from leaders of top digital education programs at leading universities around the world such as Stanford, Penn, ASU, Dartmouth, Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley and many others, as well as leaders from the Digital Education divisions of the World Bank, UNDP, and PBS Learning Media. No prerequisite experience with digital education tools is required to be successful in this course. All you need is basic computer operation skills. The course utilizes presentation tools such as PowerPoint, video conferencing software Zoom and Panopto, and Canvas LMS. DIY tools such as ring light, microphone, webcam, and green screen are introduced but not required.
This module covers the concept of a connected university, how to lead digital transformation in education, the competencies needed to make digital education work, and how to approach program and course design in networked learning.
What's included
15 videos6 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt
15 videosβ’Total 140 minutes
- Introduction to Blended Learning Toolkitβ’2 minutes
- The Connected Universityβ’10 minutes
- Leading Digital Transformationβ’10 minutes
- Intro to Panel Discussionsβ’1 minute
- Panel Discussion Excerpt- MOOCs 2.0 β’17 minutes
- Panel Discussion Excerpt - Working With Outside Partners β’14 minutes
- Panel Discussion Excerpt - The In-House Online Program Management (OPM) β’15 minutes
- Digital Competencies β’11 minutes
- Class Design and Creationβ’12 minutes
- Cases and Networked Learningβ’10 minutes
- Intro - From Theory to Practice Filmsβ’1 minute
- Anant Agarwal: Post-Covid Teaching and Learningβ’15 minutes
- Matthew Rascoff: MOOCs + Sharing Platformsβ’14 minutes
- Anna Medri: The Equator Initiativeβ’9 minutes
- Module 1 Wrap Upβ’1 minute
6 readingsβ’Total 75 minutes
- About This Classβ’15 minutes
- Meet the Course Teamβ’10 minutes
- Expert Interviewsβ’10 minutes
- Syllabusβ’20 minutes
- Resourcesβ’10 minutes
- How to Use Module 1?β’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 35 minutes
- Connected University and MOOCsβ’10 minutes
- Quiz: Digital Transformation through Connected Universityβ’10 minutes
- Quiz: How to use Digital Tools in classβ’15 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 10 minutes
- Bringing in Different Perspectivesβ’10 minutes
This module covers the concept of active and blended learning, how to design courses that fit the teaching style of the instructors, how instructors and TAs can partner to provide engaged learning, and providing the instructors with the digital tools that would help them offer the best learning experience to the students.
What's included
17 videos1 reading4 assignments1 discussion prompt
17 videosβ’Total 131 minutes
- Intro - Class Design and Creationsβ’1 minute
- Masterclass -"Overview of Tools"β’7 minutes
- Active Learning and Blended Designβ’5 minutes
- Backwards Design Part 1β’8 minutes
- Backwards Design Part 2β’7 minutes
- The Instructor/TA Partnershipβ’7 minutes
- Intro - From Theory to Practice β’1 minute
- Justin Harding: Class Design and Creation β’19 minutes
- Nelson Baker: Online Master's Originsβ’14 minutes
- Sally Berkowitz: Origins and Offeringsβ’8 minutes
- Nora Lewis: A Mission-Driven Strategy for Digital Educationβ’15 minutes
- Creating PowerPoints for Recorded Lecturesβ’4 minutes
- Setting Up Your DIY Officeβ’4 minutes
- Self-Recording With Panoptoβ’8 minutes
- Tutorial - Green Screen Filming β’10 minutes
- Tutorial - Green Screen Editingβ’16 minutes
- Module 2 Wrap upβ’0 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- How to Use This Moduleβ’10 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 65 minutes
- Class Designβ’20 minutes
- Tutorials for Digital Teachingβ’15 minutes
- Quiz: Blended Learning and Digital Toolsβ’20 minutes
- Quiz: How to use different toolsβ’10 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 10 minutes
- Strategies for Captivating Contentβ’10 minutes
This module covers how to develop a course website, managing the course with the help of the TA(s), how to develop, use, and update Coursebuilder, and how to leverage advanced CourseBuilder for instructional designers.
What's included
14 videos1 reading3 assignments1 discussion prompt
14 videosβ’Total 105 minutes
- Course Websites - Introβ’0 minutes
- The Course Website in a Blended Classβ’7 minutes
- Instructor/TA Team: Course Building and Managementβ’6 minutes
- Intro to Coursebuilder Class Templateβ’3 minutes
- Using Coursebuilderβ’12 minutes
- Year to Year Course Updatesβ’4 minutes
- Advance Coursebuilder for Instructional Designersβ’4 minutes
- From Theory to Practice Part 3 - Introβ’1 minute
- Ben Nelson: New Platforms β Brightspaceβ’18 minutes
- John Baker - Brightspaceβ’12 minutes
- Armando Fox - UC Berkeleyβ’20 minutes
- Intro to Learning Platformsβ’1 minute
- New Platforms for Engagementβ’16 minutes
- Module 3 Wrap Upβ’1 minute
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- How to Use This Module?β’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 40 minutes
- Coursebuilderβ’20 minutes
- Quiz: Use of Courseworksβ’10 minutes
- Quiz: Coursebuilderβ’10 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 10 minutes
- Utilizing Online Platforms to enhance learningβ’10 minutes
This module covers how to conduct a live session, ways through which instructors and teaching assistants can partner in live sessions (face-to-face, online or high flex), and ways to ensure active learning in both Zoom and High Flex classrooms.
What's included
13 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt
13 videosβ’Total 89 minutes
- Module 4 Introβ’0 minutes
- Live Session Overviewβ’14 minutes
- Instructor/TA Team in Live Sessionsβ’1 minute
- Active Learning on Zoomβ’4 minutes
- Active Learning in a HyFlex Classroomβ’7 minutes
- From Theory to Practice 4- Introβ’1 minute
- Michael Trucano: Sharing and Network Learningβ’13 minutes
- Dhawal Shah: Class Centralβ’9 minutes
- Asaf Weiss: Campus ILβ’8 minutes
- Kristin Lehner: PBS Learning Mediaβ’16 minutes
- Intro to Digital Tools Panelβ’1 minute
- Nora Lewis: University of Pennsylvaniaβ’15 minutes
- Module 4 Wrap Upβ’1 minute
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- How to Use This Module?β’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Quiz: Using Zoom for High Flex Teachingβ’10 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 10 minutes
- Generative AIβ’10 minutes
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