Blended and Online Learning

Blended Learning Initiative

The Blended Learning Committee Report [1], January 12, 2011

The Request for Proposals Develop Blended Learning Courses [2], February 7, 2011

Blended/Hybrid or fully online course design consultations

Our blended/hybrid and online course consultations are meant to be broader in scope and more in-depth than our basic technology and strategies consultations [3]. The sessions consist of at least one, but usually more, meetings to assist you through the process of designing a blended/hybrid or online course.

On average, the entire process of designing and developing an online or hybrid/blended course requires six to nine months. Depending on the scope of your project and timeline, instructional design guidance will be provided free or as fee for service. Course site components and media production are provided as fee for service.

The Learning Technologies consulting approach consists of four primary phases outlined in our Instructional Design Consulting Process [4].

The instructional design staff are located on the fourth floor of the Computer and Space Sciences building (newer wing). They are happy to meet with you in either your office or theirs. For more information or to schedule a meeting, please email learningtools@umd.edu [6].

Related Resources

• Our Instructional Resources [7] list contains annotated links to useful web resources on teaching with technology collected by our staff. For example: Are you interested in hybrid/blended couress? If so, please see the section on Hybrid/Blended [8] courses for some good references.
• To begin exploring hybrid course design online, we suggest an excellent resource for faculty from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Hybrid Courses site. http://www4.uwm.edu/ltc/hybrid/faculty_resources/index.cfm [9]

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