2. FEDERICA ORADINI
CAROL D’SOUZA
GUNTER SAUNDERS
'I would go back to
blended learning in a
heartbeat'
Can we do it? Yes we can! Recognising, promoting and
developing flexible learning in HE 22 Jul 2013 - 23 Jul 2013
3. Background to Foundation course
• Employer input
• Planning study skills
• Bb format
• External consultant (Viv Tucker)
• Overall timetable plan for the whole year
• Style and format for each module
consistent
• Define on-line requirements
4. Blended learning delivery
Face to Face
• Induction
• Practical
• Exams/Assessment
Online
• Module delivery
• Assessment
• Feedback
5. Developing the learning community
• Student introductions
• Discussion fora
• Café
• Netiquette
8. Developing modules
• Welcome videos by module and course
leader
• Proforma for each session with LO’s
defined
• E-lectures (Example 1)
• Learning activities for each session
• Assessment and feedback
10. Resources
• Blackboard support
• E-learning library resources
• Other web linked resources
• Purchase core book
• Employer financial support
• Work-based tutors
• Tutor support workshops
11. Transition to BSc
• Part time day release
• Work-place support
• Mid course entry
• All face to face sessions in large cohorts
• Tutorials in large groups
• Same VLE – Bb with different styles
depending on module leader
• Assessment feedback (development)
13. Focus group results
• Blended learning superior
• More engagement with core material
• Better community links for support
• Tutor access
• Electronic feedback better presented
• Feedback explanation easier to obtain
• Consistency facilitated better learning
14. Other focus groups and surveys
• Surveyed new students across subjects
• Exploring their prior experience of
online learning
• For their views on blended and mobile
learning
• Conducted further focus groups
15. Conclusions
• BL is a powerful way to deliver some of
the objectives that HE always had
• Engagement vs attendance?
• 2 communities: engaged and disengaged
• What are the approaches to deal with
those disengaged?