This document outlines an open online course called BlendKit2012 focused on helping participants design and develop their own blended learning courses. Over 5 weeks, participants will have access to open course materials and the option to engage in webinars, discussions, and reflection activities. Those who fully participate will end with a better understanding of blended learning, a collection of reflections, connections to others, and materials to pilot their own blended course, including design documents and completed content.

1. BlendKit2012
a subject-matter neutral, open online
course focused on blended learning

2. Goals
• Design and develop your blended learning
course
• Consideration of key issues related to blended
learning and practical guidance in helping you
produce actual materials for your blended
course (i.e., from design documents through
creating content pages to peer review
feedback at your own institutions).

3. What Is an Open Online Course?
• “freely allowing people outside the university
to view course materials and informally
participate in the course”
- Dr. David Wiley (open online course pioneer)
• “While OERs are merely content, OOCs are live
courses, which include direct participation of
teachers and rich and valuable interaction
among participants.”
Fini, A. (2009). The technological dimension of a massive open online course: The case of the CCK08
course tools. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning , 10(5). Retrieved May
27, 2011 from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/643/1402

4. Why an Open Online Course?
• Open materials may be used at any time for
self-study or group use beyond the cohort
• Materials and interactions are not restricted
to a course management system
• Easier for participants to self-select course
components with which to engage
• More diverse group, larger number of
participants with whom to interact

5. How Will It Work?
• Open readings, document templates, how-tos
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• Five weeks of facilitation:
– Weekly encouraging messages
– Weekly 30 min. webinars featuring guest blended
learning instructors & discussion with others
– Weekly reading/activity reflection prompts for
blogging (more interaction with others).
– Social networking opportunities for more interaction
• You choose with which of these you will engage!

6. Schedule of Topics
Week Topic Dates
1 Understanding Blended Learning 9/24 – 10/1
2 Blended Interactions 10/1 – 10/8
3 Blended Assessments of Learning 10/8 – 10/15
4 Blended Content & Assignments 10/15 – 10/22
5 Pulling It All Together 10/22 – 10/29

7. What Will I Have When It’s Over?
• It Depends...
• If you fully engage with all aspects you will have:
– better understanding of blended learning models/practices
– collection of blogged reflections on readings
– your blogged notes and comments of others on your materials
– connection to community of others interested in blended
learning
– design documents for your blended course
– completed course materials for blended course
– ideas from seasoned blended learning instructors
– checklist of anything left to finish in your course
– plan for getting peer review feedback at your institution

8. What’s Next?
• Interested?
– Register at http://bit.ly/blendkit2012_registration
• Check out the BlendKit Course materials at
http://bit.ly/blendkit
• Questions?
– Email kelvin@ucf.edu
• Registrants will receive detailed participation
instructions via email prior to September 24.