Blended learning may be all the rage on campuses, but only
when instructors can make their way through the vast amount of content that is
available to develop an effective course. A massive open online course (MOOC)
may offer a solution.
Educause, Instructure, and the University of Central
Florida (UCF) have teamed to develop BlendKit2014,
a free five-week MOOC designed to provide an introduction to blended learning.
The course gives educators step-by-step instructions on how to develop digital
media, content pages, and peer-review feedback tools for blended-learning
classes.
“By offering this tool to educators and administrators
across the country, we will be able to share the valuable tools, information,
and methods that we, along with other participants in the course, have
developed during the past two decades,” said Tom Cavanagh, associate vice
president of distributed learning at UCF.
Participants in the MOOC can earn a UCF/Educause
Certified Blending Learning Designer certificate at the completion of the
course by submitting a portfolio of the blended learning materials developed throughout
the class, according to a report in eCampus News.