Introduction
The BlendKit Course is a set of subject matter neutral, open educational resources related to blended learning available for self-study or for group use. Periodically, these materials will also be used as the basis for a facilitated open, online course. (See below for information on the most recent facilitated offering: BlendKit2011.)
The goal of the BlendKit Course is to provide assistance in designing and developing your blended learning course via a consideration of key issues related to blended learning and practical step-by-step 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 institution).
Disclaimer: The BlendKit Course does not address technical issues associated with specific course management systems (e.g., Blackboard, Moodle, Sakai, etc.). Please consult with the appropriate personnel at your institution for CMS training and for any required credentialing prior to offering a blended learning course.
Course Components/Navigation
Course Home | Schedule | Learning Activities | DIY Tasks | Readings | Blogging | Recordings
BlendKit2011
The BlendKit Course materials were the basis for an open, online course facilitated by Dr. Kelvin Thompson. It ran from July 11, 2011 – August 15, 2011. To the static BlendKit course materials (i.e., readings from scholarly works pertaining to blended learning, document templates, and practical step-by-step “how-to” guides), BlendKit2011 added five weeks of facilitation in the form of regular email communications, weekly webinars with guest presenters, and blogging/social networking interaction opportunities. Recordings of both the standalone faculty interviews and of weekly webinars remain available on the BlendKit Recordings page.
Mailing List
If you would like to be notified of future facilitated cohorts or if you would like to receive information related to the BlendKit Course materials, please subscribe to our mailing list. You might also consider joining the HootCourse dialogue (via Facebook or Twitter ID) or sharing your blog URL. If you haven’t blogged before, give it some thought.
Make It Better
If you choose to re-use or remix any of the BlendKit Course materials in your own organization, we would love to hear about it! Also, if you have any ideas for improving any of the BlendKit Course components, please share them. Do you have examples of materials that would benefit others? We’d be happy to link to them or upload them to this site with attribution to your work. Please let us know. Please contact Dr. Kelvin Thompson at kelvin@ucf.edu.
