This session University of Leeds will be offering an open online version of course, ‘Blended Learning Essentials: Getting Started’. This course is intended for people working in further education, skills training, vocational education, workplace learning, lifelong learning or adult education.
This free online course will help you to promote effective practice and pedagogy in blended learning. The course starts on March 7, 2016.
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( votes)Course At A Glance
Length: 5 weeks
Effort: 4 hours pw
Subject: Blended Learning Essentials
Institution: University of Leeds and FutureLearn
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes
Session: Starts on March 7, 2016.
Providers’ Details
University of Leeds is offering the course via renowned online platform FutureLearn. The University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and a centre of excellence for teaching. The MOOCs will allow the University to explore new and different ways to provide online education.
FutureLearn offers diverse selection of courses from leading universities and cultural institutions from around the world. These are delivered one step at a time, and are accessible on mobile, tablet and desktop, so you can fit learning around your life.
About This Course
If you are working in further education, skills training, vocational education, workplace learning, lifelong learning or adult education, this free online course is designed to help you understand the benefits of blended learning and how to make more effective use of technology to support your learners. This course is run in two parts. This first introductory course, Getting Started, will be followed by a second short course on Embedding Practice, which will take place in early 2016. The course is designed to be completed in around 4 hours per week. All activities have recommended times and there are plenty of resources and activities for you to explore further if you’d like to do more on a particular topic. You can join the course at any time as the resources are always available.
This online course will be supported by a group of dedicated Digital Champions. This online course will be supported by a group of dedicated Digital Champions.
Why Take This Course?
The course offers peer review of assignments and the curriculum is mapped to accreditation frameworks including CMALT. Statements of Participationare available to learners who complete the course.
This course is currently seeking CPD accreditation and will count towards the learner’s CPD requirement once it has been confirmed certified.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, applicant will be able to:
– use a range of effective blended learning practices and pedagogies to improve your learners’ experience and attainment
– understand how the many free and affordable technologies now available can enhance teaching and learning, and
– approach new technologies with confidence, designing a pedagogical approach to make the best use of these tools
Instructors
-Diana Laurillard
Chair of Learning with Digital Technology
London Knowledge Lab
UCL Institute of Education
-Neil Morris
Director of Digital Learning
Professor of Educational Technology
University of Leeds
Requirements
The course is free to attend and open to all. It is particularly aimed at anyone working in the Vocational Education and Training sector. Whether you are directly supporting learners or delivering training, this course will help you use blended learning more effectively.
How To Join This Course
- Go to the course website link.
- Sign Up At FutureLearn
- Select a course and Join
- Once a course has started, you will be able to access the course material
- After the start date, you will be able to access the course by following the Go To Course link on your My Courses page.
- Applicants can buy, to show that you’ve completed a FutureLearn course.
- On some FutureLearn courses, learners will be able to pay to take an exam to qualify for a Statement of Attainment. (These are university-branded, printed certificates that provide proof of learning on the course topic(s)).
