Blended Learning - 155 Resources

Articles, Presentations and Seminars

• The Blended Learning Toolkit: A DIY Resource for Blended Learning Instructors and Designers, ELI Web Seminar, January 2012.
• Evaluating the Implementation of Blended Learning Models in Large Enrollment Courses, ELI Annaul Meeting, February 2011,
• “Blended Learning: A Report on the ELI Focus Session” ELI White Paper, November 2010.
• “7 Things You Should Know About the HyFlex Course Model”, ELI 7 Things You Should Know, November 2010 .
• Recordings from the 2010 ELI Online Fall Focus Session, "Blended Learning: The 21st Century Learning Environment". September 2010.
• Maintaining Quality in Blended Learning: From Classroom Assessment to Impact Evaluation, ELI Web Seminar, September 2010
• “Connecting Online and On-Ground Learners with HyFlex Courses” ELI Fall Focus Session, September 2010
• Blended Learning: The 21st Century Learning Environment, ELI Fall Focus Session Proceedings, September 15–16, 2010
• “Success, Withdrawal and Student Satisfaction When the Numbers are Very Large”, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Conference, January 2010.
• "ELI Discovery Tool: Blended Learning Workshop Guide", November 2009. This comprehensive blended learning workshop guide contains a resource list and eight workshop modules intended to reduce some of the extensive work involved in assembling the components and curriculum for such a program. Each of the modules contains topical guidelines, content, resources, and best practices, and each can be easily customized to fit the needs of your institution, department, or unit.
• “Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies” U.S. Dept of Education. 2009. 
• “Blending In: The Extent and Promise of Blended Education in the United States” The Sloan Consortium. 2007.
• “Enriching Student Experience Through Blended Learning”, ECAR Research Bulletin, 2006. 
•  “Creating a hybrid college course: Instructional design notes and recommendations for beginners”. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 2005.
• Hybrid Courses, this web site includes a wide variety of faculty and student resources on teaching and learning in a hybrid course environment. Including the article Ten Hybrid Course Planning Questions.
• “Blended Learning”, ECAR Research Bulletin, 2004. Seven years of research at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has found that blended courses--those that combine face-to-face instruction with online learning and reduced classroom contact hours--have the potential to increase student learning while lowering attrition rates compared to equivalent, fully online courses. This research bulletin reports the results of a disciplined UCF program that has led to a fundamental redesign of the instructional model. 
•  “The Hybrid Online Model: Good Practice”. EDUCAUSE Quarterly. Volume 26, number 1, 2003. A hybrid approach to online learning offers important lessons for institutions entering the online arena.
• “The Blended Learning Guide”, Web Junction, 2007. The Blended Learning Guide features tools, tips and best practices aimed at trainers and instructors who are looking to effectively incorporate live in-person instruction with a variety of virtual training tools such as web conferencing, wikis and self-paced tutorials. The guide also includes case studies from a variety of libraries that have created engaging and successful staff training programs using blended learning modes.

Updated January 2012