In preparation for a session I’ll be presenting with CATIE at their Blended Learning Symposium, I’ve put together some great blended learning resources.
Video Conferencing Platforms (free or low cost options)
Fuze – https://www.fuze.com/ (free option for under 20 users)
Google Hangouts – http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
Social Learning Resources
Social Learning Handbook (by Jane Hart)- http://c4lpt.co.uk/resources/social-learning-handbook/
The New Social Learning (blog by Marcia Conner) http://marciaconner.com/books/new-social-learning/
VILT (Virtual Instructor Led Training)
Short overview of designing for virtual classroom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxY22IhbaH4
Creating a Fun Lobby for your Webinar http://www.intesolv.com/index.php/how-to-create-a-fun-lobby-for-your-webinar-attendees-in-adobe-connect
Tips to Converting Classroom Training to Virtual Instruction
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1084/converting-classroom-training-to-virtual-instruction-some-tips
Planning for Virtual Training
Part 1:http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/display_article.cfm?id=1382 (simple outline sample included)
Mobile Learning
Float Mobile Blog (great articles and resources) http://floatlearning.com/blog/ (I highly recommend Chad Udell’s book Learning Everywhere )
Clark Quinn’s Fabulous list of resources, including his own books – http://www.quinnovation.com/Resources.html
Tools (as discussed in the symposium)
Top 100 Tools for Learning (many are free or inexpensive) These tools are voted on annually by learning professionals globally. http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/
Articulate Storyline (rapid eLearning development tool) – https://www.articulate.com/products/storyline-overview.php
Adobe Captivate (rapid eLearning development tool) – http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/captivate.html
Accessibility – Developing Accessible Learning
Resources from UBC – http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/about-2/resources/accessibilty/
WCAG Web Accessibility Resources/Guidelines – http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag
General Blended Learning Resources
This is my Blended Learning 101 Board on Pinterest
Blended Learning Strategies : Selecting the Best Instructional Method ( Skillsoft Whitepaper 20102)
Blended Learning- Current Use, Challenges, and Best Practices (Report by Kineo and The Oxford Group, 2013)
Clive Shepherd on Blended Learning (YouTube)