About BOL
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Blended Online Learning (BOL) Workshops for Active Life-long Learning (4ALL)
Join BOL workshops on how to improve instruction and learning in the 21st century classroom.
Definition of Blended Online Learning (BOL)
According to Power (see his article ), Blended Online Learning consists of combining synchronous and asynchronous-modes. The courses are completely online with live online events added to e-learning environments in the form of course & learning management systems (CMS & LMS), groups, and social networks.
Resources
- The BOL4ALL workshop will use WiZiQ for the synchronous and Moodle & WikiEducator for the asynchronous learning environments. Power, M. (2008a). Responsible outreach in higher education: the Blended Online Learning Environment. American Educational Research Association, Instructional Design SIG, New York, USA, 24-28 March.
- Power, M. (2008b). A dual-mode university instructional design model for academic development. International Journal for Academic Development, 13:1, 5 – 16. DOI: 10.1080/13601440701860185. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13601440701860185
- Free e-book - You can download the entire book.
