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Building a blend into the new norm, discussing design and community considerations
The Covid-19 crisis has required us all to respond with emergency measures, moving curricula designed for face-to-face delivery into a fully online environment rapidly. The sector has responded well to the emergency shift, but how we are teaching now will need to change moving forward.
Regardless of what the ‘new normal’ looks like, we will need to reconsider the design of our curricula; the balance of synchronous/asynchronous activity, formative/summative tasks, learning outcomes, and assessment strategy on a large proportion of our courses. Fortunately, the world of online/blended delivery isn’t a new one; there’s a lot we can learn from those who have done this for years. Course design that allows for collaborative learning will be even more important than previously.
In this session, Matt East, Learning Technologies Lead at Talis, offers some top tips for blended/online delivery, based on his experience of studying on, and designing for, these modes of delivery.