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Welcome/Module Summary

Welcome to BL-101: Beginning to Blend. Have you ever wanted to have more one-on-one time with students, to be able to engage students in their own learning, to allow students to work at their own pace and on their own level, or to hit multiple modalities within one lesson? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then blended/personalized learning is for you! In this course, you will learn about the why and how of “blended” and how blended/personalized learning is changing the face of teaching and learning across the country. You will leave this course with four blended “recipes” that you can use to implement various models along the blended/personalized spectrum into your classroom immediately. This course will teach you about blended and personalized learning as a whole, as well as about how you can stretch your thinking and try something new.

1: The "What" and "Why" of Blended

2: How: Mindsets and Blended Learning

3: How: Blended learning in Action

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Where and how to begin

Find your personalized path - When beginning BL-101, first explore the course and objectives for each session to identify your own personalized path to the content. The course was built in 3 separate sessions so that each user can access the material at their own personal ability, experience, and interest level. Feel free to work straight through or jump around as needed.

Approach the material asynchronously - Though the professor will not be checking your progress, you can still engage with others completing the course through discussion forums and quick quizzes. This will give you the ability to reflect on your own learning, as well as reach out to others to ask questions, share advice, and push your own thinking.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for BL-101, since it is geared towards the novice blender.

NOTE: If this is your first time exploring blended/personalized learning, you should start with session 1 and approach the course in the order in which it was designed.