- University College London via FutureLearn
- 24,694+ already enrolled!
- ★★★★★ 4.8 (181 Ratings)
In this course, you will get a chance to develop the best pedagogy for your students and understand how to do that using blended and online learning methods. Here you will understand the nature of learning design in the context of blended and online learning. Starting the course, the instructor will talk about the Conversational Framework as a tool for thinking about learning design and assessment. You will then understand all about the digital tools and resources and learn to optimize your learning management system for your students.
You will then understand what the Learning Designer tool is and how it is used for borrowing, planning, creating, and sharing design ideas with other teachers across and within subject areas. Going further, the instructor will talk about the learning designs and the types of formative assessment for blended and online learning and achieve different types of learning outcomes. After that, you will be taught how to implement online learning across your institution.
TTC Course Analysis:
Following are the results of comprehensive analysis of “Blended and Online Learning Design” online course by our team of experts.
TTC Rating 181 Reviews |
4.8 |
TakeThisCourse Sentiment Analysis Results:
In order to facilitate our learners with real user experience, we performed sentiment analysis and text mining techniques that generates following results:
- TTC analyzed a total of 181 reviews for this online course.
- The analysis indicates that around 95% reviews were positive while around 05% of reviews had negative sentiment.
- Blended and Online Learning Design’s online course received a total score of 4.8 out of 5, based on user opinions related to 4 effectiveness factors including content, engagement, quality practice and career benefit.
TTC Course Effectiveness:
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Content | Engagement | Practice | Career Benefit |
5.0 / 5.0 ★★★★★ 25 Reviews |
5.0 / 5.0 ★★★★★ 76 Reviews |
5.0 / 5.0 ★★★★★ 9 Reviews |
5.0 / 5.0 ★★★★★ 3 Reviews |
Based on learner reviews we believe;
- The content of this course has been delivered logically and clearly
- This course leads learners to reflect on pedagogy and explains how to design their course flow
- The course contains engaging assignments to solve
- Overall the course helps learners gain knowledge and skills in online teaching
Pros & Cons:
Pros:
- Highest rating of 4.8
- Engaging assignments
- Helpful tips
Cons:
- Some content is very difficult to follow
- Inconsistent assignments
What Learners Are Saying About this Course:
This section contains feedback that has been given by online learners about this course. Note that we have divided these reviews based on our main points mentioned below;
Key benefits:
This course offers great content and teaches the best way to put theory into practice
Offers very useful content and helps learners update their current teaching
This course offers a perfect and balanced mix of theory and practice
It is very informative and offers assignments that are useful
Great for all the teachers out there at any level of experience
Offers excellent ideas, tools, and techniques that promote the use of online learning
Turned out to be the most challenging yet practical course I have ever come across
Key challenges
The course isn’t entirely practical as it seems
Learner’s Suggestions/Recommendations:
The information in the course was truly valuable however the way it was presented did not meet my needs as a learner. The direction of the assignments was not consistent with the content and I really hope the instructor could take a look at this problem. (Chris G)
Is this Course worth taking?
This is a very engaging course that helps learners understand how to develop our teaching as active learning designs for blended and online teaching. The content is presented in a reasonable way and is understandable. The assignments are great and overall the course is a great mixture of theory and practical work.