Another week completed it has been very interesting week.

• Thanks for the feedback. (I said all was going well and I was enjoying and learning on the course).
• You’re making great progress, keep learning!
• 100% on your end of week test
• Well done on finishing Week 2 of Blended Learning Essentials: Getting Started.
• Now might be a good time to share your achievement with family, friends or colleagues.

WEEK 2: PREPARING FOR BLENDED LEARNING

This week the focus was on preparation for blended learning. Approached in terms of knowledge, skills and competencies, within the context of my teaching practice.

Below are 3 extra tools I found useful during the week and added to the Blended Learning bolg.

• Extra Educational Technology Dictionary from Edshelf I posted this on the blog as the Glossary that was to be completed had not been used as a resource by the other participants.
• I have also created and account here for ed tech tools. I will see how they work over the coming weeks.
• Along with another web tool for drawing which is very engaging Doodly.

Resources over the past week there were:

• 5 videos very informative about the week, blended learning, pedagogy and the technology involved. Supported by case studies and a forward for this week.
• 2 exercises matching the correct pedagogy and a personal skills audit (see 1. below) checking current experience and any gaps that need CPD.
• GETTING TRAINING ARTICLE this has interesting links to training resources (see end of blog below)
• finally a reflection on the week.
• and a quiz (see 2. below) for the week to check understanding where I scored 100%.

1. Digital literacy skills audit.

A review of my result to the audit. I have identified any areas of weakness (6/10 need attention) and made a note of them in my journal. Total score: 179 / 250. A reasonable result, but has made me aware of my areas to improve.

2. End of week quiz results.

Over all a very productive and enjoyable week I added posts and commented on other participants posts. There is a great amount to gain from self study, but you need to be motivated and have self-efficacy. See below on training.

Getting Training Links

BBC Webwise – A wide range of learning materials about online security, social media, online searching and use of games consoles.

Microsoft Digital Literacy – Three levels of curriculum about digital literacy skills: basic, standard and advanced.

JISC Developing your digital literacy Design Studio – An extensive range of resources to support your digital development.

Open University Being Digital skills for life online – A range of self-assessment tests you can take to assess your digital literacy skills.

JISC Digital Media guide to video production – A comprehensive guide to producing video.

Educator’s guide to social media – A useful guide for educators about the use and value of a wide range of social media sites that can support education.

References

Future Learn (2019) Blended Learning Getting Started. Future Learn Accessed 11-3-19