Sunday, August 12, 2012

Moving to blended class discussions


Scenario: A training manager has been frustrated with the quality of communication among trainees in his face-to-face training sessions and wants to try something new. With his supervisor’s permission, the trainer plans to convert all current training modules to a blended learning format, which would provide trainees and trainers the opportunity to interact with each other and learn the material in both a face-to-face and online environment. In addition, he is considering putting all of his training materials on a server so that the trainees have access to resources and assignments at all times.

Moving from face-to-face to blending learning has many items to consider.  Since the scenario focuses on discussion as the main impetus for change, I spent time focusing on the class discussion component.  The best practices guide attached to this blob post focuses on class discussions and facilitation of online discussions. 

Take a look, if you have any suggestions for additional items or resources to include, please post a comment.

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