Task for Monday

Purpose

• Get information about the course

• Download “Needs analysis” and fill in form

• Compare your own previous knowledge with course content

• Clarify terms and compare online and blended learning

• Reflect on the possible challenges of using blended learning for students and teachers in Tanzanian colleges.

Learning Task

• Study content on https://sites.google.com/view/from-f2f-to-bl-or-ol/home

• Download and fill in the form “Needs Analysis”

• Study Chapter I: “All you need to know about BL and OL”

 Learning Outcome

1.   SWOT – Analysis of either BL, OL or conventional teaching

2.    Compare BL, OL and f2f with the following grid

3.   Create a list of challenges that learners or teachers are confronted with

Task for Wednesday

Purpose

• Get to know and use the planning tool

• Select your own course to transform it into the Blended Learning format

Learning Task

• Study Chapter II: “Planning the course”  

• Earmark one of your conventional courses you currently teach and you think is suitable to be transformed into BL mode

• Revise aims and objectives of your course outline or syllabus

• Create detailed plan that resembles scheme of work to show time frame for your course

Learning Outcome 

1.  Write a short description of your selected course: Title, Goals, Content

2.  Design the distribution of course content over the period of 15 weeks.

3.  Indicate what can be done within the class and what can be done as assignment outside the class.

Task for Friday

Purpose

• Benefit from the treasure trove of learning resources on the Internet

• Be able to create your own learning resources

• Create a storyboard for your course to have a plan for further work

Learning Task

• Study Chapter III: “Learning Resources” https://sites.google.com/view/from-f2f-to-bl-or-ol/home/3-learning-media

• Find adequate learning material for your course and add it to your collection

• Study Chapter IV: “Design the Teaching Process”

• Create a storyboard of your course

Learning Outcome

1.   Create a storyboard of your course

2.      Find some learning resource for the topic of your course or create one (PPT or Video)

Purpose

Reflect on your own experiences with BL

Being aware of resistance from various sides

Learning Task

1. Write a report on the response from the students and colleagues at your institution

2. What elements of Blended Learning did you try out with your class

Learning Outcome

1. Report about reaction by students and colleagues

2. Report about BL-elements that you tried out

Find Learning Resources on the Internet

Tuesday: Short introduction to Open Education Resources OER 

Create Leaning Resources: PPT & Videos

Zoom meeting on Wednesday: Ernst from Switzerland with the whole class in Moshi.

How to record a ZOOM session using the Sensa Tablet 

Create Surveys and self-grading Tests

Zoom meeting on Thursday: Ernst from Switzerland with the whole class in Moshi.

Benefits of Blended Learning

Zoom meeting on Friday:  Ernst from Switzerland with the whole class in Moshi.