The 2nd edition of Essentials for Blended Learning: A Standards-Based Guide just released.

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The 2nd edition is not just a minor update. The book was totally revamped to be simpler, clearer, richer, and more up-to-date:

• Simpler:
  • We simplified language throughout.
  • We removed or condensed standards that, though useful, were not critical for instructors adopted a blended mode for the first time.
  • We focused on step-by-step guidance for instructors with a focus on deliverables, similar to how we would guide practitioners in a workshop.
• Clearer:
  • We re-worked guidance to be clearer, and reworked chapter structure and content to be more straight-forward.
  • We divided the book into 2 sections to help you more quickly get to work building!
  • Screenshots and illustrations were re-designed to be easier to read and understand.
• Richer:
  • Activities are the heart of blended learning, so we improved descriptions and instructions for the best learning activities, and added new, research-based activities so you have the best options available.
  • The guide itself is more interactive, e.g. readers are regularly prompted to reflect and connect their own experiences to the guide, and course design tasks are listed in each chapter to help instructors get working on their course.
• Up-to-date:
  • We reviewed all recent research on blended learning and made reference to the most relevant publications, findings, or methods that enhance our understanding of what works in blending.
  • New methods or technologies that support blending have been referenced or included.
  • Screenshots and illustrations have been totally re-created to reflect today’s technology (including LMS features).

The book also have a new forward by the inimitable Kelvin Thompson, a leader in blended and online learning from the University of Central Florida.

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