Blended Learning Resources

Assessment
• Classroom Assessment Technique Activities. James Rhem and Associates, 1996–2003,
http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/bib/assess.htm.
• Classroom Assessment Techniques Designed for Technology. Mary Barone Martin, 2009,
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed99/Martin.htm.
• Classroom Assessment Techniques in Asynchronous Learning Networks. Tom Henderson,
September/October 2001,
http://www.tcc.edu/welcome/collegeadmin/OIE/SOA/review/toolkit/documents/Article_Class
room_Assessment_Techniques_in_Asynchronous_Learning_Networks_TS.pdf.
• Creating Rubrics through Negotiable Contracting and Assessment. Andi Stix, Ed.D., U.S.
Department of Education ERIC #TM027246, 1997,
http://interactiveclassroom.com/article_07.html.
• Oral Communication Assessment Rubric. Auburn University, Department of Chemical
Engineering, 2009,
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/programs/chen/programs/accreditation/assessment-rubrics.html.
• Written Communication Assessment Rubric. Auburn University, Department of Chemical
Engineering, 2009,
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/programs/chen/programs/accreditation/assessment-rubrics.html.
• Doing Assessment As If Learning Matters Most. AAHE Bulletin, Thomas Angelo, 1999,
http://education.gsu.edu/ctl/outcomes/Doing%20Assessment%20As%20If%20Learning%2
0Matters%20Most.htm.
• Guide to Rating Critical and Integrative Thinking. Washington State University, Center for
Teaching, Learning, and Technology, 2006, http://wsuctproject.wsu.edu/ctr.htm.
• Using Rubrics to Improve Teaching, Learning, and Retention in Distance Education. Online
Classroom. Cindy Rippe, July 2008,
http://dnn4.davenport.edu/Portals/0/July2008OnlineClassroom.pdf.

Collaboration
• Guidelines for Writing a Team Contract. Math Department, University of Arizona, 2009,
http://math.arizona.edu/~kerimar/Team%20Contract.doc.
• Creating Collaboration. Jennifer Hoffman, September 2006,
http://www.webjunction.org/create-deliver-training/-
/articles/content/443562?_OCLC_ARTICLES_getContentFromWJ=true.
• Designing Effective Group Activities: Lessons for Classroom Teaching and Faculty
Development. Larry Michaelsen and Dee Fink, 1997,
http://teambasedlearning.apsc.ubc.ca/d/activitydesign.pdf.

ELI Discovery Tools are practical resources designed to support the development and implementation of teaching,
learning, and technology projects or processes on campus. This unit is part of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
Discovery Tool: Blended Learning Workshop Guide. Each unit can be used as a stand-alone activity, or all units can be
combined for a multiday learning event. The units typically include articles, discussion exercises, and questionnaires. You
are welcome to add your own material or modify what you find. The complete Blended Learning tool set is available at
www.educause.edu/BlendedLearning.

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Blended Learning Resources

• Faculty Development: Designing and Managing Effective Group Learning. Jack Prostko,
2005, http://www.umbc.edu/insights/2005/12/faculty_development_designing.html.
• Frequency of RATs and Application Exercises in a Specific Example Course:
Organizational Behavior. Larry Michaelsen, 2007,
http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:xlUzhSCoqOUJ:teambasedlearning.apsc.ubc.
ca/d/frequencyofrat.pdf+%E2%80%A2+Frequency+of+RATs+and+Application+Exercises+i
n+a+Specific+Example+Course:+Organizational+Behavior&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AFQjCNH9A
3ptW90VeoDLmzMmA0FdsyRt8g.
• Sample Team Contract. The University of Texas, College of Engineering and Computer
Science, 2009, http://cecs.uttyler.edu/dbeams/Courses/Senior%20Design/4115-
4315%20Team%20Contract.doc.
• Research and Collaboration: Group Participation Rubric. Barbara Frandsen at St. Edward’s
University, 2005,
https://www4.nau.edu/assessment/oaalibrary/Rubrics/Group_Participation_Rubric.htm.
• Team-Based Learning Activity. Larry Michaelsen,
http://teambasedlearning.apsc.ubc.ca/?page_id=794.
• The Stages of Team Development. Bruce Tuckman, 1965,
http://www.businessballs.com/tuckmanformingstormingnormingperforming.htm.
• Three Keys to Using Learning Groups Effectively. Larry Michaelsen, The University of
Oklahoma, 1997–1998,
https://www.med.wright.edu/aa/facdev/_Files/PDFfiles/ThreeKeys.pdf.

Communication
• Community of Practice Design Guide: A Step-by-Step Guide for Designing & Cultivating
Communities of Practice in Higher Education. Darren Cambridge and Vicki Suter, 2005,
http://www.educause.edu/ELI/CommunityofPracticeDesignGuide/160068.
• If You Build It, They Will Come: Building Learning Communities Through Threaded
Discussions. Susan Edelstein and Jason Edwards, 2002,
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/spring51/edelstein51.html.
• Move Over Socrates: Online Discussion Is Here. Laurel Warren Trufant, 2003,
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MoveOverSocratesOnlineDiscussi/159551.
• Pedagogical Strategies for Building Community in Graduate Level Distance Education
Courses. Eileen McElrath and Kate McDowell, March 2008,
http://jolt.merlot.org/vol4no1/mcelrath0308.pdf.
• A Process Model for Collaborative Problem Solving in Virtual Communities of Practice.
Maria Clara Casalini, Tomasz Janowski, and Elsa Estevez, April 2007,
http://www.iist.unu.edu/www/docs/techreports/reports/report364.pdf.

Ethics and Copyright

• Academic Integrity Tutorial. York University, 2008,
http://www.yorku.ca/tutorial/academic_integrity/acaddishforms.html.
• American Library Association: Distance Education and the TEACH Act, 2009,
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=distanced&Template=/ContentManagement/Con
tentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=25939.
• Center for Academic Integrity, 2009, http://www.academicintegrity.org/.

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 Blended Learning Resources

• Crash Course in Copyright. UT System, 2009,

http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/Cprtindx.htm.
• Creative Commons Licenses. Creative Commons, 2009,
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/.
• ELI/EDUCAUSE Copyright Resources,
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/Copyright/17092.
• Designing Online Courses to Discourage Dishonesty. EDUCAUSE Quarterly. Barbara
Christe, 2003,
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/De
signingOnlineCoursestoDiscou/157268.
• Integrity: Academic and Political—A Letter to My Students. Bill Taylor, 2006,
http://www.csub.edu/studentconduct/documents/lettertomystudents.pdf.
• Suggestions for Ensuring Integrity in the Classroom. NC State University, 2009,
http://www.ncsu.edu/stud_affairs/osc/AIpage/aitipsforclass.html.
• Term Paper Mills, Anti-Plagiarism Tools, and Academic Integrity. EDUCAUSE Review.
Marie Groark, Diana Oblinger, and Miranda Choa, September/October 2001,
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume36/Te
rmPaperMillsAntiPlagiarismTo/157714.
• Ways to Discourage Cheating and Plagiarizing from the Internet and Other Electronic
Resources. UWM Libraries, 2009, http://www.library.wisc.edu/inst-
services/plagiarism/what-to-do.html#discourage.
• Teaching Students about Plagiarism: Tutorials and Exercises. UWM Libraries, 2009,
http://www.library.wisc.edu/inst-services/plagiarism/what-to-do.html#teaching.

Overview
• Maricopa Community Colleges: Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction and Mesa
Community College Blended Learning Faculty Development Resource Site. Veronica Diaz
and Jennifer Strickland, 2009, http://ablendedmaricopa.pbworks.com/.
• EDUCAUSE Blended Learning Resources,
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/HybridorBlendedLearning/33312.
• UWM Hybrid Resources, http://www4.uwm.edu/ltc/hybrid/references/index.cfm.
• Blended Learning. Charles Dziuban, Joel Hartman, and Patsy Moskal, ECAR Research
Bulletin, March 30, 2004, http://www.educause.edu/ECAR/BlendedLearning/157515.
• Blended Learning Guide. Rachel Van Noord, Betha Gutsche, Barry Hillman, Elizabeth
Kellison, and Dale Musselman. Webjunction, March 2007,
http://www.webjunction.org/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=443615&name=DLFE-
12302.pdf.
• Blended Learning Review of Research: An Annotative Bibliography. Karen Vignare,
Charles Dziuban, Patsy Moskal, Rosalie Luby, Rut Serra-Roldan, Sara Wood, 2005,
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oee/blended/workshop/bibliography.pdf.
• Blending In—The Extent and Promise of Blended Education in the United States. Sloan
Consortium. Elaine Allen, Jeff Seaman, and Richard Garrett, March 2007,
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/freedownloads.asp.
• Elements of Quality Online Education—Into the Mainstream. Sloan Consortium. John
Bourne and Janet Moore, 2004, http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/freedownloads.asp.

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Blended Learning Resources

• Enriching Student Experience Through Blended Learning. Bob Albrecht. ECAR Research
Bulletin, 2006, http://www.educause.edu/ECAR/EnrichingStudentExperienceThro/157570.
• Faculty 2.0. EDUCAUSE Review. Joel Hartman, Charles Dziuban, and James Brophy-
Ellison, September/October 2007,
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume42/Fa
culty20/161909.
• The Hybrid Online Model: Good Practice. EDUCAUSE Quarterly. Margie Martyn, 2003,
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EQM0313.pdf.
• Improving Learning and Reducing Costs New Models for Online Learning. EDUCAUSE
Review. Carol Twigg, September/October 2003,
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0352.pdf.
• Minds on Fire—Open Education, The Long Tail, and Learning 2.0. EDUCAUSE Review.
John Brown Seely and Richard Adler, 2008,
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume43/Mi
ndsonFireOpenEducationtheLon/162420.
• Perspectives on Blended Learning in Higher Education. Association for the Advancement
of Computing in Education (AACE), 2007,
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=t
rue&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ747810&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&a
ccno=EJ747810.
• Strategies for Building Blended Learning. Allison Rossett, Felicia Douglis, and Rebecca
Frazee, 2003,
http://www.essentiallearning.net/news/Strategies%20for%20Building%20Blended%20Learn
ing.pdf.
• Teaching with Technology: A Case Study of Online Faculty Development at the University
of Central Florida. Elvira Kaminskaya, 2006,
http://www.irex.org/programs/uasp/CaseStudies/06/kaminskaya.pdf.
• The Future of Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: The Survey Says…
EDUCAUSE Quarterly. Kyong-Jee Kim and Curtis Bonk, 2006,
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/Th
eFutureofOnlineTeachingandLe/157426.
• Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review
of Online Learning Studies. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation,
and Policy Development, Policy and Program Studies Service, 2009,
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/EvaluationofEvidenceBasedPract/174235.
• 2009 ITC Distance Education Survey Results. Instructional Technology Council, 2009,
http://www.itcnetwork.org/file.php?file=%2F1%2FITCAnnualSurveyMarch2009Final.pdf.

Redesign
• Classroom Assessment Technique Activities. James Rhem and Associates, 1996–2003,
http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/bib/assess.htm.
• A Comparison Between Three Modes of Instruction. Baylor University, September 2002,
https://www2.kumc.edu/PDFATraining/Admin/documents/Bonaminio%202.16.07%20comp
arison%20btwn%20lecture%20-%20pbl%20-%20team%20learning%20v2.pdf.

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 Blended Learning Resources

• Designing for E-Learning. Mark Nichols, January 2007,

http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/Paper106/Designing_for_e-learning.pdf.
• Increasing Success for Underserved Students Redesigning Introductory Courses. National
Center for Academic Transformation, Carol Twigg, 2005,
http://www.thencat.org/Monographs/IncSuccess.pdf.
• Inside Outside, Upside Downside Strategies for Connecting Online and Face-to-Face
Instruction in Hybrid Courses. Peter Sands, March 2002,
http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/articles/sands2.htm.
• The Myth about Online Course Development. EDUCAUSE Review. Diana Oblinger and
Brian Hawkins, January/February 2006,
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume41/Th
eMythaboutOnlineCourseDevelo/158037.
• NCAT—Course Redesign Planning Checklist. The National Center for Academic
Transformation, 2007, http://www.thencat.org/PlanRes/R2R_ChList.htm.
• Peer Course Review Rubric 2008–2010. Quality Matters, 2009,
http://qminstitute.org/home/Public%20Library/About%20QM/RubricStandards2008-
2010.pdf.
• Quality Matters Rubric Standards with Assigned Point Values. Quality Matters, 2006/2007,
http://www.qualitymatters.org/Documents/QM%20Rubric%20Standards%20FY0607.pdf.
• Research Literature and Standards Sets Support for Quality Matters Review Standards.
Quality Matters, John Sener and Kay Shattuck, September 2006,
http://www.qualitymatters.org/Documents/Matrix%20of%20Research%20Standards%20FY
0506.pdf.
• Rubric for Online Instruction. CSU Chico, revised 2009,
http://www.csuchico.edu/tlp/resources/rubric/rubric.pdf.
• Template for the Design and Development of Online Course. Andrea Henne, 2006,
http://www.sdccdonline.net/faculty/flex/TemplatefortheDesignandDevelopmentofOnlineCour
ses.doc.
• Ten Questions to Consider When Redesigning a Course for Hybrid Teaching and Learning.
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2009,
http://www4.uwm.edu/ltc/hybrid/faculty_resources/questions.cfm.
• Designing Courses. Stanford University, 2004,
http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/designing_courses.pdf.
• Underlying Principles of Quality Matters. Quality Matters, January 2009,
http://www.qualitymatters.org/Documents/Underlying%20Principles%20rev1.pdf.
• Syllabus Anthropology 543: Anthropology of Religion. University of Wisconsin at
Milwaukee, Alan Aycock, Fall 2008,
http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/anthropology/faculty/upload/aycock_543_08.pdf.
• Syllabus Course Map IST 5363: Distance Learning. University of Texas at San Antonio,
Patricia McGee, Fall 2007, http://faculty.coehd.utsa.edu/pmcgee/distance/calendar.htm.
• Syllabus AHE 6943: Adult and Higher Education Internship. University of Texas at San
Antonio, Patricia McGee, Fall 2007, http://faculty.coehd.utsa.edu/pmcgee/intern/Intern-
Syllabus.doc.

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• Syllabus Nursing 2301: Pharmacology in Nursing Practice. Illinois Valley Community

College, Margie Francisco, Spring 2008,
http://www2.ivcc.edu/francisco/Nursing%202301%20Syllabus.htm.
• Syllabus Template Development for Online Course Success. Magna Online Classroom,
Ken Hess, James Falkofske, Carol Bormann Young, September 2007,
http://www.magnapubs.com/issues/magnapubs_oc/7_9/news/600709-1.html.

Strategies
• 101 Tips to Motivate the Online Learner. InSync Center, 2006,
http://www.ohsu.edu/edcomm/academictech/tltr/motivate_the_online_learner.pdf.
• 144 Tips on Synchronous E-Learning Strategy and Research. Brandon, Bill, editor,
April/May 2008, http://www.elearningguild.com/content.cfm?selection=doc.1025.
• 6 Ways Not to Become Rote Using Instructional Technology. Ruth Reynard, November
2008, http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2008/11/6-Ways-Not-To-Become-Rote-Using-
Instructional-Technology.aspx.
• Bloom’s Taxonomy Blooms Digitally. Andrew Churches, April, 2008,
http://www.techlearning.com/article/8670.
• Bringing Active Learning into a Hybrid Course, Erica Gannon, 2004,
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bringing+active+learning+into+a+hybrid+course.-
a0129973268.
• Building Success for E-Learners. Jennifer Hoffman, July 2003,
http://www.insynctraining.com/pages/Part%201%20-
%20Building%20Success%20For%20E-Learners.pdf.
• Cognitive Domain Questions Compiled from Critical Thinking: What Every Person Needs to
Survive in a Rapidly Changing World. Richard Paul,1990,
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/NCP0330a.pdf.
• Breakfast Series: Conversations on Online Pedagogy and Best Practices. Michigan State
University, 2008, http://vudat.msu.edu/breakfast_series/.
• Motivating Online Learners. Jennifer Hofmann, August 2003,
http://www.insynctraining.com/pages/Part%202%20-
%20Motivating%20Online%20Learners.pdf.
• Planning for Neomillennial Learning Styles. EDUCAUSE Quarterly. Chris Dede, 2005,
http://www.educause.edu/library/eqm0511.

Support
• Building Online Student Success: “B.O.S.S.” Susan Forsyth, Anne Hughes, Martha
Kendall, Peggy Vankirk, August 2005, http://www.sunyorange.edu/ol/docs/BOSS-
Handbook.txt.
• Fifty-One Competencies for Online Instruction. Journal of Educators Online. Theodore
Smith, July 2005, http://www.thejeo.com/Ted%20Smith%20Final.pdf.
• Is Distance Learning Right for You? Jamie Littlefield,
http://distancelearn.about.com/od/isitforyou/a/considering.htm.
• Managing the Synchronous Blend. Jennifer Hofmann, October 2003,
http://www.insynctraining.com/pages/Part%204-
%20Managing%20The%20Synchronous%20Blend.pdf.

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• Support for Online Teaching and Learning. EDUCAUSE Quarterly. Barbara Truman-Davis,
Linda Futch, Kelvin Thompson, and Francisca Yonekura, 2000,
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eq/a002/eqm0023.pdf.
• UCF’s Support for Teaching and Learning Online: CD-ROM Development, Faculty
Development, and Statewide Training. EDUCAUSE Quarterly. Barbara Truman-Davis,
Linda Futch, Kelvin Thompson, and Francisca Yonekura, 1999,
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/html/edu9906/edu9906.html.

Technology
• 2009 Horizon Report. New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative,
2009, http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf.
• 2008 Horizon Report. New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative,
2008, http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2008-Horizon-Report.pdf.
• 7 Things You Should Know About YouTube. EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, September
2006, http://www.educause.edu/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutYouTu/156821.
• Defining Tools for a New Learning Space: Writing and Reading Class Blogs. MERLOT
Journal of Online Learning and Teaching. Sarah Hurlburt, June 2008,
http://jolt.merlot.org/vol4no2/hurlburt0608.htm.
• ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2008. EDUCAUSE
Center for Applied Research, Shannon D. Smith, Gail Salaway, and Judith Borreson
Caruso, 2009,
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/TheECARStudyofUndergraduateStu/187215.
• ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2008. EDUCAUSE
Center for Applied Research, Gail Salaway, Judith Borreson Caruso, and Mark Nelson,
2008, http://www.educause.edu/ECAR/TheECARStudyofUndergraduateStu/163283.
• Emerging Technologies: Definitions and Applications. Patricia McGee and Veronica Diaz,
2007, http://drcoop.pbworks.com/f/Emerging+Technologies+Defs+and+Apps.pdf.
• Web 2.0, Personal Learning Environments, and the Future of Learning Management
Systems. ECAR Research Bulletin. Niall Sclater, June 2008,
http://www.educause.edu/ECAR/Web20PersonalLearningEnvironme/163047.
• Web 2.0: A New Wave of Innovation for Teaching and Learning. EDUCAUSE Review.
Bryan Alexander, March 2006,
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume41/W
eb20ANewWaveofInnovationforTe/158042.
• Wikis as a Tool for Collaborative Course Management. MERLOT Journal of Online
Learning and Teaching, Mark Frydenberg, June 2008,
http://jolt.merlot.org/vol4no2/frydenberg0608.htm.