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Creating Engaging Blended Learning Units for Virtual Environments

Explore the components and strategies for developing effective blended learning units in this insightful guide by E. Renee King, a Gifted Intervention Specialist. Learn how to transition face-to-face activities to an engaging online platform using Moodle, while aligning with educational standards. This resource covers interactive online lessons, assignments, quizzes, discussion forums, and more, ensuring a flexible and enriching learning experience. Embrace the role of facilitator and enhance your teaching with creative online tools and supportive communication strategies with parents.

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Creating Engaging Blended Learning Units for Virtual Environments

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  1. “Try not to have a good time...this is supposed to be educational.” -Charles M. Schulz Moodle Basics and On-line Learning E. Renee King, Gifted Intervention Specialist

  2. What components make up a blended learning unit?

  3. Two halves to blended learning: Face-to-Face Lessons Moodle– The Virtual (online) Platform

  4. Course Home Page

  5. Online Lessons

  6. Online Resources and Uploaded Files

  7. Online Assignments

  8. Quizzes and Tests

  9. Discussion Forums

  10. WIKIs

  11. Glossaries

  12. Blogs

  13. Online Messaging

  14. The best way to learn…Try it!

  15. www.clermontcountystem.com/moodle • Username format: • Last name first initial: kingr • Password: STEM2013

  16. STEMstitute Intro to Moodle

  17. Enroll as a Student

  18. Try it out!

  19. Creating a Blended Unit…

  20. Creating a Blended Learning Unit: • Select an existing unit you have developed. • Decide which activities could be transitioned to the virtual platform, keeping the unit standards in mind. • Coordinate the timeline for face-to-face and virtual activities. If possible, give more time than you think you will need to allow for flexibility. • Build the virtual portion of the unit, keeping activities as interactive as possible. • You are ready to teach your blended unit, stepping into the role of facilitator with the online activities!

  21. Unit Template

  22. Unit Skeleton

  23. Creating Your Own Course

  24. Other ways to use blended learning…

  25. The One-Day Lab

  26. Ongoing Anchor Activities

  27. Online Activities with a Face to Face Culmination

  28. Communicating with Parents

  29. “The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.” - Carl Rogers

  30. Thank you for your time! • Contact Information: • E. Renee King, Gifted Intervention Specialist: renee.king2911@gmail.com • Contact Information for Administrators or Professional Development Requests: • Curriculum Engineers, Inc. 4688 State Route 132 Batavia, OH 45130 www.curriculumengineers.com Developing Units for Virtual Learning Environments For Gifted and Talented Students through Pieces of Learning

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