Training Skills: Blended Learning: Introduction

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Course Overview

Blended learning has quickly established itself as the preferred approach for organisations that wish to optimise their use of the scarce resources available for training while making no compromises with learning effectiveness.

Blended learning takes advantage of the potential offered by the myriad of new, online learning technologies, using these alongside the wide range of existing face-to-face and self-study methods to generate new combinations that outperform traditional approaches. This lively and participative 1-day course provides delegates with the skills and understanding needed to design effective and efficient blended learning solutions to meet training needs within their organisations.

Audience

Learning and development managers and specialists, and others with a responsibility for designing, commissioning or advising on learning interventions. No prior technical knowledge is required.

Skills Gained

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• define the essential characteristics of blended learning
• evaluate the arguments for and against blended learning
• determine when a blended learning solution is likely to be appropriate
• analyse a particular training requirement in terms of the type of learning required, audience characteristics and resource constraints
• select appropriate learning media and modes to meet a given training requirement
• optimise the efficiency of blends without compromising on learning effectiveness.

Course Outline

Introductions and objectives.

Coming to terms with blended learning

• ways in which learning interventions could be made more effective and/or efficient
• arguments for blended learning
• when blended learning is likely to be successful

Analysing training requirements.

Exploring the range of available learning media:

• online
• offline
• face-to-face

Exploring alternative modes for learning:

• self-study
• one-to-one
• group

Putting it to practice:

• blended learning case studies
• estimating time and cost
• developing solutions to meet real-world requirements.

Training Skills: Blended Learning: Introduction / ELEIBL