Blended Learning Toolkit

Course Overview

This class is designed for teaching and learning professionals, program directors, professors and others interested in implementing digital education programs at their institutions. It includes an overview of the history of digital education initiatives, suggestions on managing and digital education projects, and guides to the basics of blended learning, backwards course design, class filming, zoom use, and digital class delivery. This course builds on examples and best practices from Columbia University and peer institutions around the world, and draws on the more than 50 interviews conducted in the research of the Leveling the Learning Curve book project. It also shares insights, tips, and guides from leaders of top digital education programs at leading universities around the world such as Stanford, Penn, ASU, Dartmouth, Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley and many others, as well as leaders from the Digital Education divisions of the World Bank, UNDP, and PBS Learning Media. No prerequisite experience with digital education tools is required to be successful in this course. All you need is basic computer operation skills. The course utilizes presentation tools such as PowerPoint, video conferencing software Zoom and Panopto, and Canvas LMS. DIY tools such as ring light, microphone, webcam, and green screen are introduced but not required.