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CERTIFICATION

This course is CPD Certified with each day equivalent to 6.5 hours of CPD

Blended Learning for Maximum Return on Learning and Development Investment

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Senior training officers, training officers, instructors, human resource, organizational development and learning and development personnel that want to improve their blended learning capability so that they can get the very best results from their leadership, teams and colleagues in pursuit of the organization’s goals.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Blended learning is a strategy that combines online and training room (face to face) learning activities for better training results and return on learning and development investment. Blended learning prepares and engages today’s workforce for the future and when effectively designed, developed and implemented can significantly improve individual and team performance as well as improve training cost effectiveness. Mastery of the blended learning process will allows organizations to tap into these and many more benefits of the blended learning environment for effective leader and leadership and driving business growth in the 21^st Century.

Blended Learning is an educated and very practical approach to blended learning capability improvement and covers all aspects of the blended learning process paying particular attention to the essential components of and how to use and create blended learning solutions. The program takes a holistic view of blended learning and introduces the delegate to the knowledge, skills and attitude required to confidently create, communicate, and implement blended learning solutions for great results.

The program is well researched, knowledge-based and designed with the individual learner at the centre of the learning process which means that the course is extremely interactive and practical.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

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

✓Determine the concept of blended learning

✓Determine blended learning theory and current practice

✓Determine the current technologies available and being frequently used in blended learning

✓Determine how to effectively implement blended learning

✓Practice new knowledge and skills learnt before returning to work

✓Produce drive to self-develop in budgeting and cost control

✓Produce positive impact on the overall performance of each delegate and the organization

COURSE CONTENT

DAY 1 • BLENDED LEARNING FUNDAMENTALS

What is blended learning?

• What do the delegates know of blended learning
• The history of the practice.

Essential concepts of blended learning

• Ways that learning interventions can be more efficient and/or effective
• When is it more likely to be most effective
• What are the benefits?

Components of blended learning

• Discuss the range of learning media available online, offline & face to face
• Alternative modes for learning, self study, one-to-one & group
• Activity – Blended learning case studies, estimating the time & cost of developing solutions to meet real world requirements

Developing blended learning solutions

• The design process & how to use it to create blended solutions
• How to set clear goals & objectives
• Design, construction and use of valid & reliable assessments
• Identifying the most appropriate methods & media
• Creating your outline

Application and administration of blended learning solutions

• Identify champions for blended learning
• Market your solutions
• Monitor progress
• Maintain & update your content
• Encourage full completion

Overcoming resistance to blended learning

• Identify the causes of resistance
• Develop strategies to overcome

Assessing & evaluating the effectiveness of blended learning

• Develop solutions to meet real-world requirements
• Methods for monitoring effectiveness
• Activity – design an evaluation for a blended learning solution case study

DAY 2 • BLENDED LEARNING PRACTICE

Review of key points of day 1

Practical Exercise – Design a short blended learning intervention for your workplace

By the end of the day you should have:

• An outline of your blended learning solution including the methods & media used for each stage.
• How you will monitor & assess it as it’s in progress & at its conclusion.
• How you will market the blended learning solution & who you will choose to champion it.

Reviews will be taken throughout the day & breaks for discussion/opinion seeking with colleagues in the training room

Key Learning Review

• Group discussion and professional feedback to consolidate key learning. Delegates will leave the day with a list of development activities to improve their blended learning competency back at work.

IN ADVANCE

Each delegate will be asked to complete a pre-course questionnaire to determine their individual learning objectives. These will be used by the trainer to give on track training that is focused on the individual learner attending.

ON-TRACK FOR GROWTH

The individual leaves this program with a Personal Action Plan to encourage immediate transfer of training to the job.

REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE

To register for this course please review the grey box above. If no public course is listed or the location and dates shown don’t suit you then please request a proposal for this course either as a public training course or if you have 6 delegates or more as an in-company training course by clicking on Request a Proposal.