Blended Language Learning: Design and Practice for Teachers
This course is for language educators who wish to learn how to build and teach a blended language course. You may receive 1.5 Graduate Teacher Education credits (GRTE) for completing this course. See below for more information.
This course is divided into four modules.
In the first module we are going to discuss the origins and effectiveness of the blended learning model.
In the second module, we are going to look at course level considerations such as how to choose a blended format or how to build a blended course syllabus.
In the third module, we are going to focus on the unit level. We are going to discuss how to plan a blended unit, how to go about presenting content, designing blended activities and assessment strategies.
In the fourth module, we're going to turn our attention to the teaching aspect of the blended learning experience.
At the end of the course, you have the option to put what you have learned into practice through an optional peer-reviewed assignment (Honors lesson). This assignment is not required to complete the course unless you wish to obtain Graduate Teacher Credits (GRTE).
This course includes short quizzes, discussion questions, and an optional scaffolded peer-reviewed assignment. If you complete all the assignments, at the end of this course you will have fairly fleshed out a blended unit and you will be well on your way to building your own blended language course.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Explain blended learning as a teaching modality and discuss its effectiveness
List and discuss the main instructional design steps involved in building a blended language course
Select tools and technologies to support blended language learning
Discuss effective blended teaching strategies
GRTE credits: Credits earned for GRTE courses are not applicable toward a degree program offered at the University of Colorado Boulder but may be used for teacher professional enhancement, including relicensure and school district salary advancement. You may receive 1.5 GRTE credits for completing this course ($225). The form is provided at the end module 5.
Status: Blended Learning
Blended Learning
Status: Course Development
Course Development
Intermediate·Course·20 hours
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RL
5.0·Reviewed Sep 20, 2020
The course is very timely and relevant. I was able to get so much learning that I can apply in my present teaching.
RP
5.0·Reviewed May 24, 2020
Excellent course, well designed and very useful. It will help teachers in the times ahead.
SP
5.0·Reviewed May 30, 2020
With this course I am more than ready to use what I already have and create my Blended course. Thank you so much for all the knowledge shared!
MG
5.0·Reviewed May 7, 2020
Firstly, Thanks a lot. I had no idea what a blended language learning was about. Now, i am very happy and confident that i did this course.
SC
5.0·Reviewed Jul 3, 2020
I feel much more confident to design and to instruct blended or online language teaching course for my middle schoolers come fall if once again faced with such a situation.
MH
5.0·Reviewed Jul 15, 2020
I thought this was a great course. It was very easy to follow, the format was very intuitive and broken down into manageable chunks. I feel much more prepared to teach a blended course going forward.
SN
5.0·Reviewed Aug 22, 2020
Really learnt a lot about blended teaching and of course, it has made me confident at the threshold level of using this with my students.
AA
5.0·Reviewed Jun 23, 2020
Very helpful and informative course. I feel well-prepared now to design my blended course for the fall semester. Thanks for the effort and information provided in this course!
SA
5.0·Reviewed Jul 28, 2020
Instructor is very knowledgeable and easy to follow. She gives good insighst and advice on blended learning. I was able to complete the course way ahead of the deadline.
KM
4.0·Reviewed Apr 5, 2020
Full of good resources. I just wish there was a list with links to everything the instructor discussed.
LS
5.0·Reviewed Oct 10, 2020
Amazing course! The readings have confirmed all my assumptions I have had! Very useful and practical content!
UA
5.0·Reviewed Jun 14, 2024
The course is an eye opener for language educators who need to develop a hybrid learning model.
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Linda Gaus
4.0
·Reviewed Jun 30, 2020
Not nearly as practical as I would have hoped; remained mainly on the theoretical level. Ideally, this course would be followed by one where she SHOWS you how to use some of the tools she names. Also, it would be great if somebody could proofread this course; there are numerous typos, both on the slides and on the quizzes, not a big deal, just a bit sloppy and a little disappointing.
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P.R.Sujatha Priyadharsini
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 10, 2020
Very organized and focused! wish we could have extended! would love to know more on the topic! Thank you for all the wonderful material and comprehensive quizzes.
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Samantha Kidd (Profekidd)
2.0
·Reviewed Nov 9, 2020
The course is very informative, but the ability to get someone to peer-review your assignment is very challenging. I submitted early, but still wasn't able to get it peer-reviewed and now can't apply for the graduate credit, which was a huge motivator for taking this course in the first place.
I learned quite a bit, but I am really frustrated with the way this is setup. There needs to be a back up for these types of situations, or it shouldn't be required to have the peer-review component.
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Amani Hassan
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 24, 2020
Excellent course. Highly recommended for language instructors who want to learn about Blended teaching . I gained a lot of knowledge about teaching language online. I love that the course addresses issues related to teaching foreign languages . It keep you up to date with technology tools and terminology in the field of language teaching online . Thank you
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Aysenur Urso
5.0
·Reviewed May 20, 2020
This was a super useful course to take during these strange times we are going through. It helped to better understand what blended learning is and how to better teach in this format. I'm happy I took this course!! I feel more confident about teaching online now.
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Andres Melo
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 21, 2020
A great introductory course for those of us interested in learning about blended teaching. Some modules stood out more than others, but an enjoyable teacher made the course well worth taking. Thank you.
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Lorenzo Rinaldi
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 8, 2020
A plethora of tech tools to be discovered in this course
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Tylkowski Inna
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 17, 2020
Very useful and well-structured course!
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Jessica Blackler
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 12, 2020
Thank you, Edwige.
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Karine Poulin
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 24, 2020
I enjoyed the format of the course very much, and the LMS! It was great to have the video, the transcript and the note taking tool. I wish my students had access to such a good system too! I am going to use it as a model for how I would like my online teaching to look like. Thank you!
I had some doubts about the language applications of the course but I was positively surprised to learn about a number of new resources that I am going to explore this summer in preparation for the Fall. My only reserve would be about some of the readings that seemed to be outdated or at least old, but other than that, I found the content to be very relevant and useful. Again, thank you - I do feel better prepared to gear up for whatever the Fall will look like! Best, Karine
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Kulvinder Kaur
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 29, 2020
Dear Sir / Madam,
I am highly impressed with the course. Really felt like urging educators in my catchment area to be going ahead with this course. Just forwarding you a link with regards to the FB post i made vis-a-vis promoting this course.
I hope you would like it.
https://www.facebook.com/gurpalsingh.rana.5
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Keerthana.T
5.0
·Reviewed May 22, 2020
It was an excellent course for the teacher who looks forward to improving their teaching skills. It would definitely help if you take this course seriously and do the given assignments. Thank you course era for this excellent course.
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Stephanie Carbonneau
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 4, 2020
I feel much more confident to design and to instruct blended or online language teaching course for my middle schoolers come fall if once again faced with such a situation.
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Helen Sathya
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 12, 2021
It's an excellent course which provided a comprehensive overview on Blended Learning. Really very useful for me especially during this lockdown!!! Thank you!!!
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Sergio Parejo
5.0
·Reviewed May 30, 2020
With this course I am more than ready to use what I already have and create my Blended course. Thank you so much for all the knowledge shared!
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Aleksandra Korchagina
5.0
·Reviewed Nov 19, 2020
It was a really useful course, taught in a "friendly" manner. You can feel the lecturer has a lot of teaching and designing experience.
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Yoeimis Paola Polo Gutierrez
5.0
·Reviewed Nov 20, 2020
A wonderful course! I learnt significantly. All the material involved was so accurate. Thank you!
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Stephanie Detwiler
4.0
·Reviewed Jul 26, 2020
Super helpful for those facing a blended learning situation, with older and more independent students - which was, obviously, the purpose of this course. For those of us facing an all-online situation - with younger students in beginner language courses - it was a bit discouraging, though it did affirm the difficulties we have faced and are facing in striving to achieve important learning outcomes without and F2F contact. Lots of great information, and excellent modeling of clear, concise instruction from the instructor.
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Adriana López Vázquez
4.0
·Reviewed Feb 8, 2021
I liked the way the course went, this is the first time I registered for a course in Coursera and I really enjoyed it and I learned a lot. The only 'but' I would say is that the number of hours doesn't appear in the certificate and that's a very important element that is required in my workplaces, for that reason, I don't know if they will validate it. I wish you could include it in further certificates.
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Amy Giles
4.0
·Reviewed Nov 24, 2020
Great! But...there is a but...I thought I would have had to design a course and have my work peer-assessed.
