October 23, 2017    Malini Thiagraj

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TIMELINE FOR FUTURELEARN CLASS (MOOC)

TOPIC: BLENDED LEARNING ESSENTIALS: GETTING STARTED

	WEEKLY LESSON	TARGET DATE	COMPLETION DATE
WEEK ONE	WEEK 1: WHY SHOULD WE FOCUS ON BLENDED LEARNING?      Ø  Welcome Ø  What is blended learning? Ø  Teachers and learners Ø  Summary of the week	30 OCTOBER 2017 (Monday)	5 NOVEMBER 2017 (Sunday)
WEEK TWO	WEEK 2: PREPARING FOR BLENDED LEARNING Ø  The week ahead Ø  Principles of blended learning Ø  Your readiness for blended learning Ø  A case study of effective blended learning in practice Ø  Summary and looking forward to next week	6 NOVEMBER 2017 (Monday)	12 NOVEMBER 2017 (Sunday)
WEEK THREE	WEEK 3: SYSTEMS, TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR BLENDED LEARNING Ø  The week ahead Ø  Your Virtual Learning Environment Ø  Online tools beyond the Virtual Learning Environment Ø  Open Educational Resources Ø  Summary	13 NOVEMBER 2017 (Monday)	19 NOVEMBER 2017 (Sunday)
WEEK FOUR	WEEK 4: DESIGNING BLENDED LEARNING Ø  The week ahead Ø  Designing blended learning Ø  Assessment and feedback Ø  Flipping the learning Ø  Summary	20 NOVEMBER 2017 (Monday)	26 NOVEMBER 2017 (Sunday)
WEEK FIVE	WEEK 5: TEACHING FOR YOUR LEARNERS’ FUTURES Ø  The week ahead Ø  Developing your learners’ digital literacy Ø  Improving access to learning, flexibility and inclusion Ø  Drawing it all together and course close	27 NOVEMBER 2017 (Monday)	30 NOVEMBER 2017 (Sunday)