The Level 3 Blended Learning & Instructional Design (BLaID) course will provide you with an introduction into becoming a ‘Blended Learning Practitioner’. This course is for anyone working in further education or workplace skills.
Why is this online course different? In addition to learning the theory of blended learning this course also provides you with knowledge based on industry experience. It focuses on practical skills such as, presenting a lesson to learners and will also provide you with an opportunity to create digital resources such as an e-learning course, videos and supporting documentation including storyboards and lesson plans.
The benefits of this course are:
It is practical and tells you what you need to know at an entry level
It covers key skills and knowledge such as:
- Blended learning theories and models
- Presentation skills
- Setting objectives
- Assessment and lesson planning
- Social learning
- Course project management
- Course evaluation
- Storyboarding
- e-learning creation
- Creating and editing video and audio
- Using webinars and more
The course is interactive with a downloadable workbook for you to complete as you go along or at the end of the content, which ever is your learning style.
It also contains video tutorials to support the theory.
As an exciting aspect to this course, it provides you with digital tools to create an e-learning course (including video) which will give you practical and tangible experience. These tools include
- A professional e-learning authoring tool
- A Video editor
- An audio editor
This course aims to make learning and skills attainment accessible and all in one place as well as set you on the path to becoming a successful blended learning practitioner by providing you with knowledge, practical skills and an accredited certificate to demonstrate your achievement.
As part of the course, you can also join the exclusive online learning group on LinkedIn. (This is free and optional). If you join the group, you will be able to ask questions of the course assessor and share ideas with other members of the group who are completing or have completed the course.
This course can be completed totally online, remotely and at your own pace to suite your needs and lifestyle. It offers a convenient way to learn and gain new skills around your current commitments without having the cost of attending a venue or giving up valuable time from your current job role.
In order to complete the course, you will need to work through the digital course content and complete a workbook which covers the knowledge aspects of the course. There are minimum word counts in the workbook as guidance. Once completed you will then be required to create your own e-learning course with the professional e-learning tool provided. (You will need to follow the guidance to first access the tool). You will also be required to create a video which you will need to embed into the e-learning course. You can do this with the video editor provided.
