Blended Learning

‣ ¾ Don’t put material online unless you refer to it or integrate it into your course in some way. Tell students
what your expectations are of them and their use of the material. It is easy to upload a lot of readings or
resources but this can be overwhelming for students;
‣ ¾ Remember to check for broken links at the beginning of the semester if any documents or online content
have links to other web pages. Ask students to report any problems;
‣ ¾ Be aware of copyright obligations and issues for all materials (including audio, video, images, etc);
‣ ¾ Be aware of firewall issues for students accessing resources on non-Griffith computers, particularly in a
government or other workplace.
Learning support resources
There are many existing online resources that you can utilise to support students’ generic skill development
as well as students’ knowledge and understanding of course specific topics. You can include these resources
as adjunct to the core course materials or integrate them as part of the official curriculum as tutorial-type
activities which may or may not be assessable.
Section 2.2
Designing and developing
Learning object repositories
There are numerous repositories that contain sharable and reusable learning resources, often called learning
objects (such as online activities, demonstrations, video and audio presentations) that you can freely
access and include in your course design. For example, a first-year nursing course might include a writing
skills tutorial as well as an online tutorial and quiz to support students’ understanding of drug-receptor
interactions. To view an example of a reusable learning object, visit: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nmp/sonet/
rlos/bioproc/drug-receptor/index.html.
By using such resources you save considerable development time and effort and can quickly provide students
with additional learning resources that they can access at any time. By using the Learning@Griffith timerelease
functionality you can nominate when a resource is made available to students.
The library has access to several learning objects databases which you can search to find
relevant resources for your course. Some databases are discipline specific and some are
general. Visit:
http://app.griffith.edu.au/erd/search.php?main=S98081&sub=S127250
Searching for resources in database can take quite some time and effort so consider how
much time you are prepared to invest and perhaps liaise with your Academic Services
Librarian or Blended Learning Advisor for advice or ideas.
Generic skills
There is a number of learning resources available at Griffith University to support students’ generic skill
development in areas such as:
‣ ¾ Library research and information literacy;
‣ ¾ Academic integrity (see also the “Assessment” section in this document);
‣ ¾ Referencing;
‣ ¾ Academic writing.
Section 2.2 Designing and Developing
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