Blended Learning

Course site organisation
Before building or redeveloping a course site it can be useful to start by creating a course site-map such as the
one presented in Figure 10.
Announcements
Staff Information
Lecture material
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Lecture notes
Web links and other resources
Tutorial material
Week 1
Week 2
Activity Handouts
Readings
Assessment
Weekly quizzes
Blog Task
(Reflective Journal)
Guidelines and Marking Criteria
Sample reflective journal entries
Group Project
Guidelines and Marking Criteria
Relevant resources
Student Resources
Q&A Discussion Forum
Academic skills support
Course administration
Q&A Discussion Forum
Figure 10: Course site map example
By looking at your course in such a holistic way it will not only be easier to ascertain the necessary structure
but you will also be better able to see the relationship between the components and that by implementing
some aspects of your course in blended learning mode you may need to make changes in other areas.
‣ ¾ In Learning @ Griffith, Blackboard software relies on the use of folders and items (files) to organise
content. Looking at the example course structure in Figure 10 you can see how the use of folders can
be very helpful in organising your course materials both on your course site and in your personal files
(electronic or otherwise).
‣ ¾ Plan the organisation of your course materials off-line, and then replicate this structure on your course
site. This makes it much easier for you to manage the uploading and making
available of course materials over the duration of the course. Further such replication between your course
site and personal files facilitates planning and archiving for future use.
46 Getting Started with Blended Learning