Geology Instructors in South Mountain Community College worked on learning and using various Web 2.0 tools like Wikis, Podcast and Social Networks to create a rich and creative hybrid course. It was a summer project and used as a means for professional growth. They found that social networks was one of the most useful tools for Blended Learning as you could use it to embed wikis, podcast and many other information and tools to create a rich interactive media that supports learning as well as collaboration and communication. They also learned about the course management system Blackboard and the need to focus on quality hybrid instruction as well as assessments in order to to revamp their existing course.

Resources to explore
  1. Learning How to use Web 2.0 Tools and Blackboard to Create Quality Hybrid Classes
  2. Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction



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