Kickstart with Blended Learning – that is the goal of many trainers, coaches, or consultants. Four months after starting at blink.it, I conducted a practical test and created a blended learning concept in 90 minutes.
This is how Blended Learning works
“Blended” is the English word for “mixed” and describes learning forms in education that combine different methods. Blended Learning is, therefore, the mixture of various learning forms. In our case, we connect traditional in-person training (training or coaching) and online-supported self-learning phases.
The advantage for training, workshops, and coaching: All participants (trainer, participants, client) benefit from the best of both worlds. In the in-person phase, more intense and profound discussions can be held since basic content and transfer tasks are outsourced to an online accompaniment.
Below, I will describe how the implementation of a concrete concept in Blended Learning can look.
Two phases in the concept of a Blended Learning
The concept of a Blended Learning can be roughly divided into two phases:
Planning
Curation of content
In our guide for Blended Learning, I have divided these phases into nine individual steps. For this, I designed a very specific training on the topic of “Better Meetings” and created a blended learning concept in 90 minutes. For this, I came up with questions for each phase and answered them directly!
1st Phase: Planning (30 minutes)
Every Blended Learning begins with a planning: The question about the goal should not only be at the very beginning in the development of a concept in Blended Learning. Additionally, you should decide on the model and framework of your Blended Learning in this first phase.
To be able to plan my example course “Better Meetings” well, I first had to consider the following questions:
The questions in the first phase:
What goal are you pursuing with your Blended Learning?
Which model of Blended Learning is right for you?
In what context should your Blended Learning take place?
The answers in the example:
Initially, I decided on a goal: By the end of my Blended Learning on the topic of “Better Meetings,” participants should be able to structure meetings so that they are efficient, thematically appropriate, and fair.
The basis of my Blended Learning: My prototype workshop “Better Meetings,” which consists of three sessions, each lasting four hours, taking place at two-week intervals. To help my participants apply what they have already learned in practice and continue training, I should fill the gaps with online phases.
I chose the model “Springer” and thus alternated between in-person sessions and online phases. Additionally, I included a short online phase before the first in-person session to optimally prepare my participants. This results in the following framework:
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