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Totara Recipe 12 – Blended Learning

Blended learning can be a highly successful approach when it comes to achieving business results through learning. Combining e-learning, face-to-face seminars, social learning, gamification, behaviour change campaigns and many other elements can help reinforce your learning objectives through multiple channels for the best results.

Our recipe will help you build a blended learning programme which helps you achieve your organisational goals.

Ingredients

An audit of all the potential channels in your organisation
Space for face-to-face seminars
Any supplementary tools or resources for seminars
Internal subject matter experts
An authoring tool/access to third-party content developers

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Preparation

Do your research into how other organisations with similar goals to yours deliver their learning initiatives
Conduct an audit of your existing systems with your IT team to ensure they’re fit for purpose
Figure out a rollout plan – which elements of the programme will launch first, and which can be added further down the line?

Method

Launch the first element of your blended programme and ensure you collect relevant data about progress and performance improvement
Flip the learning model with pre-seminar e-learning activities
Organise interactive activities, hands-on tasks and group discussions for face-to-face sessions
Put clear assessment activities in place (e.g. quizzes, monitored tasks, forum involvement)
Experiment with new combinations of modes, channels and media
Constantly evaluate the programme and review the learning analytics to ensure it’s performing well and make adjustments where necessary

Serve and enjoy!

Ensure you promote the programme effectively to secure great engagement rates
Manage the entire programme through your LMS, including seminars, resources and assessments, for a full overview of learning activity

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