Presentation given at the Oxford English Centre, 24th February 2012, on English for Medical Purposes and the English360 learning management system

1. Online and Blended Learning:
English360 for EMP
Saturday 24th February 2012

2. This session...
• What is blended learning?
• Is it worth considering?
• How can I implement blended learning in my
teaching situation?
• A look at English360, a blended learning LMS

3. English360 is about blended learning...
“Blended Learning refers to a course which combines F2F classroom
component with an appropriate use of technology” (Sharma, Barrett 2007)
Web-based
extra skills work
Outside the
classroom
Traditional Feedback
classroom from tutor
teaching
Aim: major time and efficiency savings

4. Is blended learning worth considering?
“Allocation of time between blended learning and
face-to-face instructional strategies is not the
question. It is a question of which methodology will
best serve student needs. We want to provide the
right and best opportunities for learning.”
Tom Ryan

5. How can I implement blended learning in
my teaching situation?
Teacher / Your Your students’
expectations needs
Technophobia
Blended Costs
Learning
Commitment Training Needs
Hardware, Software
Marketing Needs
Traditional Courseware

6. Integrated or Parallel Blended Learning...?
Integrated Parallel Blended
Blended Learning
Learning
Face to Face
Lesson
integrates Extra online
with... Face to Face practice,
Online Lesson delivered via
...online LMS
practice is
practice for
monitored
self-access,
and feeds
delivered via
back into
LMS
next lesson

7. English360 LMS – a tool for blended learning
implementation

8. English360 Structure
Platform (LMS)

9. English360 Structure
Set up your users & classes
Create your tailor-made
courses
Platform (LMS) Monitor your
students’ progress
Exchange detailed feedback
Send personal messages
Set up forums for
collaborative work

10. English360 Structure
Set up your users & classes
Pre-loaded
Content from Publisher Create your tailor-made
or Community courses
Platform (LMS) Monitor your
students’ progress
Exchange detailed feedback
Send personal messages
Set up forums for
collaborative work

11. English360 Structure
Over 45 CUP Over 12,000 “double
course titles learning click”
= resources dictionary
Set up your users & classes
Pre-loaded
Content from Publisher Create your tailor-made
or Community courses
+ Platform (LMS) Monitor your
students’ progress
Exchange detailed feedback
Send personal messages
Set up forums for
collaborative work

12. English360 Structure
Over 45 CUP Over 12,000 “double
course titles learning click”
= resources dictionary
Set up your users & classes
Pre-loaded
Content from Publisher Create your tailor-made
or Community courses
+ Platform (LMS) Monitor your
students’ progress
Your Own
Exchange detailed feedback
(interactive)
Content
Send personal messages
Set up forums for
collaborative work

13. English360 Structure
Over 45 CUP Over 12,000 “double
course titles learning click”
= resources dictionary
Set up your users & classes
Pre-loaded
Content from Publisher Create your tailor-made
or Community courses
+ Platform (LMS) Monitor your
students’ progress
Your Own
Exchange detailed feedback
(interactive)
Content
Send personal messages
Text, audio, Picture
Gap fill Drag & drop Set up forums for
video labelling
collaborative work
Needs
Matching Highlight Reorder
analysis

14. Building a 20 hour B1 medical English online course
Your own Content from
Material the Web
6 hours 5 hours 5 hours 3 hours 1 hour
Content re-formatted for
consistency
New 20 hour branded course

15. Build your own
Course
• Click on “Create a
new course”
• Choose your title
and descriptive text
• Choose start / End
dates
• Choose length
• Choose Copyright
• Start to add units,
folders and content!

16. Find the content you need...

17. ...and add to your new course
copy

18. Create your
interactive
resources
• Choose what kind of exercise
you with to create (add
video, gap fill etc etc). Here I’ve
chosen picture labelling.
• Give it a Title and Introduction
• Use the intuitive template to
create the exercise....

19. The finished Interactive exercise. This took about
five minutes to create. Now you can add it to your
new course....

20. ...et voila!

21. Thank You!
Key Contact details:
For commercial information, demos and Evaluation access :
Byron Russell
byron@english360.com
For further training and ongoing pedagogical advice:
Valentina Dodge
valentina@english360.com

22. Go to www.english360.com Fill in the Form with the
then Pricing, then information requested. NOTE
then Signup...Educator Sign-up you will NOT be billed !!!!
Now Click here !