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High quality blended learning for higher education and the skills sector

About the Consortium


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Following on from the huge success of the Blended Learning Consortium in the further education sector, Heart of Worcestershire College has had requests from universities and FE colleges with HE provision to build a similar partnership for the creation of blended learning resources for higher education students.

The HE BLC will work according to the same tried and tested principles as the FE BLC based around democratic choice of content to be developed, co-funding of development by member organisations and the writing and building of the resources carried out by subject and e-learning experts by members which is paid for through pooled funding. Resources created will be shared across all members in SCORM and HTML5 formats and members will also be able to download source files so they can customise and localise the content if required.

Benefits of working as a blended learning consortium

  • Democratic decision making on content developed
  • Efficiency savings through pooled funding across a number of organisations
  • High quality interactive content that can be edited for local context
  • Opportunities for your staff to get involved and paid for writing and developing content
  • Webinars, events and training to develop and share best practice
  • Exclusive offers with commercial partners for member colleges
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Find out more

If you would like to find out more about getting involved in this project, please contact:

Amy Hollier, Head of Online and Blended Learning, Heart of Worcestershire College.
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The Blend


Skills

Having awesome skills isn't easy but we make it look that way! Our resources are the envy of many.

Coffee

Our award-winning team follow best-practice guidelines during lockdown periods by drinking the best coffee from around the world.

Design

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Behold... our shizzle! Now do you understand why we're awesome?

Meet the Team


Since launching the BLC we have hand-picked a creative and dedicated team to help us grow into the close-knit and productive unit we are today. Coffee keeps us running, gin keeps us sane and our pets keep us laughing, while a love of instructional design means we can keep supplying the best possible blended learning resources to our members.

Amy Hollier
Head of Online & Blended Learning

Oracle, tech goddess and all-round good egg. Since joining the team Amy has brought focus, enthusiasm, and gin to the team.

Matt Beck
Blended Learning Team Leader

Champion of mental health and technological innovation. Matt often dresses as Mr Motivator when he thinks the team needs a boost.

Kirsty Heritage
Digital Content Project Lead

Baker extraordinaire and adventure seeker. Kirsty is always on the hunt for new places to go with her beloved puggle.

Dom Sweeten
Creative Content Lead

Office biscuit dealer, bull terrier lover and graphics geek. Dom also spends his spare time as a sound designer.

Emma Williams
Digital Content Project Lead

Loves karaoke, coffee and rugby. A trained barista as well as being the curator for our in-house cheese world cup.

Dan Tryner
Content Developer

Rubik's Cube wizard and technology sponge, Dan loves supporting the team with his graphics knowledge.

Neil Wallace
Content Developer

Cacti collector and movie buff, Neil consistently wows the team with his Storyline voodoo and animation trickery.

Laura Fereday
Content Developer

A cosplay genius and plant lover in her spare time, Laura brings constant creativity and a love of colour to the team.

Sarah Fellows
Content Developer

Our in-house quiz legend and lover of sweet things, Sarah is known within the team for her editing and development prowess.

Patsy Hunt
Content Developer

Patsy has the unique ability to split herself into three. Writer of invoices, master of spreadsheets, and artist extraordinaire.

Sharon McGovern
Content Developer

Sharon loves getting stuck in on every project - providing she’s had her morning run and her PC is not self-isolating again!

Sam Freeman
Content Developer

Sam can be found wearing every item of clothing she owns to keep warm, or underneath her dog, who has decided she is a seat.

Blog Article


"Embracing the opportunity of blended learning"

Blog article by Amy Hollier, Head of Blended Learning, HoW College

Read how the academic year of 2019/20 would see the most significant seismic shift to teaching and learning that any of us have experienced and how a rapid switch to remote teaching meant educators had to rip up their best laid plans and within days move their practice to an online environment.

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Case Studies


BLC - How we are pushing the boundaries

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We have communicated with our members and partners to collate how the BLC has positively affected working practices and enhanced the learner experience. Read the following case studies to see how the BLC is pushing the boundaries of blended learning.

Teaching and Learning
Staff Development & CPD
Digital Strategy
Finance
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Nottingham College - BLC Case Study June 2019

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Hear about Nottingham College's journey proir to and since joining the BLC including issues they faced, their reasons for joining and how the BLC has benefited them.

Nottingham College - BLC Case Study June 2019

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Our Members


Please contact us to ask about joining the Blended Learning Consortium for higher education.

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Members

Subject Areas


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Each year, the Consortium develops and releases interactive e-learning content using pooled Consortium funds. The subject areas developed are the result of democratic voting from BLC members, with the top voted for subjects being developed using the available funds. Additional subject areas are then added as funds become available from new member subscriptions. As well as having access to the current years resources, members are able to cherry-pick the most suitable subject areas from those previously developed allowing Consortium members to tailor their chosen content to suit their requirements.

Sample resources
To view a sample session from any of the subject areas, click on the links below.

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Exclusive Offers


As a Consortium, we are in a position to negotiate with companies and sponsors to obtain discounts and benefits for all Consortium colleges, all of which are outlined below along with relevant contact details and links if you wish to find out more.

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Articulate

Storyline 3

We have secured a reduced purchase price for all Consortium members for Articulate Storyline 3 at a saving of up to 50% per license (this offer doesn't apply to Articulate Storyline 360). Considered an industry standard tool for e-learning development. We recommend Articulate Storyline to all BLC members due to its rich features and familiar interface. Contact us for more details:

Email us for more information:

For advice on using Storyline visit the Articulate community:



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Events & Webinars


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Events

Due to the current situation regarding social events, we aim to hold all events online where possible.

Previous Webinars

Previously recorded webinars are available to watch again by following the links below.
Depending on your internet speed, there may be a short delay while the recording loads up.


Blended Learning Summer Conference 2021


Audactive and iSpring Webinar


TextHelp Webinar - Widening Accessibility, Redefining Inclusion


Regional Blended Learning Meetings - Spring 2021

Thanks to all those who have attended the regional meetings, you can watch the recordings using the links below:


Regional Blended Learning Meetings - Autumn 2020


Century Webinar - The Future of Further Education - 25/11/2020:

Do you want to know more about the digital transformation of the #FE Sector? Technology is now essential for the teaching and learning of English and Math's. The Blended Learning Consortium and Century Tech present an insightful webinar to help answer this question. With speakers form Bradford College, Rise Holme College and Activate Learning.


Virtual Reality Assessment Tool (eCom Scotland) - 14/10/2020:

eCom Scotland have been working extensively with City of Glasgow College to develop a VR for assessment toolkit. Their development process has now reached the stage where they would like to involve the BLC in trials of using the prototype toolkit to provide feedback. This would be great help for them to create a toolkit that fits the needs of the FE sector. The toolkit shows great promise from our experience so far and is able to produce self-contained SCORM objects as well as other formats, which would fit with the BLC model.


Flipick LMS Webinar - 30/09/2020:


LMS365 Webinar - 25/06/2020:


Adapting to the 'New Normal' and Embracing the Digital Opportunity - 18/06/2020:


Regional Blended Learning Meetings - Spring 2020


Preparing for distance learning - BLC Webinar 16/03/2020:


Accessibility Professional Development - BLC Online Conference 12/03/2020:


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Support & Guides


Here you will find useful documentation and guides for using the Blended Learning Consortium resources. Please refer to the supportive information relating to your VLE or intended use. We aim to add additional guides over time.

BLC Moodle Plugin

A low-cost plugin is available that provides seamless integration of BLC resources into Moodle. Conveniently browse through the available BLC sessions and add them directly to your Moodle course. Please refer to the following PowerPoint and informative videos for more information about the plugin.

BLC Moodle repository PowerPoint

If you would like more information about the plugin, please get in touch.

Adding BLC resources to Microsoft Teams - GO1

You can now access all your BLC resources in Microsoft Teams using the free GO1 app. For more information visit the GO1 website:

Go1 Learning app for Microsoft Teams

Adding BLC resources to Moodle

Please refer to the following PDF that explains how to add BLC resources to Moodle.

Adding BLC Resources to Moodle

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Get In Touch


For all enquiries regarding the HE Blended Learning Consortium including information about joining, writers training or details about the content available to Consortium members please get in touch and a member of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Alternatively, if you would prefer to speak to someone in person you can contact Amy Hollier directly. 01527 548 833

General Enquiries

General enquiries

If you are already a member of the consortium and have a technical query, please use the Technical Queries form below.


Technical Queries

Technical enquiries

Use this form if you have a technical query about using the BLC resources or require additional member support. Please provide as much detail as possible to help us with your query.

Please give a brief description of the issue. If applicable, provide the subject and session title/s for which your query relates to.


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