Blended Course Implementation Check List

Math119/College Algebra - McDowell

1. Before the Course Starts

Ensure that the course is available for students on Blackboard.

Identify faculty technical support resources available.

Ensure that Wolfram software is available for students.

Identify student technical support resources available.

Configure gradebook, syllabus quiz, and activities for first two weeks.

Complete and upload all course documents (e.g., syllabus, schedule, protocols, rubrics, etc.).

Complete and upload all online content/assignment modules.

Check the functionality of all links and online media components.

Assess course design, content inclusion, and assignment balance.

Revise course objectives to affiliate with syllabus, professional guidelines and textbook.

2. During the Course

Ensure that students know that they are enrolled in a blended learning course with both face-to-face
and online components via email two days before the semester starts as well as introduction at the first
day of class.

Orient students to the online portion of the course on the first day of class and clarify for students the
relationship between face-to-face and online.

Remind students the technical support resources (e.g. Blackboard Training) available to them, and an
online Technical Help discussion area via Blackboard discussion forum in which students can assist one
another with technical issues.

Remind students weekly reminder of the availability of learning module and assignment due dates will
be posted as announcement via Blackboard.

Remind students that assignments will contain Lab portion, group discussions, peer-assessment, and
weekly homework.
 Strive for consistency between online and face-to-face communications and with the course syllabus.

Request feedback from students before the midterm and the final examinations to improve course.

Validate weekly attendance both online and face-to-face.

Provide feedback to students on their assignments.

Remind students that they are responsible for learning and they are responsible for getting help for any
personal technical issues.

Invite the course coordinator to observe my teaching in both face-to-face and online contexts.

3. After the Course

Review all student feedback received.

Submit gradebook copy to CUNYFirst.

Review students performance and perform data analysis.

Create a list of changes in course design, content and assessment tools to develop a blended course for
next semester.

Develop interactive instructional modules for the topic in which students demonstrated the greatest
difficulties.

Make changes as appropriate prior to teaching the course again.