Now that you've read and reviewed the materials in MODULE 7: Blended Learning, remember the following takeaways:

Blended Learning Basics:

Blended learning courses are also called hybrid or mixed-mode.
Blended combines face-to-face and online instruction, hybrid courses can take different structures while offering students and instructors a range of flexibility.
The amount to face-to-face learning replaced by online learning varies greatly by class, discipline, and learning objectives.

Developing a Hybrid Course:

Technology may better facilitate some types of learning, and class time can be shortened and/or used for activities that better lend themselves to face-to-face interaction.
Consider which combination of online and in-class activities would best address the course teaching and learning objectives.
Online activities can prepare students for in-class activities and vice versa – Students work online on group projects and then meet face-to-face to plan and rehearse their final group project presentation.
Interacting with content online can prepare students for in-class discussion.
Let online student work inform your lecture.
Start small – create one online assignment in a semester and gradually add more.
Consider time-on-task for both online and in-class activities; make sure the online components do not simply make the course more time-intensive.

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