Blended and Online Learning and Teaching (BOLT) Staff Development



Now, you can choose between three different BOLT courses to fit your personal learning needs.

(A) BOLT Online: Blended and Online Learning

Dates: February 2023 - April 2023

This 9-hour self-paced online course provides engaging asynchronous activities in edX Edge with course facilitator support to help busy teaching staff quickly get updated with principles, frameworks and models for blended learning and useful digital tools and teaching approaches with technologies.

Target participants:

For teachers who

  • have a busy schedule
  • prefer to learn at their own pace
  • want to get familiar with blended learning
  • get updated with useful teaching tools, models and approaches

Certificate: Pass unit quizzes to achieve a Certificate of Completion

(B) BOLT Blended: Designing Blended Learning

Dates: January 2024 - March 2024

This 18-hour instructor-paced blended course is designed for teaching staff who prefer hands-on guidance to develop a blended learning plan applicable for their classes.

Target participants:

For teachers who

  • have the time to dedicate to an intensive course
  • want to develop knowledge and skills for blended learning 
  • prefer hands-on guidance to develop a blended learning plan applicable for real classes

Certificate:

  • Design a blended learning plan to achieve a Certificate of Completion
  • Share with colleagues your learning outcomes to achieve a Blended Learning Champion Badge

To enrol, please visit https://eldss.edc.polyu.edu.hk/ams/activitydetail.aspx?activity_id=2396

(C) BOLT Implementation: Implementing Blended Learning

Dates: TBC

This 10-hour online course provides mentor consultation and support for teaching staff who have a well-developed plan and would like to implement and evaluate their blended learning plan with students.

Target participants:

For teachers who

  • have already developed a blended learning plan
  • want to implement the plan with students
  • are eager to evaluate the effectiveness of their blended learning

Certificate: Implement your blended learning plan to achieve a Certificate of Completion