Flexible and blended learning: Book launch

‘Blended learning’, ‘HyFlex learning’, ‘Hybrid learning’, and ‘Remote learning’ are just some of the terms that we’ve gotten intimately familiar with since 2020. It is not to say that these ways to learn did not exist before, but many educators and learners got to experience them first hand.

Katie Linder and Kevin Kelly have been breathing, teaching, learning, experimenting, and investigating these delivery methods for many years now and gathered their findings as well as much needed practical advice, templates, and activities in numerous publications. This webinar is an occasion to learn about and celebrate the two most recent works, Kevin’s solo book ‘Making College Courses Flexible’ and the second edition of ‘The Blended Course Design Workbook’, which Katie and Kevin edited.

In this webinar you will learn more about the motivations of Katie and Kevin to foster flexible learning scenarios and take away practical tips for your own teaching. We will also discuss how portfolio work can be integrated meaningfully into flexible and blended courses, and how they can add value for learners.

If that is not enough, we will raffle off two copies of each book during the session.

About the authors

Dr. Katie Linder

Currently, Dr. Katie Linder serves as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovation and Strategy and the Interim Vice Chancellor for Strategic Enrollment and Student Success at the University of Colorado Denver. Previously, she served as associate dean for Kansas State University’s Global Campus and directed the award-winning Ecampus Research Unit at Oregon State University. Katie is also a Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation and a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. In 2020, she earned her PMP credential from the Project Management Institute and in 2022 she became a Certified Change Practitioner through Prosci. She added onto her original graduate work (MA and PhD) in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with an MS in Organizational Leadership in 2023.

Dr. Kevin Kelly

Dr. Kevin Kelly teaches online courses as a Lecturer in the Department of Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies at San Francisco State University, where he also previously served as the Online Teaching and Learning Manager. He works with colleges and universities as a consultant to address distance education, educational technology, and organizational challenges. Kevin is a member of the AAEEBL Board of Directors and the AAEEBL Task Force on Digital Ethics in ePortfolios. He co-authored with Todd Zakrajsek the 2021 Stylus book, Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments.

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