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13. Working With Your Learners

13.3. Supported Hybrid Delivery


A Mixed Approach

It could be that your learners are able to work online with some support, and may also be reliant on the resources that you provide in order to be able to access online materials. In this case, it could be useful to take something similar to the following approach. 

  • Introductory group or individual session to give an overview of Openlearn, how it works and what is available. 
  • Course choice discussion - here as well as agreeing what course the group or individual will work on it could be worth exploring what they will work on individually, and what activities they will need support with
  • Access support - you may support your learner to access and complete the online activity
  • Offline support - you may download and print and work through an activity offline - please note that if a learner would like a digital badge or statement of participation they will need to complete relevant online activities
  • Adapted or additional activities - you may decide with the group or individual learners that to meet their needs you will deliver an adapted activity, or you may use your own activity alongside the OpenLearn or OpenLearn Create material
  • Check ins / catch ups on progress, success, challenges etc - this may be as part of another activity that you are undertaking with your learners. You may find it useful to use this example Open Learning Review Form . 
  • Celebrating success and Milestones  

Do what works for you and be kind to yourself

It's important to note this is just an example approach and idealised and the work you are undertaking with learners may need a more ad hoc and reactive approach or take more time to choose a course. The key is finding the right balance for you and your learners and you are best placed to do this within the context you are working. You will try things and sometimes they will work, sometimes they won't - both you and your learners will be undergoing a shared experiential learning cycle.